Renault has decided to produce its future zero-emission electric city car at its Flins plant in the Paris region. The Zoé ZE Concept, shown at the Frankfurt motor show, is a forerunner of this new vehicle.
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Renault said it chose Flins for its expertise and performance. The site was also selected because it is specialised in the production of B segment cars (Clio Campus and mew Clio). The Flins choice is also based on Renault’s objective to produce cars as close as possible to the markets in which they will be sold, namely Europe, to optimise logistics flows.
The Flins site will thus become a central hub in Renault’s EV activity, producing the company’s core-range electric model as well as manufacturing and recycling batteries.
Flins will begin production in 2012. The urban, versatile model is expected to account for two-thirds of the
Group’s EV sales in Europe.
France will be at the centre of Renault’s zero-emission strategy. The group is currently developing future EVs at
its technical centre in Guyancourt, will produce its first zero-emission city car at Flins, and has signed a letter of
intent with Nissan, the Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) and France’s Strategic Investment Fund (FSI) to set
up a French joint venture focused on EV battery advanced research, production and recycling.
It will mass market a complete range of affordable zero-emission electric vehicles starting in 2011.
