Renault is already leading the method when it comes to electric cars, however its quest to minimize emissions as well as make low CO2 vehicles a lot more usable than ever stretches well beyond just EVs. We saw the Clio-sized EOLAB idea at the Paris motor Show, a vision of a 2020 supermini that utilizes a 400kg weight reduction, plug-in hybrid powertrain as well as slippery aerodynamics to minimize CO2 emissions to just 22g/km.
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In the a lot more instant future, though, Renault has a number of ahead believing solutions up its sleeve, as well as we were invited to check out them at its innovations centre near Paris.
1. Smaller, a lot more effective electric motor for the Zoe
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A totally new electric motor will be fitted to the Zoe as well as Kangoo EV from spring 2015. By integrating the motor, junction box, power electronics as well as charger into a single module it has been minimized in size by 10 per cent, however a lot more significantly it must enhance the Zoe’s 130-mile variety by around 10 per cent, too.
Power as well as torque stay constant at 87bhp as well as 220Nm. other enhancements include minimized charging times when utilizing low-power supplies. We were told that a common UK three-pin socket top-up time will be minimized by around 20 minutes.
2. Dual-fuel three-cylinder petrol/LPG engine
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Set to introduce in the second half of 2015, the objective right here was to integrate the advantages of LPG (lower CO2 as well as running costs) with a contemporary petrol engine. The result is a 0.9 TCE engine that can switch seamlessly between running on LPG as well as petrol, without any type of input from the driver, however still keeps all the features that make it a contemporary engine – including the turbo, stop-start, energy healing under braking as well as an eco-driving mode.
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