Renault Zoe ZE 40 battery details
...First generation battery:
Total weight is 290 kg (280 kg are quoted in the video, but in every other source is 290 kg)
Total capacity is 25,92 kWh (192 x 36 Ah x 3,75 V = 25,92 kWh)
Available capacity is 23,3 kWh
192 cells, each with 36 Ah nominal capacity and 3,75 V nominal voltage
Total cell weight is 165,12 kg (192 x 0,86 kg = 165,12 kg)
Second generation battery:
Total weight is 305 kg
Total capacity is 45,61 kWh (estimation by knowing the usable capacity)
Available capacity is 41 kWh
192 cells, each with 63,35 Ah nominal capacity (estimation) and 3,75 V nominal voltage
Total cell weight is 180,12 kg (estimation by knowing the total battery weight)
The total battery capacity can be even higher, because last year a LG Chem worker told me that the new cells were 65 Ah, not 63,35 Ah that I estimated in this exercise, as you can see here. If the real capacity of the cells is 65 Ah, this give the battery a total 46,8 kWh capacity...
if the Chevrolet Bolt EV uses the same cells, the total battery capacity can be as much as 68,415 kWh (45,61 kWh / 2 x 3). Remember that the Chevy Bolt’s battery has 288 cells (3p96s) instead of 192 cells (2p96s) used by the Renault Zoe – and also probably by the upcoming Nissan Micra EV...
