There is no doubt that the Renault ZOE has been one of the electric cars par excellence on the market, and a model that has given Renault great satisfaction. Released in 2012, we knew the best-selling zero-emission utility was destined to die without a direct successor, a new generation.
Much has been said about the successor of the Renault ZOE, the most sold electric utility vehicle of the Rombo brand in Europe. Renault will bury one of the models, which without being developed on a platform dedicated especially to electric cars, has managed to captivate thousands of customers on the continent. Its figures speak for itself of its commercial success with more than 100,000 units, to which the new generation of zero-emission models aspire that has been launched in recent years to hurt the Frenchman.
The high demand for SUVs made the former managers of the brand turn towards this trend, something that has been completely discarded with the future modern reproduction of the Renault 5 in the form of an electric, which will arrive in 2024. This will be the year in which the ZOE will really cease to exist. And is that an analyst of the electric car industry has echoed some statements by Luca de Meo, ensuring that the Italian has pointed out this point, pointing out that «the new Mégane E-Tech Electric will gradually replace the Renault ZOE‘, When it goes on sale in the first quarter of 2022.
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The Renault ZOE will leave in 2024 as the best-selling electric in its segment
Therefore, it is already a confirmed reality that the Renault ZOE will not have a direct successor. The French firm trusts that the modern and challenging design of the old model from the 80s will win over customers, along with a more advanced technology in its guts, in front of a new generation of the ZOE. But, in addition, it must also be taken into account that just 116 millimeters separate this model from the new Mégane E-Tech Electric, and that a new generation of the utility will reduce this gap even more.
A difference that can mean the death of the first, when betting on the greater space of the second, nestled in the compact segment. The ZOE has been one of the electrics ahead of its time, equipped with a powerful 50 kW battery that offers almost 400 kilometers, according to the WLTP cycle and with an on-board charger of up to 52 kW with direct current, so you hardly need little more than an hour to recharge.
Farewell to the ZOE will coincide with a new generation of models developed on the specific CMF-EV platform, which will reduce the price of all of them. It is one of the great objectives of the French with this architecture, along with that of batteries that, right now, account for 40% of the total price. In addition, the plans that, for a long time were being considered for the ZOE with a sporty RS version, they move to the future 5, of which it is confirmed that it will have a special variant signed by Alpine.