Renault's next-gen electric cars will be super-efficient

The company is working on a platform that will debut in 2028. Future cars will be better in aerodynamics, motors, and batteries

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By: Francesco Barontini

Nov 17, 2024 at 2:43am ET

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Renault is launching three highly anticipated new electric cars. The Renault 5, the Renault 4, and the Twingo. But the French manufacturer is also focused on the more distant horizon. It is working on the next generation of battery-powered vehicles that, at least in its intentions, should reduce production costs by 40 per cent.

Announced as early as when Luca De Meo, the group's CEO, first spoke of Renaulution's long-term strategy for ecological transition, the new family of cars will be based on a platform that will be a real concentration of technology.

Consumption reduced to the minimum

The fruits of these efforts will see the light of day in 2028. The new platform will be used for different types of C-segment vehicles. The smaller ones are expected to consume less than 12 kWh per 100 km. Currently, the best model in terms of efficiency is the Renault 5, which claims a WLTP consumption of 13 kWh/100 km.

The electric Renault 5

Renault said that the new platform will be so advanced that it will basically skip a generation. De Meo said that with this new platform, the French carmaker would be able to compete on an equal footing with Chinese manufacturers in terms of product and cost, while remaining in a European context.

Not just a platform

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The new family of cars will not only take advantage of the new platform, but will also be at the top in terms of aerodynamics and the adoption of particularly efficient electric motors. It will also introduce innovations in power electronics and battery chemistry.

While waiting to see the fruits of this work, carried out by the engineers of Ampere, the division of Renault that focuses solely on electric cars, in 2026 Renault will introduce the revived Twingo, which will use a platform derived from that of the R5 and R4 but which should already introduce some improvements, thus representing a sort of link between the present and the future of the group.