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Renault plans family car that runs on electricity and hydrogen

3rd June 2022

By: Bloomberg

  

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Renault is developing a family-sized passenger car that will run on electricity for short drives and hydrogen for longer trips as part of the company’s push into fuel cell technology.

Dubbed Scenic Vision, the vehicle will have a carbon footprint that is 75% lower than that of a conventional electric vehicle because it uses mostly recycled materials and a smaller battery, Renault said late last month. The company plans to put the hybrid powertrain into vehicles from around 2030, a spokesperson said.

CEO Luca de Meo is rolling out more battery-powered models and aims to catch up with rivals in the popular sports-utility vehicle segment. He has pledged a fresh line-up as part of a turnaround made more challenging by Renault’s costly pull-out from Russia.


Still, the hydrogen push makes Renault an outlier among carmakers as the technology is still hampered by high costs and a lack of fuelling infrastructure. Across all automakers, hydrogen-powered vehicles are forecast to account for just 0.1% of global production by 2029, according to research undertaken by climate think-tank Influence Map.

Toyota Motor Corp remains the biggest proponent of hydrogen, which only emits water vapour, though the world’s biggest carmaker has changed tack with plans to add battery-electric models to keep pace with the rest of the industry. BMW has said the technology could become an alternative for larger vehicles.

Renault said about 70% of the Scenic Vision’s materials will be recycled, including a floor made from old plastic pipes and milk containers and a fuel cell membrane using platinum from discarded catalytic converters. The car’s exterior design will mimic an all-electric model scheduled to hit the market in 2024.

Edited by Bloomberg

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