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“Today is a historic acceleration ofRenault Group’s EV strategy and for ‘made in Europe’. By building RenaultElectriCity, our compact, efficient, high-tech electric ecosystem in NorthernFrance, together with our
e-powertrain MegaFactory in Normandy, we are creating the conditions of ourcompetitiveness at home. We’ll train, invest, and partner with established& emerging best-in-class actors in their fields including:
ST Micro-electronics, Whylot, LG Chem, Envision AESC, and Verkor. Ten newelectric models will be conceived and up to one million electric vehicles willbe manufactured by 2030, from cost-efficient urban vehicles to higher end sportscars. On top of efficiency, we are betting on iconic designs such as thebeloved R5 to bring the Renault touch to electrification: making electric cars popular”,said Luca de Meo, CEO of RenaultGroup.
Batteries: mastering NMC chemistry toproduce one million units Alliance-wide by 2030
Leveraging its 10-year experience in the electric vehiclevalue chain, Renault Group’s battery strategy led to bold standardizationchoices within the Alliance to unleash competitiveness. With NMC based chemistry (Nickel, Manganese & Cobalt) and aunique cell footprint, the Group will cover 100% of the future BEV launchesacross all segments. It will cover allranges with up to one million electric vehiclesAlliance-wide by 2030. This chemistry choice delivers a very competitive ratio of cost per kilometer,with up to 20% more range comparedto other chemistry solutions and a much better recycling performance.
At cell level, theGroup will offer:
- As part of its EVstrategy, Renault Group is partnering with EnvisionAESC which will develop a gigafactory in Douai with a capacity of 9 GWh in2024 aiming at reaching 24 GWh by 2030. Close to Renault ElectriCity, RenaultGroup’s partner will produce latest technology, cost-competitive, low-carbonand safe batteries for electric models, including the future Renault 5.
- Renault Group hasalso signed a Memorandum of Understanding to become shareholder of the French
start-up Verkor with a stake of over 20%. The two partners intend toco-develop a high-performance batterysuitable for the C and higher segmentsof the Renault range, as well as for the Alpine models. The partnership includesthe development of a pilot production line in France for battery cells andmodule prototyping from 2022. In a second step, starting from 2026, Verkor aimsto build the first gigafactory for high performance batteries in France,with an initial capacity of 10 GWh for the Renault Group, potentially rising to20 GWh by 2030.
In less than 10years, the Group will drive its costs down step by step by 60% at pack level,with a target below 100 dollars/kWh in 2025, and even under 80 dollars/kWh whilepreparing the arrival of All Solid State Battery technology within theAlliance in 2030.
Powertrain: from sourcingto manufacturing in-house e-powertrain
Renault Group keeps one step ahead ofcompetition by being the first OEM todevelop its own
e-motor – with no rare-earth (no-permanent magnets) andbasedon electrically excited synchronous motor (EESM)technology, along with its own reducer –. Having already done most of the investment,the Group has been able to cut the battery cost by two over the past ten yearsand will divide it by two again in the upcoming decade. The Group will graduallyembed new technological improvements from2024 on its EESM: stator hairpin, glued motor stack, brushless and hollowrotor shafts; lowering costs and improving the efficiency of the motor.
The Group has also signed a partnership with theFrench Start-up Whylot for an innovative automotive axial flux e-motor. This technologywill first be applied on hybrid powertrains aiming to reduce the costs by 5% whilesaving up to 2.5g CO2 on WLTP (for B/C-segment passenger car). Renault Groupwill be the first OEM to produce axial fluxe-motor on a large scale from 2025.
On Power Electronics, the Group will extend itsvalue chain control by integrating the inverter, DC-DC and the onboard charger(OBC) into a unique box produced in-house. With a compact design, this One Box Projectwill be 800V compliant, with less partsto reduce the cost, and will be used across all platforms and powertrains(BEV, HEV, PHEV) for further scale effect. Power modules for inverter, DC-DCand OBC will rely respectively on silicon carbide (SiC) and Gallium Nitride (GaN)thanks to our strategic partnershipsigned with
ST Microelectronics.
On top of these new technologies, the Group is alsoworking on a more compact e-powertraincalled the all-in-one system. This e-powertrain consists in integrating thee-motor, the reducer and the power electronics (One Box Project) in a singlepackage: enabling -45% volume intotal (equivalent to the volume of the current-generation Clio fuel tank), -30% cost of the overall powertrain(this saving in value being the equivalent of the e-motor cost), and -45% on wasted energy on WLTP giving anextra EV range of up to 20km.
EV-native platforms: deliveringhigh efficiency & optimum range at competitive cost
With CMF-EVand CMF-BEV the Group capitalizes onits 10 years of EV experience making dedicated EV platforms.
For the Cand D segment, the CMF-EVplatform offers an enhanced driving pleasure with unparalleled performances.This platform will represent 700.000units at the Alliance level by 2025. CMF-EV offers a range up to 580 km WLTP with very low energyconsumption. This performance is the result of the deep knowledge of Renault Group’s and Nissan’sengineers working on reduced friction, weight reduction and a state-of-the-art thermal management.
The architecture pushes the boundaries enabling greater roominess with all thetechnical elements in the engine bay and removes all crossing cables from therear to the front and reduces weight andcost. The heating ventilation and air conditioning is also located in theengine bay, allowing a thinner dashboard design.
In addition to these enhancements CMF-EV offers great driving pleasure thanks to itslow centre of gravity and ideal weight distribution, a very low steering ratioallowing quick vehicle response and a multi-link rear suspension. The All-newMéganE produced in Douai is based on the CMF-EV platform.
For the B-segment,CMF-BEV will allow the Renault Groupto make affordable BEVs for everyone. This brand-new platform will reduce the vehicle cost by -33% comparedto the current generation ZOE. This has been achieved with theinterchangeability of the battery module, a right-sized powertrain of 100kW at lowercost, and all non-EV components caried-over from the CMF-B platform and its 3million vehicles per year by 2025. CMF-BEV will be affordable with greatperformances offering up to 400km inWLTP, with no compromise on design, acoustics and driving behaviour. Thisplatform will also feature the Group’s innovation Plug & Charge base on theNF-C 15118 regulation.
Operations: making competitiveelectric vehicles made in France
On June 9th, 2021, the Groupannounced the creation of Renault ElectriCityto offer cars “made in France”. This new legal entity in northernFrance gathers the three Renault plants of Douai,Maubeuge and Ruitz, as well as a strong ecosystem of supplier facilities. Asearly as 2024, it will be supplied with cost-competitive batteries by the gigafactory of Envision-AESC in Douai.Ideally located, it is in the heart ofEuropean BEV demand, as France,United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, and Spain will represent around two thirds of thetotal in 2025.
Embodying a successful transition fromtraditional, internal-combustion engines into electric powertrains, thisindustrial ecosystem involves the creation of 700 new jobs by the end of 2024. Together with AESC Envision andVerkor, Renault Group will create 4,500 direct jobs in France by 2030.
Being thelargest production centre dedicated to electric vehicles in Europe, this singleentity enables Renault Group to make these plants the most competitive andefficient production unit for electric vehicles in Europe, with 400,000 vehicles produced per year by 2025and production cost downsized to ~3% of thevalue of the vehicle.
Battery lifecycle: generatingadditional value throughout the lifecycle
RenaultGroup is the first carmaker to act on the entire lifecycle of the battery. It has developed solid expertise andgoes even further with Mobilize toincrease their durability, extend their uses and generate additional value ateach step of the lifecycle.
- During the first life of the battery in the vehicle, the Group is developing solutionsfor Vehicle-to-grid (also called V2G) that enable energy tobe pushed back to the power grid from the battery of an electric car. Gridoperators are very interested in these power storage solutions brought by carbattery to balance load at all times. This way, a car connected 8 hours per daycould generate a value potentially up to 400euros per year through V2G, allowing EV drivers to offset part of theirannual leasing cost and Renault to capture recurrent profits related to carfleets.
-At the end of their first life in the vehicle, batteries may still contain around two thirds of their capacity and canbe reused for a secondlife. Mobilize is developing newapplications around stationary battery storageto manage punctual power needs, mobile electricity storage or generators foruse in other industries. Renault is pioneering this market and has defined aunique industrial setup to lead this market in Europe : the collection of end-of-life batteries withthe support of its dealer network, the ability to appraise the fair value of batteries thanks to real-time technicalmonitoring, and the industrial capacity torefurbish batteries at competitive prices and repackage the upcoming 250 000 units of Zoe leased batteries.
Expanding the value chain, the Group plans to collaboratewith car rating agencies so that the residualvalue of batteries is taken into account in used-car market transactionsfor a value up to 500 euros per car.To reassure owners of second-hand electric vehicles, Mobilize will offer ‘health certificate’ (for State OfHealth monitoring), battery warranty extension contracts, and trade-in offersmade possible by the connected vehicle.
- End-of-life:Through its subsidiary Indra and longstanding partnership with Veolia, theGroup benefits from a robust know-how inEV battery collection and recycling. It has already recycled 75 MWhcumulated capacity in batteries half of which in 2020 only. Going even further,the Group is deploying retrofitting, battery re-using, dismantling andrecycling facilities through its Re-Factory project in Flins with the objective to generate more than 1 billion euros of turnover fromend-of-life and recycling activities by 2030. Going further in recycling, the consortiumrecently announced with Solvay and Veolia enables the recovering of strategic battery materials such as cobalt,nickel and lithium with a very high efficiency and battery-grade quality, sothey can be reused in the production of new car batteries.
Evolutions in its overall battery collection andrecycling process will allow Renault Group to divide the net cost of recyclingby three by 2030, and secure an alternative and sustainable sourcingof battery materials at a competitive cost for part of its needs, whilepreserving these natural resources.
Line-up: Electro-popcars
The Group will make the best out of itsdedicated EV platforms, launching 10 newbattery-electric vehicles by 2025, seven of them will be for the Renault brand.The iconic Renault 5 with a modern and electric twist will be made in NorthernFrance, from battery to e-powertrain to assembly, on the brand-new CMF-BEVplatform, by Renault ElectriCity.
The Group will also revive anothermagic, iconic star currently named ‘4ever’signifying the intention to make it a timeless classic. Renault Group will alsomuscle-up on an all-electric C-segment,firstly with the All-new MéganE nextyear. On the avant-garde, the Alpine’dream garage’ unveiled in January is coming true, starting in 2024.
The Renault brand aims to have the greenest mix in the European market in 2025,with over 65% of electric and electrified vehicles in the sales mix and up to90% battery electric vehicles mix in 2030.
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More photos of the « Renault eWays ElectroPop » eventdownloadable from the Renault Group media website at12:00 pm (CET) on June 30th, 2021.
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About Renault Group
Renault Group is at the forefront ofa mobility that is reinventing itself. Strengthened by its alliance with Nissanand Mitsubishi Motors, and its unique expertise in electrification, RenaultGroup comprises 5 complementary brands - Renault, Dacia, LADA, Alpine andMobilize - offering sustainable and innovative mobility solutions to itscustomers. Established in more than 130 countries, the Group has sold 2.9million vehicles in 2020. It employs more than 170,000 people who embody itsPurpose every day, so that mobility brings people closer. Ready to pursuechallenges both on the road and in competition, Renault Group is committed toan ambitious transformation that will generate value. This is centred on thedevelopment of new technologies and services, and a new range of even morecompetitive, balanced and electrified vehicles. In line with environmentalchallenges, the Group’s ambition is to achieve carbon neutrality in Europe by2050. https://www.renaultgroup.com/en/
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