Renault announces 2011 production of all-electric Kangoo van

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November 9, 2009 by admin

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Renault, Europe/EU

Kangoo be bop Z.E. – Click above for high-res image gallery

Last week, Renault announced it will build the Twizy EV in Spain starting in 2011 and plug-in vehicle batteries and the Zoe Z.E. in France in 2012. But Renault’s push to bring electric cars to market soon don’t stop there, they’ve got a trinity to complete. Today, Renault said it build the all-electric Kangoo Van in early 2011 in Northern France. The Kangoo will be built at Renault’s M.C.A. (Maubeuge Construction Automobile plant where the automaker also builds standard Kangoos and Renault has been building vans for twenty years.

The production van won’t look like the concept be bop version that Renault unveiled in May (above), but it “will be designed for professionals, primarily for urban and suburban use,” Renault says. The Kangoo, along with the sporty Zoe and the city-dwelling Twizy, gives Renault a varied collection of all-electric vehicles that, possiblye, everyday drivers will be able to buy in two or three years. Throw in alliance partner Nissan’s Leaf and you’re looking at the most-developed EV line-up around.

Gallery: Renault Kangoo be bop Z.E.