Renault City K-ZE, the smallest city car from the French brand designed for Chinese streets

The concept of electric and urban cars is taking hold all over the world. Manufacturers want to quickly capture this market niche, which could make them the favourites of users, and as a testing ground, China is the market that best fits the brands’ offering. The Renault K-ZE was a concept car presented at the Paris Motor Show. Very little data about the car was made public at that event, so we had to make do with some very basic information about how it works.

Among what we learned is its small size, which is somewhat smaller than the Renault Zoe. If this model is ideal for getting around the city, a smaller and more manageable model can be quite practical for cities that are becoming more and more polluted and that require cleaner mobility. And this model, which will go on sale shortly, is fully electric, which will benefit users.

A 100% electric city model

It is not yet known which battery pack this model will use, although when it was presented in Paris a range of 250 kilometres was offered, though this was an estimate based on the NEDC cycle. If the WLTP cycle, which is the current homologation cycle and is more demanding in its tests, is applied, the range would be reduced to a figure slightly above 200 kilometres.

The small size of the Renault City K-ZE and the use of a platform developed for the small SUV Renault Kwid, which is manufactured in India and Brazil and has been on sale since 2015, could mean that the price of this small electric city car is set to reach a good number of users. For the time being, the Renault City K-ZE will be limited to the Chinese market and will be manufactured by eGT New Energy Automotive, a company created together with Dongfeng Automotive to build affordable electric cars for the local market. That said, it is possible we may see it in other markets if it convinces the manufacturer and they decide to bring it to Europe.

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