Renault confirms the creation of its future electrical hub in France
- Renault has been announcing for months the creation of a large electricity hub in northern France. The carmaker has confirmed that it intends to combine its two northern plants in a subsidiary dedicated to battery electric vehicles (BEVs): Douai and Maubeuge.
- The first plant (Douai) which currently produces the Scénic, Espace and Talisman - all of these models equipped with thermal engines - should by 2025 become a plant dedicated to the group's BEVs. This plant should assemble the future electric Mégane, the future electric R5 (which could put an end to the production of the Zoé), as well as two other electric models, probably a future Scénic and an Alpine SUV. Other projects are being considered, such as an electric R4, but nothing has been confirmed yet. Renault is trying to build a coherent range of electric cars which could be offered alongside the classic range of thermal engine cars. Inovev forecasts that 150,000 BEVs will be produced in Douai each year.
- The second plant (Maubeuge) which currently produces the Renault Kangoo, Mercedes Citan and Nissan NV250 should increase its production of BEVs, which will be represented by the Renault Kangoo ZE, Mercedes EQT (T Class electric) and Nissan derived from the new Kangoo. Inovev forecasts 50,000 BEVs to be produced in Maubeuge each year.
- A battery plant in partnership with the Chinese company Envision AESC will be built near the Douai plant, to supply the electric models assembled in Douai and Maubeuge. This announcement is quite astonishing as the European automobile industry proclaims the need for the control of the batteries technologies and for development of an independent European industry.
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