The electric Renault Kangoo BeBop Z.E. will soon be available for test drives open to the public. The electric car born in France wants to reveal to everyone what it’s made of, and it intends to put its best foot forward and show off its best attributes. First and foremost: its self-sufficiency, already at acceptable standards today, but which will improve in the future. The Kangoo BeBop Z.E. is capable of traveling 100 km with just one charge-up, but in the 18 months that separate it from its current state to its marketing, it is forseen to reach up to 160 km.

The Kangoo BeBop Z.E. will be one of the first electric models that Renault-Nissan will put into production in 2011, and it represents a first step in the project towards travel with zero emissions that the well-armoured French-Japanese coupling is starting for the upcoming years. The objective of Renault-Nissan, reaffirmed numerous times, is to conquest this new market right from the beginning.

The little all-capable French car, in particular, was planned keeping in mind three fundamental characteristics of the trademark, that is comfort, space, and safety. These three parameters, the company has affirmed, will remain constant in the advent of electric vehicles.

Renault Kangoo BeBop Z.E.

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How could we define this as anything but protectionist spirit? The comparison offered by Auto Express is hardly believable, reporting that the Honda NSX will challenge the Aston Martin V8, Jaguar XKR and even the Maserati GranTurismo. Although if the numbers offered by the Japanese company are correct, this model will beat the European coupés with its eyes shut.

The V10 5.5 should see some technical solutions strictly derived from Formula One technology, with even the possibility of deactivating some cylinders to reduce consumption and emissions. Power and torque will hit 590hp and 600Nm, while the F1 will provide top-end aerodynamics. According to some rumours, the final part of the car is like one large wing.

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