Through a friendly forum poster we got our hands on some important CANbus message definitions that should enable us to massively expand on the diagnostics side of CanZE. Getting more information from the LBC (the controller within the battery enclosure)…

Andy Fras found and posted this video about replacing the pollen filter. For the DIY types, a new filter can be had for just a few euros on eBay. The last one on my Renault dealership invoice was 27 euros…

You’d expect the rebuild of the 26 kWh battery by Imecar in Turkey to be dead in the water with the announcement of the 41 kWh user-available battery for the ZOE Q90 and R90 models. However……….. They are now making…

The receptacle of the charge plug is sometimes problematic. Some plugs are very hard to get in. It could be plugs out of mechanical spec, but still. The solution is to apply a very tiny bit of plumbers grease or…

Well, we had to discuss it one day: charged timing and the TCU. While I am not a proponent of doing that based on the car’s (TCU) logic, there are many drivers using this and it DOES have quirks. One…

From a friendly driver, I got this picture. No, not his ZOE. The most interesting part in my opinion was the location of the TCU. It is that black box on the far right side of the picture. Wrong. It…

It’s remarkably hard to find pictures of just the PEB (the inverter and DC/DC converter) of the Q210 as a single unit. I came across this single one though. I am the first to admit it is not a very…

I got a few pictures from a friendly mechanic of the inside of part of the BCB. I must admit I was suprised! First, for reference, the buildup. The left sub-box contains charger electronics (no pictures), the right sub-box is…

In one of the UK fora, there was quite a discussion about the 12 volt battery. I did some investigation and here is what I have found so far. the battery is a normal car battery, read, a lead-acid starter…