The Renault 5 EV Prototype is heading for production, although not until 2024, with a new platform and a target price under £20k. When Renault revealed the new electric Renault 5 Prototype at the start of the year, it was hard to believe it was just a punt at a future EV, rather than a […]
ENSO EV tyres give hypermiling electric Renault Zoe 11% EXTRA range
Mission Motorsport, The Forces’ Motorsport Charity, breaks the Renault Zoe EV hypermiling record thanks to ENSO EV Tyres. Hypermiling records – driving a car for as far as possible in circumstances totally unrelated to real-world use – often seem rather pointless. But a new world record set by Mission Motorsport, The Forces’ Motorsport Charity, in […]
Alpine A110 S ‘Art Car’ – an Alpine A110 S with a £50k paint job
Alpine teams up with Argentinian artist Felipe Pantone to produce a quartet of A110 S Art Cars, each costing £107,000. Car Makers love a ‘Special Edition’ model to garner interest and move metal, but not many manage to deliver a special edition which is nearly double the price of the model it’s based on. But […]
New Renault Captur R.S. Line and SE Limited add to Captur offerings
The Renault Captur acquires a pair of new offerings with the arrival of a sporty Renault Captur R.S. Line and a new SE Limited too. Renault has decided the three Captur offerings currently available – Captur Play, Iconic and S Edition – aren’t enough to pique buyers’ interest sufficiently, so in come a new pair […]
Renault Megane E-Tech Electric TEASED, complete with Renault’s new ‘Retro’ logo
Renault tease the new Megane E-Tech Electric – a production take on the Megane eVision Concept – ahead of a debut later in 2021. Last year, the Renault e-Vision Concept arrived as a look at where the Megane will go in Renault’s new age of E-Tech electric cars and was, to a degree, based on […]
ELECTRIC Renault 5 Prototype revealed – Renault’s take on the Honda-E
Renault is going back in time for a new electric car, previewing a new EV with the Renault 5 Prototype, an electric hatch in the mould of the Honda’E. What’s the best way to get drivers to change from an addiction to ICE cars to a love of electric cars? Do you give them designs […]
Lotus and Renault’s Alpine to co-develop new electric car
Lotus and Renault’s Alpine have signed an MOU to co-develop a new electric car which will likely be a new Lotus EV and Alpine A110 successor. Co-operation between car makers is becoming ever more necessary as the huge cost of complying with ever more stringent emissions regulations and the transition to an EV-based lineup soaks […]
Renault Zoe Venture Edition – the electric Zoe with ‘Desirable’ options and range
The Renault Zoe Venture Edition is a new electric Zoe promising to deliver desirable options and decent range at a sensible price. The Renault Zoe is the best-selling electric car in Europe, at least for now, offering a decent little EV at a not too stupid price to tempt buyers to go down the EV […]
Renault Megane eVision Concept PREVIEWS a production electric hatch aimed at the VW ID.3
The Renault Megane eVision Concept is revealed a a preview of a production electric Hatch for 2021 aimed at the Volkswagen ID.3. Last week we had a tease for a new Renault EV, which we figured could be the Renault take on the new Nissan Ariya. Which it sort of is. The Megane eVision – […]
Renault TEASE new electric SUV concept – the Renault take on the Nissan Ariya?
Renault releases the first tease for a new electric SUV concept to be revealed later this month, probably a Renault take on the Nissan Ariya. There’s no shortage of new electric cars turning up as car makers rush headlong in to EVs as the answer to strict emission limits, especially in Europe. Renault is already […]