Renault has ditched the option of monthly battery leasing for its electric Renault Zoe, citing “significantly improved class-leading residual values, which enable a more competitive full purchase price”.
The Zoe has a predicted residual value of 42%, according to CAP, after three years and 36,000 miles. The supermini is priced from £25,670 (after the Government's £3500 plug-in car grant), £2325 less than the larger Nissan Leaf. On a PCP finance deal, the entry-level Zoe costs £269 per month with a deposit of £2995.
Until now, Renault has been the only mainstream brand to offer customers the opportunity to either buy an electric car outright or pay a lesser upfront amount plus a monthly battery leasing fee. Since 2014, when both purchase options became available, battery leasing has accounted for 60% of overall Zoe sales.
Renault said: “One of the main reasons that the battery lease option was initially introduced was to lower the initial purchase price of a Renault EV to be as close as possible to that of an equivalent diesel vehicle. The recent improvements to the RV [residual value] on the new Zoe in the UK mean that this financial gap has now been reduced and we are able to offer a simplified choice to consumers.”
Renault revealed its second-generation Zoe in September with a larger (53kWh) battery and up to 245 miles of range. It also received a restyling inside and out, plus a 10in digital instrument display and a 9.3in infotainment touchscreen.
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The Zoe is a great buy second
The Zoe is a great buy second hand if you want a commuter car. For me it pays for itself because my car parking is £40 a week but the battery is £60 a month. So I’m almost making money on a second hand Zoe. I’ll happily run it into the ground for Renault but the shelf life of these cars may not make that pleasant for me. Think about it, electric motors are very durable it’s the battery pack that’s the problem. So if Renault are on the hook for the battery then there isn’t a lot left to break on these cars.
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Retrospective lift of battery hire?
RCI are not interest, too much of a cash cow to cancel milking owners.
Nissan let owners buy out the flex contract, but Renault have shown zero interest.
Good riddance
Good news. Now the honourable thing for Renault would be to do an affordable deal for those lease cars to buy their batteries, and simplify the used market for the next 10 years.
Anyway, what happens if a new owner simply does not pay Renault for the lease ?
Old But not yet Dead wrote:
Fool, what happens to those other fools is that once they default on a financial transaction that they have agreed to and they get taken to court, punished for their stupidity and furthermore castigated for partly being the reason that other law abiding citizens have to pay more to cover their disgusting behaviour. That help your moronic question?.
Takeitslowly wrote:
Damn fool, I aint gettin on no plane...
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