On Wednesday, Renault will unveil a concept called the Legend, which, in a production version, probably in 2026, will be an electric city model with a starting price of less than 20,000 euros before subsidies. Legend will be produced by Ampere’s new division.

The model will be the successor of Twingo, and the international press wrote that it can be produced at a factory in Slovenia.

Renault’s Ampere unit, which specializes in electric cars, will launch seven new models by 2031, when it wants to sell around one million vehicles a year, surpassing its 2026 target of 600,000. Ampere wants a turnover of 10 billion euros in 2025 and 25 years. billions of euros in 2031.

Ampere was launched on November 1, 2023, has 11,000 employees, 35% of whom are engineers, focusing on electric vehicle technology and software.

Luca de Meo, Renault’s chairman, has spoken several times about the “democratization” of electric cars, the idea being that they will quickly become cheaper than those running on petrol or diesel, and that their cost will decrease from there. Well.

What Renault says about the Legend

The Legend unveiled today is the urban vehicle par excellence: it has “best in class” energy efficiency with consumption of just 10 kWh/100 km, CO₂ emissions over its life cycle are 75% lower than most domestic cars combustion, sold on the European market in 2023, and low consumption of raw materials due to its compact size. The European-made model will be available at a starting price of less than 20,000 euros (before subsidies), which will represent a cost to the customer equivalent to less than 100 euros per month.

What three more electric models Renault will release before the Legend

Scenic E-Tech, which will be available on the market early next year at a starting price of around €40,000, represents the future of family models in Europe, with up to 95% recycled content, offering best-in-class autonomy of more than 625 km WLTP and TCO already at hybrid models.

Renault 5, which will be presented in the first quarter of 2024, re-releases the iconic model of the brand. The Renault 5 will offer a range of up to 400 km at a starting price of around 25,000 euros, competing with hybrid models in the B segment. The model will be equipped with a “Reno avatar”, a virtual co-pilot equipped with artificial intelligence that will learn from its user every day how to better predict and respond to his needs.

Renault 4, whose launch is scheduled for 2025, it will redefine the idea of ​​a multi-purpose vehicle in the age of electricity. It will be an extremely versatile model that will benefit from components already used in the case of the Renault 5, such as the AmpR Small platform and the infotainment system.

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