Frankfurt Preview: Renault's four electric concepts from the top
by Sebastian Blanco on Sep 11th 2009 at 9:29AM 
Renault Zero Emission teaser image - Click above to enlarge
A few months ago, Renault announced plans to bring three electric vehicles to the Frankfurt Motor Show: production versions of all-electric Megane and Kangoo, plus a new concept EV. Turns out, we're going to be treated to four all-electric concepts next week in Germany.
Details remain slim, but Renault says it will debut a new range called Renault Zero Emission next week and has released the bird's eye view teaser seen above. The most unusual shape belongs to the tiny one-seater on the left. The others look like traditional concept car goodies, full of designs that will never make it to the real world. Details in the press release below the fold.
[Source: Renault]
PRESS RELEASE:
Renault - the spark of imagination at Frankfurt Motor Show 2009
- Renault set to shock in Frankfurt with four electric vehicle concepts previewing new Renault Zero Emission product range. Full details to be available on www.press.renault.co.uk immediately after the Press conference
- Renault Press conference 11:45-12:00 (CET) on Tuesday 15th September, Hall 3.1. Streamed live on international media site, www.media.renault.com, with edited highlights the same afternoon
The Renault Press conference, hosted by CEO, Carlos Ghosn, will be aired live on its global media site, www.media.renault.com at 10:45 (GMT), with edited video highlights available to view later the same day. Full information on each of the new concepts will be available on www.press.renault.co.uk immediately after the Press conference. Unregistered users for both sites are invited to sign-up now in advance.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Astro 10:30AM (9/11/2009)
i thought the last 3 were cellphone designs before reading the headline!
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Dude 9:43AM (9/11/2009)
Electric razors?
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AC0 9:44AM (9/11/2009)
I hope number four is what it looks like... lots of small solar cells embedded in a pattern in that long glass roof. Completely impractical but it would look pretty spiffy. I'm looking forward to all of them though, and I think the Kangoo would actually be a good platform for them to start with. Performance isn't a key issue, there's plenty of space for them to work with, and they're often used for many short inner-city journeys.
What with all the new 'scandal' surrounding them in F1 it's not unrealistic that they might pull out before long... at least they will have somewhere interesting to direct all that spare cash.
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Kent Mackey 9:47AM (9/11/2009)
And the future of car design is?!? Cell phones...
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James Sonne 10:21AM (9/11/2009)
You know, I bicycle and ride the bus to work, but looking at that single person electric car, the smallest one, that seems like it could be an interesting mode of transportation. They already make electric motors for bicycles that go in the wheel hubs and with light peddling you can reach 27 mph. Put a similarly proportioned electric motor in each wheel hub of that single person size vehicle so maybe it can reach 45 mph, allow for it to be charged from a plug and give me some peddles do give it a slight charge maintenance as I'm going along, and that might be a fun, fast, and healthy way to get to work. Of course, I wouldn't pay more than $8k for something like that, but I'm way too thrifty to be the demographic. Some people pay more than $8k for their road bicycles.
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Charger06RT 7:30PM (9/11/2009)
OH NO!!!! Hail!!!
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rossasaurus 3:34AM (9/16/2009)
How about this:
aerorider.com
or
aerorider.dk
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