Renault Zoe
Ranked 23 of 40 electric cars by recommenders
Cheap to run, easy to drive, and its motors have proven fairly reliable for owners. Critics call Renault somewhat timid in EVs.
Cheap to run, easy to drive, and its motors have proven fairly reliable for owners. Critics call Renault somewhat timid in EVs.
10 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 8
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 80%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 8 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 4 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Motors reliable so far
“The Continental and Renault motors like those in my Kangoo ZE and Zoe have so far proven fairly reliable”
Comment from 13 Jun 2026 in “Renault: Electric motors with no rare earths” “most were going over 150kkm without any issues nor brush changes”
Comment from 13 Jun 2026 in “Renault: Electric motors with no rare earths”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Somewhat timid in EVs
“have been quite competitive (if a bit timid) in the EV space”
Comment from 23 Jun 2026 in “Swiss parliament lifts ban on new nuclear power plants”
Other electric cars people recommend
The four most recommended other electric cars, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tesla vehicles | 209 | 411 | 34% | 13 | 6 yrs24 owners | — |
| BYD electric cars | 157 | 53 | 75% | 12 | 1 yr3 owners | Approved |
| Ferrari Luce | 140 | 319 | 31% | 7 | — | — |
| Tesla Model 3 | 128 | 115 | 53% | 13 | 6 yrs32 owners | — |
| Renault ZoeThis page | 8 | 2 | 80% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
All 11 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“the renault 5/zoe for me is the sweet spot”
“than I do in for example the nice little Kia Niro EVs or Renault Zoes we had at work”
“have been quite competitive (if a bit timid) in the EV space”
“It's not as bad as it sounds.”
“most were going over 150kkm without any issues nor brush changes”
“Wonderful little machine.”
“The Continental and Renault motors like those in my Kangoo ZE and Zoe have so far proven fairly reliable”
“Zoes have been selling well too”
“used Zoe or i3 are really cheap”
“Its cheap to run and is super easy to drive.”
“It's Renault Zoe level safety”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.