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by Rob
Fri Sep 10, 2021 9:30 pm
Forum: Main Renault 5 EV chat
Topic: Renault 5 EV design
Replies: 0
Views: 14184

Renault 5 EV design

The new Renault 5 will draw heavy inspiration from its ancestors, sharing the same boxy silhouette and square front end. However, the firm’s designers have modernised features such as the headlamps, the bootlid and the tail-lights. It’ll be a five-door electric supermini, with hidden door handles in...
by Rob
Fri Sep 10, 2021 9:24 pm
Forum: Faults & Technical
Topic: Renault 5’s charging system
Replies: 0
Views: 10693

Renault 5’s charging system

Renaults 130kW rapid charge capability as found in the recently unveiled Megane E-Tech Electric may feature in the R5 EV, according to a source at Renault it will be the same or close to that. It will be optional for the DC high-power charging, but for R5 is Renault's vision to make electric mobilit...
by Rob
Fri Sep 10, 2021 9:21 pm
Forum: Faults & Technical
Topic: The Renault-Nissan Alliance CMF-BEV platform
Replies: 1
Views: 8918

Re: The Renault-Nissan Alliance CMF-BEV platform

Renault says that its new CMF-BEV platform for small cars will give the eventual R5 production model a range of up to 400km (249 miles). This range figure will be for the larger 52kWh battery pack, which will also likely come with a higher starting price. Le Borgne also confirmed that the entry-leve...
by Rob
Fri Sep 10, 2021 9:21 pm
Forum: Faults & Technical
Topic: The Renault-Nissan Alliance CMF-BEV platform
Replies: 1
Views: 8918

The Renault-Nissan Alliance CMF-BEV platform

The revived retro icon will enter production in 2024 as the first vehicle based on the Renault-Nissan Alliance’s new CMF-BEV platform, which has been specifically designed for smaller electric vehicles. B8DA9532-EA95-49A5-9DC3-2272D0AFF827.jpeg Renault says the new platform could be the key to unloc...
by Rob
Fri Sep 10, 2021 9:17 pm
Forum: Main Renault 5 EV chat
Topic: Renault 5 Price
Replies: 1
Views: 8575

Re: Renault 5 Price

Further information on the pricing has been released: Speaking to Auto Express at the Munich Motor Show, Renault’s executive vice president for engineering, Gilles Le Borgne, told us that “This will be a real affordable car. We need to be in the range between €20,000-€25,000 (around £17,200-£21,500)...
by Rob
Fri Sep 10, 2021 9:14 pm
Forum: Members Gallery
Topic: Renault 5 Concept Pictures from 2021 Munich Motor Show
Replies: 1
Views: 9580

Renault 5 Concept Pictures from 2021 Munich Motor Show

Pictures of the Renault 5 EV from this year’s Munich Motor Show
by Rob
Fri Sep 10, 2021 9:12 pm
Forum: Members Gallery
Topic: Renault 5 Electric Pictures
Replies: 0
Views: 9436

Renault 5 Electric Pictures

Pictures of the new Renault 5 EV concept
by Rob
Fri Sep 10, 2021 9:11 pm
Forum: Main Renault 5 EV chat
Topic: Renault 5 electric car confirmed for production in 2024
Replies: 0
Views: 9097

Renault 5 electric car confirmed for production in 2024

Retro-styled reborn R5 electric hatch will go on sale in 2024 with a starting price that could be around £17,500 A4F3D0C2-CDCA-4BF9-9BE3-D6809DA460DF.jpeg Renault says that its new CMF-BEV platform for small cars will give the eventual R5 production model a range of up to 400km (249 miles). This ran...
by Rob
Mon Aug 30, 2021 6:38 pm
Forum: Main Renault 5 EV chat
Topic: New electric R5 Alpine hot hatch
Replies: 3
Views: 9785

Re: New electric R5 Alpine hot hatch

For the battery it’s likely they will continue to be sourced from long-time battery partner LG Energy Solution, according to the announcement. For the Mégane, Renault has so far quoted a range of 450 kilometres according to WLTP with a 60-kWh pack. It is not yet known whether the R5 Alpine will get ...
by Rob
Mon Aug 30, 2021 6:36 pm
Forum: Main Renault 5 EV chat
Topic: New electric R5 Alpine hot hatch
Replies: 3
Views: 9785

Re: New electric R5 Alpine hot hatch

A bit more information has now been revealed for the electric Renault 5: A specific performance has also been mentioned. According to the chief developer, the R5 Alpine will have an output of 160 kW – instead of the 100 kW of the Renault R5. The power is no coincidence, it corresponds exactly to the...