Renault unveiled its new Scénic Imaginative and prescient concept-car on the ChangeNOW summit in Paris. Its hybrid electrical and hydrogen powertrain goals to scale back downtime associated to vitality recharging whereas decreasing the carbon footprint, together with the battery. Renault Scénic Imaginative and prescient is zero emission in manufacturing and in use with a 75% smaller carbon footprint than a standard battery electrical automobile.
Renault Scenic Imaginative and prescient’s 160 kW electrically excited synchronous motor derives instantly from Renault Megane E-TECH Electrical’s motor and is made on the plant in Cléon. It makes use of no rare-earth components, which helps to scale back its carbon footprint and create a accountable and sustainable ecosystem. The 40 kWh battery is recyclable and shall be made in France by 2024 on the Renault ElectriCity Gigafactory. It’s two instances lighter, smaller and prices lower than a battery for the same electrical automobile.
The hybrid is supplied with a 16kW gas cell. The H2-Tech expertise relies on the vary extender idea, which makes it potential to hold a battery that’s twice as mild, for a similar vary, thus contributing to decarbonization past the electrification of the automobile. Though this answer is a imaginative and prescient for a passenger automotive, Renault Group by way of Hyvia (three way partnership with Plug Energy) already gives hydrogen options on LCVs.
In 2030 and past, as soon as the community of hydrogen stations is giant sufficient, it is possible for you to to drive as much as 800 km—or, for instance, 750 km from Paris to Marseille—with out stopping to cost the 40 kWh battery. You’ll solely must cease for five minutes or much less to fill the hydrogen tank.
Renault Scenic Imaginative and prescient has an all-new platform that’s purpose-designed to suit all of the elements: the electrical motor, hydrogen engine, battery, gas cell and hydrogen tank. The engine is on the rear, so there’s sufficient area for the two.5 kg hydrogen tank on the entrance; the gas cell is beneath the ground, in the back of the platform, behind the battery.
Following on from the partnerships already entered into, this automobile has a carbon footprint that’s 75% smaller than that of an electrical automobile such because the Megane E-Tech electrical. Its battery is as much as 60% much less carbon-intensive than an equal battery, due to using brief loops and low-carbon sourcing of minerals, and using low-carbon vitality to assemble and produce the battery.
Onboard applied sciences provide enhanced security for drivers and passengers, decreasing the variety of accidents by as much as 70%.
The outside reveals the shapes and magnificence of a brand new household mannequin that shall be marketed in 2024. Its inside design is a forward-looking research of future Renault interiors.
70% of the supplies used within the automobile are recycled and greater than 95% of the automobile is recyclable, together with the battery. The ground of the automobile was composed by agglomerating plastic scraps from different sources (milk bottles, plastic pipes, and many others.). On the entire automobile, 30% of the plastic is biosourced. The automobile’s fittings are product of recycled carbon from the aeronautical trade.
Brief loops are being deployed on strategic supplies reminiscent of platinum, copper, aluminum and metal in addition to the battery’s minerals. Tires are sourced from a GNSPR member producer, dedicated to environmental and human rights duty. The gas cell tank is product of carbon fiber from recycled paper waste.
