Renault Fluence Z.E.

Honoring its 2009 Frankfurt motor show pledge to offer EV's by 2012, Renault has announced the Fluence Z.E., which will soon be offered alongside its conventionally-powered sibling.

In making its transition to EV, the Fluence has undergone several changes; the most obvious being the battery pack which dictated an increase in the car's overall length. The extended rear quarter panels, which equate to the 130mm growth, add a sizeable visual weight to the rear of the car.

In an attempt to distance the car from its internal-combustion counterpart, the Fluence's DRG gains a ‘more open grille design' - essentially two smaller grille sections, joined by a gloss black section of bumper. Elsewhere, the car gains blue tinted details, a trademark of the Renault EV range. Aerodynamic additions also see the addition of unique alloy wheels complete with low rolling resistance tires and a black diffuser in the lower rear bumper detail.

Internally, there is little to separate the Fluence EV from its conventionally-powered counterpart: the car is fitted with the same IP and range of technologies.

The Fluence will be joined at launch by the Kangoo Z.E van, with the Twizy and ZOE concepts making the evolution at a later date. 

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