Renault turn central London in to a full-size Scalextric for the Zoe EV (video)

Renault claim to have created a 1.9 mile full-size Scalextric track in London to race the Renault Zoe EV round London’s landmarks.

Even those who have never driven an electric car probably have if we count childhood exploits with Scalextric; hand-grip controllers clenched in hand seeing how fast you can go before your car tips off in a bend.

So Renault decided it would be a good idea to create a full-size Scalextric track in central London, modify a pair of Renault Zoe EVs to slot in to the newly fabricated track and blat the cars round the 1.9 mile track in London controlled by competition winners from a helicopter hovering overhead.

The race sees the two Zoes go head-to-head on the Scalextric track, starting out on the South Bank by the London Eye, over Westminster Bridge, past the Houses of Parliament, down the Embankment, up The Strand, over Waterloo Bridge, round the IMAX and finishing alongside the Thames at the finish line.

It’s a fun way to demonstrate that the Renault Zoe EV – or any electric car – can be an ideal way of getting round London with its instant torque and zippy performance, and cheap-to-run credentials.

But if you believe Renault really created a full-size, 1.9 mile long Scalextric track in central; London to race the Zoes, then you probably believe the electric car is the perfect replacement for the ICE car.