Renault 5 EV

The Renault 5 EV is a forthcoming B-segment electric car, with styling based on the original Renault 5. A production model is planned to reach the market in 2025.[2] A prototype concept was presented in January 2021.[3]

Renault 5 EV
Prototype at IAA 2021
Overview
ManufacturerRenault
Production2024 (planned)
Body and chassis
ClassB-segment
Body style5-door hatch
PlatformCMF–B EV
RelatedRenault Clio
Dimensions
Length3,920 mm (154.3 in)[1]
Chronology
PredecessorRenault Zoe

Design
Renault 5 EV Prototype, rear view

The Renault 5 EV was announced in January 2021 as part of Groupe Renault's strategic plan "Renaulution" covering the period 2021–2025+; the Renault marque has branded their effort "Nouvelle Vague" (New Wave), with the goal of offering the most complete electrified and hydrogen fuel cell lineup by 2025.[4] The production R5 EV is scheduled to launch at the end of 2023.[5]

The R5 prototype uses a small EV variant of the Renault–Nissan Common Module Family platform, designated CMF–B EV.[1] CMF–B EV will be used in additional forthcoming small cars, including an electric version of a revived Renault 4.[6] Renault initially denied the 5 EV would replace the Zoe,[7] but later reversed their stance.[8] Standardization of the platform and battery technology is expected to reduce production costs by 33% compared to the Zoe, as many components are reused from the CMF-B platform used in the Clio V.[9]

Renault 5, photographed in 2022 for the 50th anniversary celebration

Styling was performed by a team under the leadership of Gilles Vidal. It was inspired by the legacy Renault 5 model, with updates influenced by contemporary consumer electronics, furniture, and sports products.[4] Vidal joined Renault in November 2020, after the design of the R5 Prototype was already under way.[10]: 66  The double-diamond Renault logo, which was designed by Victor Vasarely and his son Jean-Pierre (aka Yvaral) and debuted with the original R5 in 1972, was illuminated and updated for the R5 EV prototype.[11] Work on the new logo predated the car, under a contract awarded to Landor & Fitch in 2019. The revised logo is scheduled to be deployed across the Renault range by 2024.[10]: 43 

The initial design was sketched by François Leboine; when Luca de Meo joined the company in July 2020 from Fiat, where he had overseen the launch of the Fiat 500 (2007), de Meo saw the possibilities of a revived R5.[5] The exterior of the R5 Prototype was designed by Nicolas Jardin.[10]: 64  Although the R5 Prototype is a five-door hatch, the rear door handles are hidden to be reminiscent of the original R5 of 1972, which was available exclusively as a three-door hatch.[10]: 69 

According to Renault Executive Vice President for Engineering Gilles le Borgne, the Renault 5 EV is expected to be priced starting from €20–25,000; options will include one of two battery packs (40 kW-hr or 52 kW-hr), with an expected range of 400 km (250 mi) using the latter.[1] The battery is expected to use NMC chemistry.[9] DC fast charging will be an added-cost option, and should match the maximum rate (130 kW) of the Renault Mégane E-Tech Electric.[1] The charging port is mounted on the bonnet, behind a door just in front of the driver designed to resemble the air intake on the original R5.[10]: 66 

The traction motor will be borrowed from the Zoe and has an output of 134 hp (100 kW).[1] An Alpine-branded high-performance variant is planned, and will use the more powerful traction motor from the Mégane E-Tech, which is rated at 160 kW (210 hp). The Alpine variant is expected to retain the front-motor, front-wheel drive layout of the R5 EV, but the track will be wider for a sportier look.[12]

The R5 EV will be produced at Renault ElectriCity,[9] formed from the Douai, Maubeuge, and Ruitz factories in northern France;[13] assembly will occur at Douai, using components built at Ruitz and a motor from Cléon.[11]

Competition

References
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  5. Ric, Didier (4 March 2021). "Renault 5 Electric (2024). La recette d'une future star à 20 000 € !" [Renault 5 Electric (2024). The recipe for a future star at €20,000!]. L'argus (in French). Retrieved 24 April 2022.
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  9. "Renault eWays ElectroPop: a historic acceleration of Renault Group's EV strategy to offer competitive, sustainable & popular electric vehicles" (Press release). Groupe Renault. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
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  13. "Renault Group creates Renault ElectriCity: the electric industrial pole of Northern France" (Press release). Groupe Renault. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
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