Just like any previous major innovation, electric mobility has its share of doubters. And these doubters sometimes spread wrong ideas. We picked a few of the most common misconceptions, like these, for instance: “No way I’m buying a car if I have to charge it every 50 kilometers…”, “Electric cars are so expensive!”, “Renting the battery is not easy on the wallet…”

So we decided to stop this cycle and bring you facts, so you could decide if electric mobility fits your lifestyle. A new dedicated section of the Renault-Ze.com website is at your disposal.

The wall of misconceptions will allow you to see all of the most common rumours and our answers. Detailed facts about electric mobility and surprising videos will come kick these ideas out of the way!

If you have extra questions, feel free to ask! Also, please share this space with your friends. We will only be able to fight these misconceptions if we have you by our side.

Kangoo Van Z.E. will become the clean commercial vehicle for your every need by the end of the year. We know it is hard to be patient but while waiting for the release, Renault-ZE.com invites you to participate to an online experience.

Kangoo Van Z.E. presents… Creative Utility

Want a little simulation before taking the big leap? Renault Z.E.com thought about it, and gives you a simple three steps recipe.

Step n°1, Personalize it

We know an electric commercial vehicle is great… But a customized electric commercial vehicle is even better! Feel free to share your creations with us

Step n°2, Load your stuff

Delivering goods? Moving out? With a carrying capacity ranging from 3 to 3.5m³ and a payload of some 650kg, Kangoo Van Z.E. will never give up on you.

Step n°3, Hit the road!

Did you know that a fleet of 50 Kangoo Van Z.E. only emits the sound equivalent of 5 mobile phones vibrating at the same time? If you want to “hear” this live, let’s meet at the end of the year!

Thanks to the work of Renault’s team in Maubeuge, the 100th vehicle already left the production lines.

NB: And for the most impatient – as we do know most of you are, it’s already possible to reserve your Kangoo Van Z.E. in some countries, starting now.

The French Film Festival will make its way onto your computer screens from January 14^th to 29^th, 2011.

Following the launch of this first online film festival, initiated by UniFrance and Allociné, Renault decided to support the exceptional event. It will let every single internet user discover the young wave of French directors straight from his computer.

An electric event!

Renault Z.E., the range of fully electric vehicles by Renault, will be the guest star of the event. The short movie “A Breath of Extraordinary Air”, produced by Luc Besson’s team, will be shown before every movie in competition.

The short version of this movie, “Electric pursuit”, will also be made available on the homepage of the festival’s website.

The festival takes place at www.myfrenchfestival.com. About twenty movies are competing, available in ten languages (French, German, English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Arabic, Japanese and Corean). Plus, for the first time ever, you’re going to be able to vote and chose your favourite movie!

A great way to keep you warm during cold winter days

Have you ever heard of iAd, the new innovative ad platform revealed in March by Apple? Renault is the first European brand to launch an iAd campaign in Europe!

Starting tomorrow, you could find ads dedicated to the Twizy in your iPhone or iPod touch.

No more misconceptions!

Want to calculate the charging time of your Twizy while running errands? Or discover the different designs, simply by shaking your iPhone or iPod touch? This ad of a new kind destroys misconceptions on electric vehicles. You will also have the possibility to pre-reserve your own electric vehicle directly from your smartphone!

Moreover, our Plug Quest application is included in this iAd spot. It enables you to place, wherever you want, some virtual charging stations. The most wanted spots may be considered.

We even have a short exclusive video of the iAd campaign for you:

You’re the pioneers of tomorrow’s mobility, which means we really want to give you innovative tools for you to try electric vehicles… from your fingertips!

Numerous bloggers answered our invitation to spend two days at the Paris Motor Show. They had the opportunity to discover first-hand the latest designs of the Renault zero-emission range vehicles.

Following the event, we asked them to share their thoughts on what was next for electric vehicles.

You will hear the comments of Guillaume Duhamel (zegreenweb.com), Sergio Alvarez (diariomotor.com), Fabien Nicolardo (buzzecolo.com) or Marc André Koehnlein (automobile-propre.com).