The Top Selling Electric Cars in Europe for 2014: Nissan Leaf Leads
20 Jan 2015, 11:54 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Renault-Nissan alliance clearly dominated sales of electric cars in Europe last year, as both the Leaf and the new French-made Zoe increased sales, despite the fact that fuel prices are hitting ...
Renault ZOE and Kangoo Z.E. Now Coming with Buyable Battery
28 Nov 2014, 10:14 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Up until now, Renault was offering its ZOE and Kangoo Z.E. electric vehicles without the option to buy the battery in order to cut down the purchasing costs and thus make the EV more accessible to a...
UK Government Encourages EV Drivers Once Again
30 Apr 2014, 14:30 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Thanks to a new state-funded five-year investment programme worth £500 million, British motorists in the market for eco-friendly electric cars will benefit from the same £5,000 incentive...
Renault Zoe Goes on Sale in Norway
7 Apr 2014, 16:21 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Renault's one and only electric supermini, the Zoe, is now officially on sale in Norway, the biggest EV market in the whole of Europe. The announcement came today, as the French carmaker is hop...
Next Two Prototype Previews the Future of Self-Driving Renaults
9 Feb 2014, 21:46 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / While the development of new cars is a very private affair, the development of ones that drive themselves seems to be quite public. And why wouldn’t it, when it’s basically just a way fo...
Renault Throws ZOE Its First Birthday Party at the Versailles
30 Jan 2014, 15:00 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / One year after its launch in France, Renault celebrated the ZOE electric car with style, in front of the famous Chateau de Versailles. More than 40 people who have bought the car will actually be ga...
Two Renault Zoes Raced Like Toy Cars in London
19 Dec 2013, 17:05 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The guys from Renault wanted to showcase their electric vehicle range, so they decided to release footage that portrays two Zoes racing on a 1.9 mile (3 km) long track. What is interesting about ...
BMW i3 vs Renault Zoe vs VW E-Up Comparison Test
6 Dec 2013, 14:10 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Even before the i3 was launched, other electric vehicles have been around, playing in the EV city-car segment freely. However, none of them were premium, like the BMW promised. Now, that it’s ...
Animals Go Wild about Renault in Funny New Commercials
28 Oct 2013, 13:48 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Under the tagline "Renault. Wind About the Jonathan Ross Show.", our favorite French carmaker has just released a slew of new commercials for the Brit market. Renault is an official spo...
Renault-Nissan Alliance Sells 100,000th EV
23 Jul 2013, 15:40 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The Renault-Nissan Alliance has sold its 100,000th electric vehicle, two years and seven months after the first Nissan Leaf was shipped to its customer in December 2010. The 100,000th EV, which is a...
Sebastian Vettel Tries Out Renault Zoe, Twizy & Twizy F1
31 May 2013, 09:20 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Three-time Formula One champions and Red Bull Racing driver Sebastian Vettel was asked by Renault to drive its all-electric vehicle lineup, which includes the Zoe, Twizy and the Twizy F1 concept. ...
Renault Zoe Cabriolet Rendered Again
27 May 2013, 09:15 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Renault has tried its hand at making convertibles before, but demand has never been outstanding. The problem, we think, is that you need a premium image to justify higher prices usually associated w...
Renault ZOE EV Convertible Rendered
22 May 2013, 15:12 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Recently presented with the “Technology Award” at the 2013 Fleet World Honours, the all-electric Renault ZOE seems to be on its way to great success. And if this really happens, we would...
Renault Receives Two Fleet Car Awards
21 May 2013, 12:36 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We've all seen the Renault ads on TV that promote a lineup of cheap to run company cars. But all that promoting work is not just for show, as Renault has proven they have real fleet car credent...
Renault ZOE UK Pricing, Details
21 Mar 2013, 15:54 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / French automaker Renault has just released UK pricing and specification for its electric five-door supermini ZOE model. Available in three trim levels, Expression, Dynamique Zen, and Dynamique In...
Renault Shows How Zoe Is Built in Flins
28 Feb 2013, 16:14 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / While all carmakers are currently investing in electric vehicles, this is still the hot potato of the auto world. Get it when it's not right and you burn your cash, but get it right and you...
Romania Announces Subsidy Program for Green Cars
20 Feb 2013, 13:05 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Better late than never is the catch phrase that best describes Romania's decision to finally offer subsidies to people who want to but eco cars. The country's government has voted on a ...
Charging Renault Zoe from Regular Socket Is Highly Impractical - Needs €1,000 Charger
23 Jan 2013, 12:40 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Renault Zoe, an all-electric car which sounds so promising from almost all points of view, has one major drawback - the fact that it cannot be charged using a simple wall socket, as it requires ...
Renault Blames Poor EV Sales in Europe on Bad Marketing
3 Jan 2013, 12:25 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Renault’s range of EVs clearly shows that the French manufacturer is one of the more forward-thinking of the major automakers - they are trying. However, their cars have still not made the des...
First Renault Zoe EV Finds Home Ahead of 2013 Launch
18 Dec 2012, 13:42 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Renault has announced that the first production-spec Zoe EV has entered the possession of its new owner, French Minister of Industrial Recovery, Arnaud Montebourg. He ordered the car a few months ba...