I found an app for Renault Zoe which every day moves a dummy A/C schedule to next day, right before it starts, to keep the remote programming possibile but at the same time to prevent starting any unneeded preconditioning.
Ufortunately I didn't save the link because I don't need this app, but I think it was a PHP app on http://www.github.com (specific for Zoe).
All I remember is that it is NOT this app: https://github.com/db-EV/ZoePHP (anyway this app partially works with Captur).
I just brought my Captur to dealer; they told me they still don't know if shafts replacement is the solution to this factory defect, but currently that's all they can do.
So sad.
Hi there,
Renault is currently hindering itself for me, because why shouldn't you be able to charge DC with a 40 kW / h battery? Why shouldn't the 96 kW motor be available with a 60 kWh battery? The weak engine is enough and would have more range.
Warm greetingsUdo
Renault does not know how plugin vehicles are supposed to work: gasoline engine should never connect to the wheels unless a very high amount of power is needed, it should just act like a generator (but just a 25 kW generator, that's what the HSG connected to ICE can produce) and keep the battery charged while the main 60 kW electric motor drains energy from battery: it is called "range extension", and it was first adopted by Opel Ampera 10 years ago. So I (erroneously) thought it was a well known technology which any plugin producer now adopts (I was so wrong...)
At constant speed of 130 km/h my Captur draws 20-30 kW from battery; if ICE would continuously push 25 kW into the battery, I could have a 600 km "electric" range using less gasoline than directly conneting ICE to wheels.
If petrol engine is "started" with empty tank, I think nothing happens, it just does not start. It turns, but it does not start. Maybe the car will use more current (turning an idle engine requires 4-5 kW), but it should not break anything.
My web app can show current charging power... but it gives nonsense results for me:
Unofficial MyRenault dashboard for browsers
(save it on your pc and use it locally)
yes, captur remains switched on if you leave it switched on and go away.
I use this "feature" to keep the AC on for some minutes while I am at home (preconditioning is broken), 50 meters away, but in this case car turns off after some minutes.
"MySense" / "E-Save": Reacts better to the accelerator - with moderate acceleration, upshifts are made earlier. Not the hit, but the "speed orgy" of the small combustion gear can be kept under control.
I still have to keep an eye on the effects on consumption ...
I am noticing a lower recharge capability in mysense+e-save after the SW upgrade: I can't get the battery charged from 30% to 80% anymore while returning back to home on highway after going around in Pure EV. I think this means more gasoline consumed.
I cannot translate in German from mobile, I'm sorry for this but yes this is how it works on any EV or plugin cars.
The battery is only charged when you are driving and when is needed by a DC/DC converter.
I see no technical reason for this, the dc/dc does not need any movement to work.
It is a real mistery for me why SOME electric cars use this approach while other have a "battery saver" which periodically turns on the dcdc to charge the battery.
to reset mikeage, easylink reset is not needed: just jeep the OK button pressed while the mileage screen is visible on easylink, else reset does not work.
But don't do it on sunday, else the date will not be set (I am not joking and it is not a translation error...)
Italiener, Deutscher, das ist mir eigentlich egal.
Dies hier ist ein deutsches Forum, wer hier einen Beitrag postet möchte doch bitte selber den translater bemühen. Dass hier alle, deren Englisch nicht so gut ist, Deine Beiträge übersetzen müssen kann nicht sein.
Also bitte ich Dich, Deine Beiträge in deutscher Sprache zu posten.
of course what you ask is unreasonable (write in the translator, copy text, switch to forum, paste the text), so I will just stop posting my contribution to the community and start lurking around.
German translation here: https://translate.google.com/t…-benzinmotor/?pageNo%3D47
