I see more electric cars on the road every day now, they are no longer the novelty they used to be. In my area I see many Nissan Leafs and a few ZOEs. And, of course, it seems like the Mitsubish Outlander PHEV is everywhere! I saw my first Tesla Model S in my hometown
Renault Germany entered into a partnership with a company specialized in electric transport solutions to test a system that would reduce the charging time for electric cars. Electric cars’ charging times are the main drawback of such vehicles. You have to be really patient when you plug in your car, and when you are in
What’s life really like with an electric car? Two years in a Renault Zoe should provide the answers My name is Jim Holder and I’ve bought an electric car. There, I’ve said it. Standing up in front of the autocar.co.uk crowd and saying that feels fairly momentous, because our readers are notoriously divided as to
Renault electric car sales grew last month by 27% (year-over-year – including the inclusion of the Twizy). In total, Renault delivered about 2,200 cars and nearly 290 Twizy (all numbers preliminary). Growth is fueled by Renault ZOE, which at nearly 1,850 sales not only represents about 84% of Renault’s all-electric car sales, but is moving
90 new charge spots powered by low-carbon electricity will refuel 200 Renault-Nissan EVs during the COP21 climate change conference EV shuttle service is expected to log at least 400,000 kilometers over the two-week summit—without a single drop of oil Many of the most conveniently located quick chargers will remain after COP21 and be available for
Renault believes in the strong potential growth for ZOE electric car sales, and as such is gearing up for increased production. The Flins factory (in France) is already producing about 120 ZOE a day (up from 90 in the Spring, when the Superbonus was launched in France). Now the company says that production will expand
Though sales of the Renault ZOE are far below the world’s #1 selling pure electric car (the Nissan LEAF), Renault is proud to report on a milestone achievement of having sold 30,000 ZOEs since it launch in 2012 through September. Actually, our tally had ZOE sales exceeding 30,000 back in August, but now Renault is
A 20-strong fleet of Renault ZOEs has been introduced across a number of new sites in Scotland by car sharing company Co-wheels, the most recent being in Aberdeen, Dumfries and Dundee. The Co-wheels car club, which provides low emission, hybrid and electric cars on a pay-as-you-go basis for organisations and communities, has further locations for
Renault & Eneco collaborate on smart charging solution for electric vehicles
Agreement signed between electric vehicle leader Renault and energy supplier Eneco on December 7, 2015 at COP21 Paris conference Eneco will develop smart charging app for ZOE, Renault’s 100% electric compact car Renault ZOE users will be able to charge their car at lower costs using renewable energy Reduced electricity costs for Renault ZOE users
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