The Electric Vehicle: Celebrating Five Years of Progress

Towards the end of 2009, zero-emission electric cars were little more than concept cars. At that year’s Frankfurt motor show Renault displayed four electric prototypes – the Fluence, Z.E sedan, the Kangoo Z.E van, the Twizy tandem two-seater and the ZOE subcompact… but that’s all they were: ideas. Electric cars were an utopian dream, something

Symbio FCell fuel cell Kangoo ZE (Image: Symbio)

Symbio delivers first hydrogen range-extender Kangoo EVs

French company Symbio FCell thinks that electric vehicle technology and hydrogen fuel cells should get along. In the same delivery vehicle, in fact. Last year, Symbio started testing a hydrogen fuel-cell range extender that was built into a Renault Kangoo electric vehicle. Today, Symbio announced it has delivered the first five of a planned 40-vehicle

Launch of Rapid Charge Network (Image: Renault)

Renault-Nissan Alliance sells its 200,000th electric vehicle

Renault-Nissan EVs have driven 4 billion kilometres and enjoy 58 per cent of zero-emission global market share Nissan LEAF remains best-selling EV ever; Renault led in Europe last month Alliance launches monthly video series introducing electric vehicle owners from around the world sharing their personal stories with their zero-emission car The Renault-Nissan Alliance has sold

Renault-Nissan Alliance and Orange to Expand Electric Vehicle Partnership

Renault-Nissan to supply 200 electric vehicles to Orange in France by 2015, mostly for car-sharing purposes  Fleet will comprise Renault ZOE, Renault Kangoo Z.E., Nissan LEAF and Nissan e-NV200 Agreement expected to help contribute to Orange’s commitment to reduce its CO2 footprint by 20% by 2020 PARIS (Sept. 3, 2014) –The Renault-Nissan Alliance has signed an