Renault ZOE 2018: more power for the electric car everyone is talking about

In addition to a new engine with more power, the Renault ZOE 2018 range, Europe’s best-selling electric car, debuts a new body colour and compatibility with Android Auto for the multimedia system.

More power and more performance for the electric car everyone is talking about, the Renault ZOE, which in its 2018 version adds the new R110 engine producing 80 kW (108 CV), an increase of 12 kW (16 CV) over the Renault ZOE R90. The Renault ZOE R110 is unveiled to the public at the Geneva Motor Show, and will reach dealerships in spring.

It will be then that we learn more about official performance figures and, above all, the price of this new ZOE variant compared with the 68 kW (92 CV) version. Renault claims a gain of up to two seconds in acceleration from 80 to 120 km/h, and the same range despite the performance increase, since the new engine adds no weight and takes up no more space.

With a full battery charge, the Renault ZOE R110 can therefore reach 300 km of real-world range, pending the final homologated figure under the new WLTP cycle, in force since 1 September 2017, which aims to bring homologated consumption figures closer to real-world consumption. This keeps the ZOE, even in its most powerful version, at the head of the field among the 10 electric cars with the longest range on the market.

Alongside this new engine, Renault also announces as a 2018 novelty the compatibility of the ZOE’s R-LINK Evolution system with Android Auto, which allows the user to connect and mirror their mobile device’s screen in the vehicle to use compatible apps.

The best-selling electric car in Spain too

In 2017 the Renault ZOE was the best-selling electric car in Europe for the third year running, with sales up 44% over 2016. More than 100,000 ZOE units have been sold worldwide since its launch in 2013, of which more than 2,500 correspond to the Spanish market.

Other data shows the success the Renault ZOE is enjoying in some markets. In France, for example, more than one in every two electric cars sold is a ZOE, while in Spain the ZOE became the first electric car to exceed 1,000 units sold in a calendar year, with 1,354 in 2017.