Flins Production On 9 September the French LA Tribune reported on the start of production of the Clio at Renault’s Flins factory, to be followed by the Zoe. Mass production of the Clio IV began in July at 30 cars per day, planned to increase to 300 per day. The Flins site starts two new … Continue reading Zoe News September 2012 Week 2 – Production at Flins→
Best Superminis On 7 August Auto Express presented a ‘Best Superminis’ shortlist: ‘The 10 best superminis you’ll be able to buy in the coming months’. Zoe came number nine in the list: “No one has made a commitment to electric cars quite like Renault, and the Clio-sized Zoe is expected to be the big-seller, with … Continue reading Zoe News August 2012 – Best Superminis, Cold Weather Testing→
Crash Testing On 2 July the second instalment of the Zoe Confidential blog gave details of the Zoe crash testing undertaken at Renault’s Lardy Technical Center. Lardy, which opened in 1951, handles testing of all Renault engines and gearboxes. In 2011 the centre set up an electric vehicle unit for testing the motors and batteries … Continue reading Zoe News July 2012 – Crash Testing, Awards, LG Batteries, L’Atelier Renault, Start-Ups, Delay→