The Renault Zoe, first released in 2012, will not be replaced, Renault boss Fabrice Cambolive has confirmed, ending its life as one of the best-selling electric cars in its home country.

Instead, the Renault Clio and Renault Captur will continue so they can supplement Renault’s new electric compact car line-up, headed by the Renault 4 and 5 – both arriving by 2025.

Cambolive described this to Autocar as a dual approach where its hybrid and electric models co-exist for the foreseeable future.

He said: “It depends on the market. If a market is fully electric, okay, but most markets will have pure electric for the compact segment, and until 2035, if needed, we will have Clio and Captur too. They will have hybrid technology because that’s our solution, the technological choice we made to replace the normal of the combustion engine.”

The decision to cull the Zoe brings to an end a lifespan of more than a decade, during which it was the top-selling EV in Europe for two years running (2015-16) and achieved more than 100,000 sales in France alone.

A final date for the end of its production has yet to be confirmed.

Talking about the broader range, which will gain the new Renault Mégane and Renault Scenic imminently, Cambolive believes the perfect line-up in the European market is four electric and four hybrid models. Within those models, there should be a maximum of one engine and two or three equipment levels, he said.

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Four zero-emission Renault ZOE E-Tech vehicles were leased for a period of 36 months. The first electrics in the ZOM fleet are to cover 100,000 km per year, which means that each vehicle should cover no less than 25,000 km per year.

Thanks to the signed contract for the lease of Renault ZOE E-Tech, the Warsaw-based ZOM will meet the requirements of the Electromobility Act, which requires public entities to have 10% of zero-emission vehicles in their fleets.

The tender for car rental was won by Arval Service Lease Polska from the BNP Paribas Group. It is one of the first companies to join the leasing path of the government program “My Electrician” of the National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management.

Thanks to this subsidy, the Municipal Cleaning Authority will save almost PLN 110,000 gross, i.

e. the equivalent of one of the electricians rented. Monthly, this translates into a lower rental installment by over PLN 600 per month for each of the rented cars.

The new electricians will be driven by ZOM inspectors who monitor the streets of the capital city for cleanliness 24 hours a day and verify how cleaning companies fulfill their tasks.

In addition, in the winter, employees at Renault ZOE will control road conditions in order to decide whether to send snow spreaders to the capital’s streets.

The zero-emission car is equipped with a 52 kWh battery. According to the manufacturer’s declaration, Renault ZOE E-Tech is to allow driving up to 395 km according to the WLTP cycle (Worldwide Harmonized Light vehicles Test Procedure), which covers 57 percent of distance driving around the city, in 25 percent. suburban driving and 18 percent. moving around the highway.

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THE Southwest’s leading shared mobility organisation, Co Cars, launched its electric car club in Bude on Friday, November 12.

This has been thanks to Community Infrastructure Levy funding from Cornwall Council and the support of Bude-Stratton Town Council, Bude Coastal Community Team CIC, and the local community. This is the first on demand shared electric car scheme of its kind in Cornwall.

The two electric Renault Zoe cars with dual charging points are located at the Parkhouse Centre town council car park and are available to use by residents (and visitors) who sign up to the scheme.

On January 22, 2019, Cornwall Council declared a climate emergency. The Bude Climate Partnership has since been formed to work towards achieving carbon reduction in the town by 2030. The rural geographical locations of villages and towns in Cornwall is reported to have a vehicle fleet that is older than the national average, resulting in a more challenging context for carbon reduction from the transport sector.

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Renault Retail Group has switched its fleet of courtesy cars to fully electric Renault Zoe models.

The business operates 15 dealerships in England and Wales and operates 164 courtesy cars.

The new electric vehicles (EVs) replace a selection of petrol-powered Renault Clio, Captur and Dacia Sandero models.

Ludovic Troyes, managing director of Renault Retail Group, said: “The 100% electric Renault Zoe has been prominent in the EV market for nearly 10 years, bringing zero-emissions motoring within the reach of everyone. By switching to electric courtesy cars, Renault Retail Group is giving all our customers the opportunity to experience the benefits of electric motoring, so they too can take advantage of affordable running costs whilst being kinder to the environment.”

Read more: Fleet News

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Just 300 limited-run Zoes will make it to the UK.

Renault has revealed a new high-end version of the Zoe E-Tech electric hatchback called the Riviera Limited Edition. Just 300 examples of the top-level supermini will be built for the UK market, with each costing £32,295 after the government’s Plug-In Car Grant has been applied.

Based on the currently range-topping GT Line trim – the best-selling version of the Zoe E-Tech – the Riviera Limited Edition comes with a host of internal and external upgrades. Midnight Blue Metallic I.D paint is standard, along with 16-inch alloy wheels and painted white body stripes.

Inside, the Riviera Limited Edition gets all the equipment found on the GT Line, but it adds ‘hands-free’ parking – a semi-autonomous parking aid that steers you into a space. Also included as standard are full LED headlights, a digital instrument display and a 9.3-inch touchscreen infotainment system.

Satellite navigation, automatic air conditioning and part-recycled cloth, part-synthetic leather upholstery are also thrown in. And you get the Apple CarPlay and Android Auto smartphone connectivity systems included in the list price.

Along with all that equipment, the Riviera Limited Edition also comes with a host of safety gadgets. Front and rear parking sensors are included, alongside a rear-view camera and cruise control. Equally high-tech additions include the lane departure warning system, blind spot monitoring and the automatic emergency brake system that can brake for you if you fail to respond to an impending collision.

Under the high-specification skin, the Zoe E-Tech Riviera Limited Edition comes with the standard Zoe’s 52 kWh battery pack, which allows it to cover up to 238 miles on a full charge. Charging the battery to 80 percent takes an hour and 10 minutes, while the 134 bhp electric motor gets the car to a top speed of 87 mph.

The new Zoe E-Tech Riviera Limited Edition is available to order from Renault dealerships now, with prices starting at £32,295 after the government’s £2,500 Plug-In Car Grant has been applied. That makes the new model just £200 more expensive than the existing GT Line trim level, although it’s almost £5,000 more expensive than the basic Zoe E-Tech Play version.

Read more: Motor1

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