12
May
Renault promises to build “a range of electric vehicles” beginning with a sedan it’s betting will electrify Israel’s vehicle fleet and says it will bring an EV to America within two years.
The car Renault unveiled Sunday in Tel Aviv with Silicon Valley start-up Project Better Place was just a…
12
May
We’d heard Renault was prepping a new electric car in conjunction with EV start-up Project Better Place, but no one had actually seen the thing until its unveiling nowadays in Tel Aviv. The car itself only has a 125 mile range, which is where Project Better Place’s network of charging and batter…
9
Mar
Patrick Le Quément is a genius. While other automakers’ stylists are composition to rehash cues and shapes dating back half a century, Renault’s design chief continues to courageous new territory. His cars have arguably done more to define contemporary automotive design than anyone else’s (save, …
9
Nov
Formula One teams have long tried to glean insight into what their competition is doing, but this year’s spying scandals have exploded into all-out espionage. After the whole Stepneygate/Ferrari vs. McLaren thing, we thought that was the last we’d hear of spying until at least next year. But…
4
Oct
How appropriate that a car not much bigger than a cellphone (okay, that’s an exaggeration, but that thing’s pretty tiny) would get slapped with Nokia branding, right? Sadly, the integration within the automotive and cellular worlds isn’t particularly tight here; Renault hooks up proud new owners…
12
Sep
These Frankfurt Motor Show vehicles no longer need an introduction. We’ve been covering them to the hilt and, whether you missed what any of them are, you can see last night’s wrap-up for increasingly info. What that post is meant to do is supply you with some shiny, high-resolution images…
11
Sep
Last spring Nissan announced their intention to launch a Tier 2 Bin 5 clean diesel engine in the Maxima starting in 2010. Nissan has now revealed that the engine will be based on a new model co-developed with Renault. The 3.0L common rail diesel V-6 will be equipped with a particulate filter…
13
Aug
Want a small Renault car, but nothing too small? The French automaker would like to introduce you to the latest incarnation of the Clio, that moment its a small station wagon that will be unveiled the Frankfurt IAA in September. Just how green that car might be is not yet public info, but any …
7
Jul
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As announced, Renault is readying its first bioethanol car for the UK market: the Mégane Hatch E85. Part of the automakers eco² commitment, the Mégane Hatch E85’s 1.6 16V 105 engine has been modified with fuel tank, injection system and combustion chamber upgrades…
