Renault To Focus On EV Future, Make Dacia More Profitable: Report

Renault will continue to focus on all-electric vehicles for its ‘green’ line-up, rather than pursue hybrid or plug-in hybrid models.

That’s the word from Renault boss Stefan Müller in an interview with Germany’s Auto Motor Und Sport, in which the CEO spoke about the French carmaker’s future plans.

Mr Müller said EV sales were growing in Europe, but customers had been cautious about embracing the new technology.

Renault believes more countries will see increasing EV sales as governments begin to offer financial incentives, while battery technology and charging infrastructure will continue to improve.

Müller added “two drive systems make the car unnecessarily difficult”, referring to hybrid and plug-in hybrid designs, and that an all-electric drive train was “the sensible form”.