Renault 5 E-Tech electrical introduces a brand new AC bidirectional charger appropriate with V2L (vehicle-to-load) and V2G (vehicle-to-grid) applied sciences. This pioneering system is about to grow to be broadly used. It’s going to make the car an actual participant within the vitality ecosystem by the companies of Mobilize, feeding carbon-free electrical energy again into the grid. Because of this, customers will take pleasure in vital financial savings on their electrical energy payments.
Underneath the bonnet, the motor of Renault 5 E-Tech electrical is extra compact than the motors on Megane E-Tech electrical and Scenic E-Tech electrical, on which it’s based mostly. It stays trustworthy to Renault’s most well-liked wound rotor synchronous know-how. Because it has no everlasting magnets, it makes use of no uncommon earths, thereby lowering its environmental affect. Constructing on the expertise of its predecessors when it comes to sturdiness, the motor shall be out there with three energy rankings: 110, 90 and 70 kW.
Renault 5 E-Tech electrical is a flexible automobile, at dwelling within the metropolis or on the open street, due to its 11 kW AC charger, its 80 or 100 kW DC charger and its battery as much as 52 kWh giving it a variety of as much as 400 km WLTP. A rarity within the electrical metropolis automobile phase, it could even tow a trailer, with a towing capability of 500 kg.
Renault 5 E-Tech electrical options the newest era OpenR Hyperlink system with Google built-in, together with over 50 apps and sensible companies equivalent to integrating electrical recharging within the deliberate journey. Alongside the related companies of Google, Renault 5 E-Tech electrical is debuting Reno, the official Renault avatar, an clever, useful and endearing journey companion.
Sound consolation is optimised with the patented sensible cocoon soundproofing system and an acoustic windscreen, a characteristic borrowed from additional up the market. For thermal consolation, a cheap warmth pump saves battery vitality.
On the chopping fringe of security, Renault 5 E-Tech electrical options driving aids (ADAS) borrowed from additional up the market, together with clever adaptive cruise management that reads the street, and Lively Driver Help, a degree 2 automated driving know-how. It additionally consists of modern applied sciences to make the work of rescue companies simpler within the occasion of an accident (Fireman Entry, Pyroswitch and QRescue). The brand new dynamic braking system halves the response time for computerized braking. Lastly, the Security Coach helps the driving force in lowering the chance of accidents.
Renault Group is dedicated to producing Renault 5 E-Tech electrical – and its battery – in France from summer season 2025. Autos and batteries shall be assembled on the Douai plant, which was one of many manufacturing websites for the unique Renault 5. The motor (electrical machine, discount gear, energy electronics) shall be manufactured at Cléon and the modules produced by the Douai Gigafactory (Envision AESC partnership) from summer season 2025. By 2030, the carbon footprint of the modules shall be 35% smaller than for ZOE. Renault 5 E-Tech electrical shall be in-built northern France, utilizing a compact ecosystem of suppliers situated inside a 300 km radius of the ElectriCity complicated.
Renault is enhancing the enchantment and accessibility of its Scenic E-Tech electrical with the addition of the 60kWh battery model, which lowers the beginning value of the modern, family-focused SUV to £37,495 OTR. Provided solely in techno trim, the brand new Scenic E-Tech electrical 170hp Consolation Vary prices £3,500 lower than the earlier entry-level model. Including to its attainability, and for a restricted time solely, the…
6 March 2024
Ampere is an autonomous firm that designs, engineers, manufactures, and markets electrical passenger automobiles below the Renault model in Europe. On November 1st, 2023, the institution of the corporate was absolutely accomplished. It now consists of 11,000 workers, of which 35% are engineers, specializing in EV and software program applied sciences. Ampere advantages from sturdy belongings for which most investments have already been made, together with…
15 November 2023
Mitsubishi Motors introduced at this time its funding in Ampere, an EV and software program firm to be established by the Renault Group. For Mitsubishi Motors, the funding comes as an bold step ahead in its mid-term administration plan introduced in March 2023, the place Mitsubishi Motors dedicated to the event of electrical autos and to strengthen cooperation with its Alliance members towards the acceleration part of…
25 October 2023
The all-new Renault Scenic E-Tech electrical debuted at IAA Mobility 2023 in Munich. This EV is designed round households and their have to journey freely and safely. It blends seamlessly into the Renaulution strategic plan: it’s electrical, up-to-the-minute, brimming with helpful and intuitive know-how, and designed extra sustainably. As a reminder, SCENIC is the acronym for Security Idea Embodied in a New Modern…
4 September 2023
Again in January, it was introduced that Nissan will put money into Renault’s Ampere. At present, the 2 corporations concluded the definitive agreements achieved again then. As a part of this cooperation, Nissan has confirmed its intention to grow to be a strategic investor in Ampere, Renault Group’s new EV and software program entity in Europe. Accordingly, Nissan has dedicated to put money into Ampere as much as Euro 600 million in line with being…
26 July 2023
Relaunched in 2017 with the A110 and following a 2021 reorganization as a Enterprise Unit, Alpine is gearing up for a brand new development part. The launch of its new 100% electrical fashions in 2024 will allow the model to spice up its revenues in order that it may be at break-even in 2026. From 2027, a world enlargement part will start, backed by a line-up tailor-made to new markets together with the USA, that may assist enhance Alpine monetary…
28 June 2023
Whereas sustaining a value-oriented gross sales coverage, Renault worldwide gross sales for Q1 reached 354,545 items, which represents a rise of 9% vs first quarter 2022. In Europe, Renault model gross sales grew by 20% to succeed in 231,125 items. Renault registered a robust development on the C-segment (+51%) in Europe pushed by the success of Megane E-Tech Electrical, Arkana and New Austral. On the electrified market, Renault maintains its…
17 April 2023
Renault Group and Verkor, the European pioneer in low-carbon batteries, have entered a long-term industrial partnership for the provision of batteries for electrical autos. Verkor will provide Renault Group with the equal of 12 GWh of batteries every year. These batteries shall be used within the higher segments of Renault Group’s manufacturers, beginning with the longer term Alpine 100% electrical C-Crossover GT, manufactured in…
13 April 2023
Set to be unveiled in 2024, the longer term electrical Renault 5 provides a glimpse of its future self by perception into its genesis and improvement. A primary, decisive step in designing the longer term manufacturing mannequin is testing the very first prototypes, often known as “mules”, on all sorts of terrain and grip, together with in extraordinarily chilly circumstances. These mules are the primary to make use of the Alliance’s new CMF-B EV platform. CMF…
4 April 2023
Following approval by the Boards of Administrators of Renault and Nissan, the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance at this time introduced new initiatives to take their partnership to the following degree. A 12 months after defining the Alliance roadmap in the direction of 2030, the businesses announce consideration of recent key tasks in Latin America, India, and Europe. Right here we are going to define solely these associated to EVs. In Latin America and India, the…
6 February 2023
After a number of months of constructive discussions with Nissan, Renault introduced that, topic to the approval of its board of administrators, it has reached an vital milestone in its discussions on defining new foundations for his or her partnership. The ambition is to strengthen the ties of the Alliance and maximize worth creation for all stakeholders with a three-stage strategy: Reloading the partnership with…
31 January 2023
Considerably forward of its preliminary targets, Renault Group opens the third chapter of its Renaulution plan: Revolution. The group goals at turning into a Subsequent Gen automotive firm constructed on 5 targeted companies addressing all the brand new worth chains: Ampere: the primary EV & Software program pure participant born from an OEM disruption. Alpine: a high-end zero-emission international model with a racing pedigree. A novel asset-light mannequin…
8 November 2022
Renault Group and Google introduced at this time an expanded partnership aimed toward designing and delivering the digital structure for the “Software program Outlined Car” (SDV) and accelerating the group’s digitalization. The 2 companions will develop a set of onboard and offboard software program elements which are devoted to the SDV and can develop synergies and use instances associated to the group’s “Transfer to Cloud” technique. This…
8 November 2022
Renault Group and Qualcomm Applied sciences, Inc. introduced at this time that the businesses intend to take their know-how collaboration one step additional with plans to ship a centralized compute structure for Renault’s next-generation of software-defined autos. Often known as “Software program Outlined Car” (SDV) Platforms, the high-performance automotive platforms could be based mostly on Snapdragon Digital Chassis options from…
8 November 2022
2024 Porsche Macan 4
Doorways: 4, Seats: 5Length: 188.3 in / 4784 mmWidth: 76.3 in / 1938 mmHeight: 63.9 in / 1622 mmCurb weight: 5302.12 lb / 2405 kgLocation: RearLocation: FrontBattery: 100 kWh, Voltage: 800 V
2024 Porsche Macan Turbo
Doorways: 4, Seats: 5Length: 188.3 in / 4784 mmWidth: 76.3 in / 1938 mmHeight: 63.8 in / 1621 mmCurb weight: 5302.12 lb / 2405 kgLocation: RearLocation: FrontBattery: 100 kWh, Voltage: 800 V
2024 Xiaomi SU7 RWD
Doorways: 4, Seats: 5Length: 196.7 in / 4997 mmWidth: 77.3 in / 1963 mmHeight: 57.3 in / 1455 mmCurb weight: 4365.15 lb / 1980 kgElectric motor: 220 kW, 400 Nm, Location: RearBattery: 73.6 kWh
2024 Xiaomi SU7 AWD
Doorways: 4, Seats: 5Length: 196.7 in / 4997 mmWidth: 77.3 in / 1963 mmHeight: 56.7 in / 1440 mmCurb weight: 4861.19 lb / 2205 kgElectric motor #1: 275 kW, 500 Nm, Location: RearElectric motor #2: 220 kW, 400 Nm, Location: FrontBattery: 101 kWh, Voltage: 871 V
2024 Volkswagen ID.7 Professional
Doorways: 4, Seats: 5Length: 195.3 in / 4961 mmHeight: 60.5 in / 1536 mmCurb weight: 4788.44 lb / 2172 kgElectric motor: 210 kW, 550 Nm, Location: RearBattery: 77 kWh
2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ Luxurious 2
Doorways: 5, Seats: 7Length: 224.3 in / 5697 mmHeight: 76.1 in / 1934 mmElectric motor: 505 kW, 1064 Nm, Location: RearLocation: FrontBattery: 200 kWh, Voltage: 800 V
2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ Sport 2
Doorways: 5, Seats: 7Length: 224.3 in / 5697 mmHeight: 76.1 in / 1934 mmElectric motor: 505 kW, 1064 Nm, Location: RearLocation: FrontBattery: 200 kWh, Voltage: 800 V
2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ Luxurious 1
Doorways: 5, Seats: 7Length: 224.3 in / 5697 mmHeight: 76.1 in / 1934 mmElectric motor: 505 kW, 1064 Nm, Location: RearLocation: FrontBattery: 200 kWh, Voltage: 800 V
2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ Sport 1
Doorways: 5, Seats: 7Length: 224.3 in / 5697 mmHeight: 76.1 in / 1934 mmElectric motor: 505 kW, 1064 Nm, Location: RearLocation: FrontBattery: 200 kWh, Voltage: 800 V
2023 BMW i7 xDrive60
Doorways: 4, Seats: 5Length: 212.2 in / 5391 mmWidth: 76.8 in / 1950 mmHeight: 60.8 in / 1544 mmCurb weight: 5820.2 lb / 2640 kgElectric motor #1: 190 kW, 365 Nm, Location: RearElectric motor #2: 230 kW, 380 Nm, Location: FrontBattery: 105.7 kWh, Voltage: 376.4 V
2024 BMW iX M60
Doorways: 5, Seats: 5Length: 195.0 in / 4953 mmWidth: 77.4 in / 1967 mmHeight: 66.8 in / 1696 mmCurb weight: 5862.09 lb / 2659 kgLocation: RearLocation: FrontBattery: 111.5 kWh, Voltage: 330.3 V
2024 BMW iX xDrive50
Doorways: 5, Seats: 5Length: 195.0 in / 4953 mmWidth: 77.4 in / 1967 mmHeight: 66.8 in / 1696 mmCurb weight: 5698.95 lb / 2585 kgLocation: RearLocation: FrontBattery: 111.5 kWh, Voltage: 330.3 V
2024 BMW i4 xDrive40
Doorways: 4, Seats: 5Length: 188.3 in / 4783 mmWidth: 72.9 in / 1852 mmHeight: 57.0 in / 1448 mmCurb weight: 5048.59 lb / 2290 kgLocation: RearLocation: FrontBattery: 83.9 kWh, Voltage: 398.5 V
2023 BMW i4 M50
Doorways: 4, Seats: 5Length: 188.3 in / 4783 mmWidth: 72.9 in / 1852 mmHeight: 57.0 in / 1448 mmCurb weight: 5048.59 lb / 2290 kgElectric motor #1: 230 kW @ 8000 – 17000 rpm, 365 Nm, Location: RearElectric motor #2: 190 kW @ 8000 – 17000 rpm, 430 Nm, Location: FrontBattery: 83.9 kWh, Voltage: 398.5 V
2023 BMW iX M60
Doorways: 5, Seats: 5Length: 195.0 in / 4953 mmWidth: 77.4 in / 1967 mmHeight: 66.8 in / 1696 mmCurb weight: 5862.09 lb / 2659 kgLocation: RearLocation: FrontBattery: 111.5 kWh, Voltage: 330.3 V
2023 BMW iX xDrive50
Doorways: 5, Seats: 5Length: 195.0 in / 4953 mmWidth: 77.4 in / 1967 mmHeight: 66.8 in / 1696 mmCurb weight: 5698.95 lb / 2585 kgLocation: RearLocation: FrontBattery: 111.5 kWh, Voltage: 330.3 V
2024 Volvo EX90 Twin Efficiency (E2)
Doorways: 5, Seats: 7Length: 198.3 in / 5037 mmWidth: 77.3 in / 1964 mmHeight: 68.7 in / 1744 mmCurb weight: 6197.19 lb / 2811 kgElectric motor #1: 190 kW, 490 Nm, Location: RearElectric motor #2: 180 kW, 420 Nm, Location: FrontBattery: 111 kWh, Voltage: 400 V