Renault triumphs at the Future Car Challenge

Renault collected four awards at the annual Brighton to London RAC Future Car Challenge winning categories for the ZOE supermini and Kangoo Van Z.E. as well as scooping the overall prize.

The event, sponsored by RAC Motoring Services was first introduced in
2010 to showcase low energy use vehicles. It features competitors driving electric, hybrid, hydrogen and low-emission conventional petrol and diesel cars on a 63-mile route from Brighton to London, using the least amount of energy as possible. The event is a real-world test of current and future vehicle technology.

ZOE, Renault's new 100 per cent electric supermini won the categories of Most Energy Efficient Small Car and the Best Pure Electric Vehicle. Kangoo Van Z.E. won the Most Energy Efficient Light Commercial Vehicle category. Against a wide range of competition including fully electric, hybrid and hydrogen vehicles, ZOE won the overall RAC Future Car Challenge for a production car.

"I'm delighted to have won four out of 19 categories. We're the only manufacturer offering such a wide range of fully electric vehicles to cover the main market sectors and appeal to both retail and business buyers. Our current three-model range has already been attracting a lot of interest, especially the unique Twizy. The proof of the pudding though is trying them out. We're confident that after experiencing the refined and responsive driving experience of a purely electric vehicle, combined with the financial and environmental benefits of switching to an electric vehicle, potential buyers will be smitten," said Andy Heiron, UK Head of Electric Vehicles Programme.

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