- Renault Group unveiled its ‘futuREady’ strategic plan today, outlining its plans for automotive growth from now up to 2030.
- This strategy includes a number of key objectives, including 100% of European vehicle sales being ‘electrified’ (fully electric and hybrid), by 2030.
- The manufacturer is also set to launch a new ‘RGEV medium 2.0’ fully-electric platform, designated for future vehicles within the B+ to D segments.
New EV platform on the horizon for Renault Group models
Following the reveal of Renault Group’s ‘futuREady’ strategic plan, we now have more details on what we can expect from future fully-electric cars from the group.
A new platform dedicated for fully-electric vehicles, called ‘RGEV medium 2.0’, will bring cutting-edge EV technology to a range of future models from the group, with the platform dedicated to cars sized between the B+ segment (compact crossover) to the D segment (mid size cars).
Designed specifically for the European market, this new platform will bring significant improvements in charging speed and range, thanks to the use of an 800-volt architecture. Following the rollout of 800-volt architecture in some of Renault’s commercial EVs, these will be the first passenger EVs from the group to make the switch, with this architecture previously found in premium models such as the Porsche Taycan and Mercedes CLA EV.
This architecture will allow for a potential battery range of up to 466 miles on the WLTP cycle. With an optional range extender, this increases to an estimated 869 miles on the WLTP cycle.
Renault Group has confirmed that its next generation of C to D segment vehicles will be built on this new platform. This suggests that the future iterations of its models such as the C-segment Megane will benefit from the new technology.
During the announcement, Renault also revealed the R-Space Lab (pictured above), which remains strictly a concept for now. However, with this concept looking to inform the design of future Renault vehicles, it gives us a hint of what future EVs from the brand could look like.
