Renault will seek to keep electric car development and retail costs down by continuing to use lithium ion batteries, while other marques rush to develop more efficient solid-state technology. Renault Group CEO Luca de Meo told Autocar that "lithium ion batteries are here to stay. It’s not a dis...

A few more concept Renault 5 pictures.

The batteries for the small car will be manufactured by Envision AESC in Douai, not far from the Renault plant. As the French company announced in their EV-strategy presentation at the end of June, the affordable battery cells for the cheaper cars will also rely on NMC chemistry. Rumours from Februa...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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)...

Pictures of the Renault 5 EV from this year’s Munich Motor Show

Pictures of the new Renault 5 EV concept