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Renault Kwid Electric Vehicle To Be A Well-Engineered Car — Here's What The CEO Has To Say
Renault Kwid electric vehicle nears production in China.
With every car manufacturer developing low-cost electric vehicles (EVs) in India as well as across the globe, Renault doesn't want to be left behind especially an affordable electric car for the emerging markets.
The French carmaker has confirmed the launch of an EV in China. The EV is based on the Kwid hatchback and what is more interesting is that the EV will be affordable considering China prefers low-cost EVs.
Carlos Ghosn, CEO, and Chairman of Renault said that they have engineers from the alliance (Renault, Nissan, and Mitsubishi) developing a low-cost Renault Kwid EV for China. He even confirmed that he had driven the Kwid EV and "it will be a very well engineered car at a very low cost. And once it works in China, there's no reason you're not going to export the car to India, to Brazil, to the Middle East".
The journey towards electrifying automobiles in India has begun ahead of the government's ambitious target of electrifying the entire fleet of cars by 2030.
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In what is considered as the largest order for electric cars, Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), a State-owned company has placed an order of 10,000 EVs. Tata Motors and Mahindra have bagged the tender to provide Tigor EV and E2o Plus respectively.
Suzuki and Toyota have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to develop and retail EVs in India. While Suzuki will manufacture and supply EVs, Toyota will provide the technical support. The first of the EVs from the joint venture is expected to hit the Indian roads by 2020.
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With most of the top car manufacturers in India have begun the journey of EVs for India, Renault needs to ramp up its EV development to bring the Kwid EV in time to be relevant in the EV segment in the country.
Source: Automotive News
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