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I don't believe Renault makes Zoe to sell. They make the model for compliance with EU regulations.
by thefounder 7y ago
I don't believe Renault makes Zoe to sell. They make the model for compliance with EU regulations.
- moccachino 7y agoI'm curious, how do the regulations incentivize making a model that they don't really need to sell much of?
- fstephany 7y agoFrom what I understand, carmakers have average emissions quota across their whole range (95g/km of CO by 2021). Having electric vehicles in the range is a way to meet the quota even if they don't sell really well.
- moccachino 7y agoOh ok, I'd heard about the emissions quota, but I always thought it wasn't a simple average of the offered range, but was surely weighted by sales.
- yorwba 7y agoIt is weighted by number of new registrations: https://www.eea.europa.eu/highlights/average-co2-emissions-from-new https://www.eea.europa.eu/highlights/average-co2-emissions-f... If a car manufacturer actually makes and registers low-emission cars just to keep the average of their fleet down, there's not really a point in just having them sit around collecting dust, so they might as well sell them.
- isoprophlex 7y agoReally? Aren't sales numbers way too high for this strategy? Like, multiple tens of thousands sold? Compare this to the ridiculous fiat 500e at barely 2k sold...
- harperlee 7y agoMadrid has zoes for carsharing through the zity app and frankly they are perfect for the city and nearby roads.