Renault’s Zero Emissions range to reach the market in 2011

Renault’s electric car range Zero Emissions had been among the star attractions at the Frankfurt Motor Show. The company has recently confirmed its plans to manufacture two of these radically designed electric cars for sale and make them available to the public by 2011.

Among the two designs, the two-seater Twizy stands out as not only being unusual but also the most relevant keeping present-day’s congested urban roads in mind. Renault will be manufacturing this car from 2011 at the Valladolid plant in Spain. The same plant will also be the site for the production of a new internal combustion engine from 2012. The Zero Emissions Supermini which will probably be based on the Zoe Zero Emissions concept that was presented in the Frankfurt Motor Show will be produced at Flins factory outside Paris from 2012. Renault expects it to account for 2/3rds of its electric cars sale in Europe.

Renault has recently entered into an agreement with the Atomic Energy Commission (CEA), France’s Strategic Investment Fund (FSI) and Nissan to get into electric battery research and recycling. The company intends to use the Flins factory as a manufacturing and recycling center for electric car batteries. Hopefully now it’s just a matter of time before Renault unleashes its exciting and affordable range of electric cars to the world.

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