This Renault teaser is one of a new vehicle we’ll be seeing at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show. Details are currently non-existent and the model is a complete mystery at this stage. The teaser shows a sketching image of a new front end, which could either be the facelift of the new Renault Clio, or another Renault electric car. We’re waiting for more details from Renault and will probably get additional teasers before the IAA kicks off in September.

Source | AutoWeek.nl

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Renault is on the road to proving that its electric car plans are not just good intentions, with reports that it intends to produce 200,000 electric cars a year from 2015. We’re hoping that the infrastructure we need to support the electric vehicles of the future will be in place, and companies like Renault won’t be held hostage on electric plans due to lack of recharging networks.

The largest part of the 200,000 electric cars will be made up of the Renault Zoe. It will be launched in 2012 on the basis of the next Clio platform and should be produced in 150,000 units from 2015. The reports come from French daily La Tribune, quoting internal sources at Renault who have also left us with a “no comment” on the production percentage of electric vehicles.

According to the reports, come 2015, Renault electric car production will be more than 5% of its total production figures. Other companies should be sticking to about the five percent figure, meaning Renault could be set to make its mark on the electric car market in Europe in the very near future.

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