Video Summary
Here is the requested summary of the Renault Zoe YouTube video:The car is a Renault Zoe ZE50.
It took a while to get one to range test.
The car is preheating but the driver couldn't figure out how to preheat it while plugged in.
The OBD port was not found.
With 99% charge, the GOM (Guess-o-Meter) indicates 333 kilometers, but the reviewer hopes for 350+ kilometers.
The WLTP range is 395 kilometers.
The winter tires are Nokian Hakka R3, a known noisy tire. Tire size is 195/55/R16.
The car is plugged in and the HVAC is switched off.
Charging seems to take a while.
One thing missing is feedback on what’s going on while charging, e.g., how many kilowatts it’s charging at.
The car has a nice, large infotainment screen.
The plan is to drive north.
The car has live traffic data.
It is manual cruise control only, no adaptive cruise control even though it’s the top-spec model.
Having adaptive cruise control would be a nice feature in traffic.
After driving 66.4 kilometers, the car has 89% of its charge left.
There’s a nice feature with live traffic data.
Based on the drive, the estimated range is 330 kilometers.
At 5% remaining, it has driven 268.4 kilometers.
Total range was roughly estimated at only 290 kilometers.
Only 42.5 kWh were used for the entire trip.
Something seemed wrong, as the car appears to have less available capacity than expected.
It may be due to cold weather.
The reviewer inspects the underside of the car to see if there is any insulation of the battery pack.
The conclusion is the car might not be great in cold weather.
