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Renault’s Latest EV Includes Wicker Basket For Baguettes
- New R5 ‘at heart of battle to reinvent Europe’s industry’: CEO
- Manufacturers face price war, new competitors from China
Renault SA’s electric R5 E-Tech city car is betting on price and tech offerings like a digital voice assistant in the fight for Europe’s mass market as Chinese competitors move in.
Priced from about €25,000 ($27,100), the Renault 5 E-Tech is the first car to roll off the carmaker’s new EV platform that aims to cut costs and attract consumers balking at high prices. The new version of the 1970s boxy classic is set to deliver an initial 400 kilometers (249 miles) of driving range on a single charge.