Renault Group says it is accelerating its EV strategy, using Group technological and industrial assets along with 10 years of experience in electric mobility. The familiar idea is to “offer competitive, sustainable, and popular electric vehicles.” The Group will launch 10 new battery-electric vehicles by 2025 providing what it says will be the greenest mix in the European market with more than 65% of electric and electrified vehicles in the sales mix and up to 90% electric vehicles in the Renault brand mix by 2030.
The Renault 5 electric will be made in Northern France, from battery to e-powertrain to assembly, on a new CMF-BEV platform, by Renault ElectriCity. The Group will also revive another star currently named ‘4ever’ signifying the hope to make it a timeless classic. Renault Group will also compete in the all-electric C-segment, first with the new MéganE next year.
“This is a historic acceleration of Renault Group’s EV strategy and for ‘made in Europe’. By building Renault ElectriCity, our compact, efficient, high-tech electric ecosystem in Northern France, together with our e-powertrain MegaFactory in Normandy, we are creating the conditions of our competitiveness at home,” claimed Luca de Meo, CEO of Renault Group.
The Group says it will train, invest, and partner with established and emerging best-in-class actors in their fields including STMicroelectronics, Whylot, LG Chem, Envision AESC, and Verkor. Ten new electric models will be conceived and up to one million electric vehicles will be manufactured by 2030, from what are said to be cost-efficient urban vehicles to expensive sports cars. On top of efficiency, Renault says it is betting on iconic designs such as the R5 to bring the “Renault touch to electrification,” making electric cars popular.
On June 9th, 2021, the Group announced the creation of Renault ElectriCity to offer cars “made in France”. This new legal company in northern France has three Renault plants of Douai, Maubeuge and Ruitz, as well as a strong system of supplier facilities. As early as 2024, it will be supplied with cost-competitive batteries by the giga-factory of Envision AESC in Douai. It is in the heart of European BEV demand because France, United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, and Spain are projected to represent two thirds of the total in 2025.
In less than 10 years, the Group claims it will drive its costs down step-by-step by 60% at pack level, with a target below 100 dollars/kWh in 2025, and under 80 dollars/kWh while preparing the arrival of all solid-state battery technology within the Alliance in 2030.
Renault Group’s battery strategy consists of standardization of choices within the Alliance. With NMC based chemistry (Nickel, Manganese & Cobalt) and a unique cell footprint, the Group will cover 100% of the future BEV launches across all segments. It will cover all ranges with up to one million electric vehicles Alliance-wide by 2030. This chemistry choice delivers – it’s hoped – a competitive ratio of cost per kilometer, with up to 20% more range compared to other chemistry solutions and a much better recycling performance.
About Ken Zino
Ken Zino, editor and publisher of AutoInformed, is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn.
He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe.
Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped during a downshift and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap.
AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks.
Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.
Renault Group to Launch 10 Battery-Electric Vehicles by 2025
The Renault 5 electric will be made in Northern France, from battery to e-powertrain to assembly, on a new CMF-BEV platform, by Renault ElectriCity. The Group will also revive another star currently named ‘4ever’ signifying the hope to make it a timeless classic. Renault Group will also compete in the all-electric C-segment, first with the new MéganE next year.
“This is a historic acceleration of Renault Group’s EV strategy and for ‘made in Europe’. By building Renault ElectriCity, our compact, efficient, high-tech electric ecosystem in Northern France, together with our e-powertrain MegaFactory in Normandy, we are creating the conditions of our competitiveness at home,” claimed Luca de Meo, CEO of Renault Group.
The Group says it will train, invest, and partner with established and emerging best-in-class actors in their fields including STMicroelectronics, Whylot, LG Chem, Envision AESC, and Verkor. Ten new electric models will be conceived and up to one million electric vehicles will be manufactured by 2030, from what are said to be cost-efficient urban vehicles to expensive sports cars. On top of efficiency, Renault says it is betting on iconic designs such as the R5 to bring the “Renault touch to electrification,” making electric cars popular.
On June 9th, 2021, the Group announced the creation of Renault ElectriCity to offer cars “made in France”. This new legal company in northern France has three Renault plants of Douai, Maubeuge and Ruitz, as well as a strong system of supplier facilities. As early as 2024, it will be supplied with cost-competitive batteries by the giga-factory of Envision AESC in Douai. It is in the heart of European BEV demand because France, United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, and Spain are projected to represent two thirds of the total in 2025.
In less than 10 years, the Group claims it will drive its costs down step-by-step by 60% at pack level, with a target below 100 dollars/kWh in 2025, and under 80 dollars/kWh while preparing the arrival of all solid-state battery technology within the Alliance in 2030.
Renault Group’s battery strategy consists of standardization of choices within the Alliance. With NMC based chemistry (Nickel, Manganese & Cobalt) and a unique cell footprint, the Group will cover 100% of the future BEV launches across all segments. It will cover all ranges with up to one million electric vehicles Alliance-wide by 2030. This chemistry choice delivers – it’s hoped – a competitive ratio of cost per kilometer, with up to 20% more range compared to other chemistry solutions and a much better recycling performance.
About Ken Zino
Ken Zino, editor and publisher of AutoInformed, is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn. He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe. Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped during a downshift and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap. AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks. Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.