The electric car of today won’t sell well if not for state and company subsidies, according to outspoken Renault-Nissan Alliance Chairman and CEO Carlos Ghosn. Ghosn asserts that at this point in time there isn’t significant enough demand for the electric car from private consumers to drive sales. He believes that…
6 days ago by Steven Loveday 110Comments
The residual value of electric cars is popular topic, and now becomes a hot one in Spain, where Renault dealers are gearing up for the upcoming end of leases. As it turns out in Europe, lease-end residual values are lower than originally expected when set a few years ago, and someone will…
1 week ago by Mark Kane 20Comments
Formula E’s leading manufacturer Renault could have its entry taken over by Nissan. The Renault-Nissan alliance, one of the world’s biggest automotive partnerships, has been discussing how to best operate works motorsport programmes for the French and Japanese makes. In addition to joining Formula E for the 2015/16 season, Renault…
2 weeks ago by Motorsport.com 0Comments
Ahead of the Formula E Paris ePrix, Renault is presenting its e.Dams team’s racer, along with the radically quick ZOE e-Sport Concept (think 0-62 mph in about 3 seconds), and a bunch of production ZOE 40 ZEs for retail consumption. Renault, beside being the number one all-electric vehicle manufacturer in France and Europe…
4 weeks ago by Mark Kane 12Comments
The introduction of a new longer-range Renault ZOE 40 Z.E. with 41 kWh battery and 300 km (186 miles) of real world range has translated into “higher highs” being set for sale…until this month. April disappointed with just around 1,690 ZOE deliveries (a drop of 14.5% year-over-year). In general, overall Renault…
Qualcomm calls it a ‘breakthrough.’ We just think it’s super cool. If there’s one technology that would instantly remove the phrase “range anxiety” from our vocabulary, it’s dynamic charging. That’s the fancy way to say an electric car that is able to charge its battery while moving. Lots of test…
4 weeks ago by Sebastian Blanco 27Comments
Renault opens 2017 with an electric car sales surge, as the new ZOE is selling like proverbial hotcakes. The first quarter of 2017 ended with some 9,220 ZOE sales, which is 57% more than year ago (around 5,900). Most of the sales comes via France – 56% (5,191) where ZOE holds…
2 months ago by Mark Kane 17Comments
Renault continues its recent trend of increasing all-electric car sales in Europe, topped off with a new all-time record in March. In total, an astounding 4,134 electric Renaults were sold last month, which was 29% more than year ago. Comparing the ZOE and Kangoo Z.E. sales to the overall results…
2 months ago by Mark Kane 10Comments
Renault Z.E. put out a Tweet recently that sparked our attention. According to Renault, the hot electric hatch concept it revealed at the recent Geneva Motor Show is actually quicker from 0 to 62 mph than the current Formula E electric race cars. We’re referring to the Renault Zoe E-Sport…
2 months ago by Eric Loveday 17Comments
2027 Renault Formula 1 Concept For Shanghai Show Is An EV Renault has unveiled its vision of how an F1 car could look in 10 years’ time — with it adamant that the sport should have a greater focus on drivers. The French car manufacturer used the Shanghai motor show…
2 months ago by Motorsport.com 2Comments
Renault has announced milestone of 100,000 EV batteries … leased! “Renault has signed its 100,000th electric vehicle battery leasing contract via RCI Bank and Services, its brand financing entity. Renault, a pioneer and leader in Europe’s E.V. market, has offered battery leasing since the launch of its first electric vehicle.”…
3 months ago by Mark Kane 22Comments
Renault didn’t show any of the seasonal slowdown experience found elsewhere in Europe. In fact the French automaker noted one of its best months ever for EV sales in February. In total, more than 3,100 electric cars were sold (excluding the Twizy), which was 56% more than year ago. Compared alongside…
3 months ago by Mark Kane 12Comments
