Hi All,
I am looking to buy Renault Zoe Techno R135 EV50 my22.5 new this month. I only need it for school run which will be 60 miles per day. The issue is we are in a rental property ( has a driveway) and are looking to buy a house in the area. The rental house does not any charging options. I have seen I can use the 3 pin plug option (I think this is called level 1). I can leave charging over night so would get 10 hours charging time. So my question is would this be safe and would this work as a stop gap for say 6 months before we buy. I really appreciate any help as this is all new and confusing. Thank you Jay
Hi
I run my Granny Charger on a dedicated 13A spur initially installed for a 3KW storage radiator (now removed)
This spur is wired directly to a dedicated econonmy 7 tariff consumer unit giving 7 hours overnight then switching off.
On a 13A setting (actually nearer 12A) it puts about 32% into the battery over 7 hours.
I have checked the wiring and 13A plug/socket and they don't get warm but I gather some cheap 13A sockets can't actually handle 13A and get hot.
If I charge everytime the battery gets slightly below 50% then an overnight charge brings it up to 80% - 85% which seems ideal.
Regards
Dave