We’re seeing a slew of electric car being previewed at the Frankfurt Motor Show, but few are being guaranteed as real production vehicles for the future. This is one of the exceptions. It’s the Fluence Z.E. from Renault (Z.E. standing for zero-emissions).
It’s targeted at the single-car family who wants a vehicle for every day use to work, but wants to go to the country on the weekends. It’s an electric version of the five-seat Fluence sedan with a range of 100 miles and will be the first to make it into production in early 2011, Renault said.
Renault also unveiled a “Quickdrop” system, which would allow batteries to be swapped out in three minutes at special battery stations. Otherwise, the vehicle will take four hours to eight hours to charge via a socket, or they can get a quick charge in 20 minutes.
It will initially be available in Israel and Europe, but Renault has said it has plans to release the vehicle in North America.
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