Posts Tagged ‘renault electric cars’

  • Renault Announces First Wave of UK Electric Car Dealers
    With the arrival of Kangoo Van Z.E., the first model in Renault’s four-strong electric car line-up, the French marque has confirmed the first wave of UK dealers for its electric cars. Twenty one electric car sites, branded Z.E. Expert, are now live and ready to offer the full range of sales and after-sales services for Renault’s electric car customers, with each one...
    by at December 23rd, 2011 at 10:12 am
  • Renault Opens Public Test Center for Electric Cars
    French carmaker Renault and the city of Boulogne-Billancourt (France) opened the Renault ZE (Zero Emission) Center, the first such to be opened in Europe by a vehicle manufacturer. Its aim is to share the ZE experience with all visitors, in order to convince them of the credibility of Renault’s offering and the relevance of its ambitions in electric cars. The Renault...
    by at December 21st, 2011 at 01:12 am
  • Renault to Provide 15,600 Electric Cars to French State
    Renault has been awarded a prestigious contract to supply of 15,600 electric cars to the French state and to the state-owned postal service, according to a French newspaper report. Renault won the largest part of a 25,000 electric cars public contract. It will supply 10,000 vehicles to France’s postal service La Poste and 5,600 additional units to other public administrations. Deliveries...
    by at October 2nd, 2011 at 04:10 am
  • Renault and TomTom Launch Electric Car Navigation System
    Dutch satellite navigation company TomTom has unveiled its first electric car navigation system at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show. The Carminat TomTom Z.E. Live, which will be featured on Renault electric cars, is a collaboration to extend TomTom’s navigation product to electric cars. The Carminat TomTom Z.E LIVE receives information from the battery on its current...
    by at September 15th, 2011 at 09:09 pm
  • Report: Renault to Make 200,000 Electric Cars by 2016
    Renault plans to produce more than 200,000 electric cars a year by 2016, French Industry Minister Eric Besson said Wednesday. Answering a deputy’s question in the National Assembly, Besson said 80% of Renault’s electric cars will be produced in France. Renault and Nissan are jointly investing 4 billion euros ($5.8 billion) in electric vehicle technology as...
    by at July 15th, 2011 at 08:07 am
  • Renault Selects DHL for EV Battery Logistics
    Renault has chosen Germany’s DHL Automotive to manage and distribute replacement batteries for its entire electric car range. DHL has signed a three-year contract to implement a service to coincide with the launch of the first Renault electric cars, Fluence Z.E. and Kangoo Z.E. The three-year deal starts September 1. The partnership does not include battery logistics...
    by at July 1st, 2011 at 06:07 am
  • Hertz to Rent Renault Electric Cars in Europe
    Car rental company Hertz Corp. and Renault have signed of a Letter of Intent at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show to add a range of electric cars to the fleets of Hertz and car sharing club Connect by Hertz across Europe. Hertz will be one of the first rental operators to offer Renault’ Twizy, and will also rent the ZOE, Fluence Z.E. and Kangoo Z.E. models. Hertz plans to add...
    by at March 2nd, 2011 at 11:03 pm
  • Renault Signs Electric Car Deal with Ankara
    Renault-Nissan and the Ankara Metropolitan Municipality signed a deal to promote electric cars in Ankara as part of the automaker alliance’s plans to invest 4 billion euros ($5.6 billion) worldwide in such vehicles. The deal includes building charging infrastructure and electricity supply, while Ankara will purchase 100 Renault Fluence ZE electric cars in 2011. A...
    by at October 17th, 2010 at 06:10 am
  • Istanbul Enerji and Renault Partner on Electric Cars
    Istanbul Enerji, a subsidiary of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, and French carmaker Renault signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to implement a program aimed at preparing for an electric car partnership. The MoU is aimed at establishing a partnership to promote and implement electric vehicles in Istanbul, following the example of several other capital cities. The...
    by at July 19th, 2010 at 10:07 am
  • Sims 3 Players to Use Renault Electric Cars
    Electronic Arts announced a multi-year agreement with French car maker Renault, which will allow The Sims 3 players to use Renault’s forthcoming range of electric carss in the game. This contract runs for several years, and the first model to be made available as a free download during this spring is Renault’s Twizy Z.E electric car. “This partnership...
    by at April 19th, 2010 at 08:04 am