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Athlon Car Lease to help Renault distribute EVs

As we begin to move into the age of electrically-driven cars, cost will become a hurdle that customers will have to overcome. For the foreseeable future, the cost of batteries will mean that the up-front layout for EVs will be higher than for combustion engined equivalents. Even with the lower operating costs, many people will have a hard time getting past that. Business that acquire vehicles for fleet use by employees account for such things in a different way than individuals typically do. Such fleets are often leased rather than ... Read more →

Renault launches new site dedicated to its upcoming EV lineup [w/VIDEO]

Renault has launched a new site dedicated to promoting its upcoming model range of battery-powered cars. The site is actually about more than just the Fluence, Kangoo, Zoe and Twizy. It also ...

Carlos Ghosn: EVs could account 10 percent of global sales in 2020

Renault-Nissan's CEO Carlos Ghosn is a firm believer in the future of electric cars. According to an interview for le Journal du Dimanche, Ghosn says he expects the world's EV market will rise to six ...

Renault-Nissan and EDF to start 100 EV field test in Paris in 2010

It's another day, so that must mean we have another electric vehicle-related announcement from Renault. This time around, the Renault-Nissan alliance is taking the next step in its partnership ...

Renault working with Arval, ALP on electric vehicle pricing, leasing structure

With Renault reportedly bringing three new electric vehicles to the Frankfort Motor Show this fall and the company's regular announcements of EV partnerships, word of two new deals - one with ...

Frankfurt Preview: Renault planning 3 electric vehicles 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

The Frankfurt Motor Show will see three new electric vehicles on the Renault stand, including a concept previewing an all new model. The concept is expected to be based on the same dedicated platform that alliance partner Nissan is using for its new EV coming in 2010. The Nissan EV should ...

REPORT: Renault's reinvigorated Gordini line to go electric? 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

Reports of Renault's plan to relaunch the decades-old Gordini moniker just got a lot more interesting. The first model from the French automaker is due in 2010 and will be based on the Twingo hatchback, with the Gordini version slotting just above the already available Renaultsport model. Following ...

The Sun shines on the Renault Z.E. in first road test 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The Renault Z.E. will certainly never be seen on the road in massive numbers, but some of the systems used in this far out electric vehicle concept are ingenious, as The Sun discovered when it got to take the Renault Z.E. concept out for a spin recently. The inside is minimalist, in keeping ...



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