Renault Z.E.

Renault Z.E.
Renault Zero Emissions (ZE) badge, shown in a Renault Zoe.
Introduced2009
Discontinued2021 (replaced by Renault E-Tech Electric)

The Renault Z.E. (Z.E. stands for Zero Emission) is a line of all-electric cars from Renault. The line began with the Z.E series of concept cars. The first production car is the Renault Fluence Z.E. that was slated for sales to the public in Israel and Denmark by late 2011[citation needed] as part of the Better Place network, operated by Renault Fluence ZE cars.[1][2] In 2011 Renault was awarded a contract to supply 15,600 electric vehicles to the French government and the state-owned postal service, La Poste. The vehicles are to contribute to a planned 25,000 electric vehicle fleet owned by the French government.[3]

The Z.E. branding is also used for Renault Trucks's electric models, despite being a separate company.

Global Renault Z.E. vehicle sales passed the 100,000 unit milestone in September 2016.[4] The Renault Zoe is the ZE top selling model, and global sales of the electric city car achieved the 150,000 unit milestone in June 2019.[5]

In 2021 the Z.E. brand was phased out with existing Z.E. models rebranded as E-Tech Electric.

  1. ^ "Better Place Launches First Battery Switch Station in Israel". Automobile Magazine. 2011-04-01. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
  2. ^ Eric Loveday (2011-03-03). "Renault, Better Place launch "unlimited mileage" electric car in Copenhagen for $38,000-plus". AutoblogGreen. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
  3. ^ Loveday, Eric (7 October 2011). "Renault to sell 15,600 electric vehicles to French government". Autoblog Green. Retrieved 7 October 2011.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Renault100K was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Luke John Smith (2019-06-18). "New Renault Zoe REVEALED with more range, bigger battery and more power". Daily Express. Retrieved 2020-05-22. Nearly 150,000 registrations by the end of May 2019