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I think that's the opposite, Renault was making consumer market electric cars before Tesla (and more accessible as well).
by realusername 9y ago
I think that's the opposite, Renault was making consumer market electric cars before Tesla (and more accessible as well).
- EngineerBetter 9y agoTotally agree. There's no way I could've afforded a Tesla when we got the Zoe, four years ago. Including the battery rental the Zoe was £225/month, with a first payment of £5,000. I've only been able to get the Model X because I've been irresponsible with money, and because we IT folk get paid more than we're worth to society.
- aquadrop 9y agoI don't think this is true (not the accessible part of course). Renault started to sell Zoe in 2012, Tesla Roadster was selling for 4 years at that time and Tesla Inc was releasing new model. I don't say that Tesla single handedly pushed electric cars forward, but it draw a lot of attention to it, like Toyota Prius sparked attention to hybrid cars before that. Before 2010 electric car was treated mostly as a freaky concepts and sales were almost non-existent.
- EngineerBetter 9y agoRenault were selling the all-electric Fluence in 2011. I'd suggest Nissan probably did more for EV than anyone else with the Leaf.