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Alpine press release. Renault sport news
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TBH its the only route forward with the impending rules for new cars having to have EV.
Leaked: Early look at new Renault 5 before Monday debut | Autocar
New pictures show retro electric supermini in full - and it looks just like the concept
ratmangta
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Renault strategic plan
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Renaulution : le plan stratégique de Renault Group ou comment devenir une entreprise automobile nouvelle génération.
Révolution : la troisième phase du plan stratégique Renault Group.
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Norwich Nick
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Interesting that Lotus are teaming up with Renault for ev’s. Guess it’s going to be their way into affordable ev’s as they’re probably not going to sell many Evija at around £2 million!
Agreed! I think its for a EV Elise/Exige platform. Buy in the Renault tech for the battery / propulsion and then Renault get feedback from what works in terms of driving dynamics.
Norwich Nick
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I can see that working.
Was trying to think of a Renault ev that lotus could tweak, ala Lotus Carlton, Can’t think of anything already in production, doubt they’d want to do a Zoe or Twizzy.
Could see an alpine a110 being converted to electric, similar lines and platform as Elise/Exige and could be the electric performance range
Was trying to think of a Renault ev that lotus could tweak, ala Lotus Carlton, Can’t think of anything already in production, doubt they’d want to do a Zoe or Twizzy.
Could see an alpine a110 being converted to electric, similar lines and platform as Elise/Exige and could be the electric performance range
DaveL485
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Isn't it new cars not being Petrol Only? ie, Hybrid is OK?
DaveL485
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ICE is FAR from dead. For many, many years yet!
They can’t sell ICE (only) cars in the UK from 2030 AFAIK??
Yes, intially. However I think manufacturers are looking longer term. EV will be the only one allowed. I think with platform sharing as well more manufactures will struggle to yield a performance variation ICE
Probably many of those will be hydrogen fuel cell cars, who knows...
Groupe Renault & Plug Power Join Forces to Become Leader in Hydrogen LCV
I still think Hydrogen is the better and more greener option than batteries..
DaveL485
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Batteries are super polluting to make both in carbon output and sheer poison factor, i'm pretty sure it's more environmentally friendly to keep my old Volvo over making a new EV for me to buy.
Hydrogen, well we can make it from water, when it's burned it produces water - so if it was easy to separate water into H2 and O2 it would be perfect. Also H storage, high pressure gas tanks in a car in a risk though not much different to LPG I guess.
If someone could crack a way to make H and O from H2O for less energy than it cost to recombine (burn) it then humanitys energy problems would be solved - but what are the chances of a point efficiency engine? Not a lot! I guess the best current tech solutions we have is Solar/Wind/Nuclear power produces the energy to make the Hydrogen that powers the cars, but it's still expensive and no infrastructure.
Norwich Nick
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Lotus to build four new electric cars
Lotus is set to introduce four new electric cars in the next five years – with the first battery-powered vehicle launching in 2022.
Little bump, saw this and thought of this thread
Norwich Nick
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Alpine and Lotus cancel joint EV venture
Shame.
The electric caterham could be fun though although not as an all rounder though
