The latest and most interesting news on the Renault Zoe electric car
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
Moscow Motor Show On 4 September Renault’s blog featured the opening of the Moscow Motor Show, which ran until 9 September. Renault became the leading foreign brand on the Russian market in the first half of 2012, and the market is the Group’s third biggest market after France and Brazil. Renault displayed 21 vehicles on … Continue reading Zoe News September 2012 Week 1 – Moscow Motor Show, Zoe Chargemaster, Truth About Electric Cars
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
World EV Distance Record On 1 June the Zoe set a new world record for the longest distance travelled in 24 hours by a production electric car. Zoe completed 363 laps of the Aubevoye speed ring in Normandy, a distance of 1,618 km, beating the former record of 1,280 km by 25%. Two Renault Zoe … Continue reading Zoe News June 2012 – Distance Record, Leipzig, Confidential Blog, Photoshoot, Reader Review, Goodwood