Version 1.11
Whoops. A nasty crash for first time users forced us to release a fix on short notice.
Resistors in charging cables
The AC charger cables have a resistor between protective earth (PE) and the proximity pin (PP) pin to indicate that the plug is inserted that the plug can therefore be locked (type 2 only) the gauge of the cable, and …
Some pictures of the battery
A few pictures of the battery pack of the Zoe opened up. Enjoy!
Max battery charge and Max battery regeneration
In the Dutch Renault forum, the issue came up that the maximum regenerative power allowed is higher than what CanZE reports as the Max battery charge / regen kW power. Based on a few experiments of my own only, it …
Traffic lights
The Zoe has a crawling mode that cannot be disabled (which is unfortunate I think, but I know others differ). It needs a bit of braking to counter this crawling when at a traffic light. When the brake pedal is …
CanZE spinoff in the spirit of Open Source Software
A (former?) Twizy and current Zoe driver in Austria called “AbRiNgOi” had a Twizplay laying around. This is an open source CANbus driven small display, based on Atmel micro controller. Anyone who has ever played with Arduinos knows what I …
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Surveys
I’ve just put online the actual results of the surveys.
Firmware (finally) on Github
I finally got to the point to upload the firmware of my ArduinoDue and Teensy, but please be warned that it does not work the way I would like it to work!
Charging the R240
The R240 is the Zoe with the new, more efficient, air-cooled motor that Renault developed in-house. There is some consensus that the battery of the R240 is exactly the same as the Q210, but given the different characteristics of the …