Four of Groupe Renault's strategic technology partners – OSVehicle, ARM, Pilot and Sensoria - are presenting open-innovation and open-source projects at CES this week, illustrating new ways of thinking about mobility as technology meets transportation.

  Spirent Communications has announced that its Automotive Ethernet BroadR-Reach Conformance and Performance test solution has been selected by Renault. It will be used to help develop next gen in-vehicle networks that provide drivers and passengers with the multiple benefits of connected cars.

Qualcomm Incorporated and Renault s.a.s, today announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) concerning their co-operation on the Wireless Electric Vehicle Charging (WEVC) London trial and preliminary studies of the integration of Qualcomm Halo WEVC technology into some Renault vehicles. Renault will also join the London trial steering committee.

Renault has appointed Béatrice Foucher as Vice President of the Electric Vehicle Programme, effective from 1 September 2012. She will report to Philippe Klein, Executive Committee Member and Executive Vice President, Corporate Planning, Product Planning and Programs.

This week, the buzz for one of 2012’s most eagerly-anticipated cars continues to grow as Renault announces the ten shortlisted entries from the student design competition to tie in with the launch of the 100% electric vehicle, the Twizy. The unique style of the two-seater run-around has captured creative imaginations across the country, but stakes are high for finalists as the designs are now open to the general public to cast their votes to fi...

Renault’s Kangoo Van Z.E. range is now eligible for the UK’s new Plug-in Van Grant, offering buyers up to 20% off its purchase price*. In the case of the current International Van of the Year, the new initiative brings the line-up’s already tempting starting price down to £13,592 excluding VAT.

As buzz continues to grow for one of 2012’s most eagerly-anticipated cars – the 100% electric, two seater Twizy, Renault has launched a competition with a top prize to delight college and university students alike up and down the country. The French marque has launched a design competition for the new electric runabout, with one lucky winner set to receive enough money to cover a years’ worth of tuition fees (imagine the amount of supermark...

Renault unveiled four electric concept cars at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show with a promise to make them widely available to motorists starting in 2012… Since then, Renault has publicised each milestone in this ambitious and unique project, securing the backing of governments, signing partnership agreements and testing battery safety.

Motoring has reached an historic turning point. Energy-related challenges and essential environmental requirements have seen electric technology establish itself as a solution of tomorrow. In the near future, this form of power will see the development of a range of vehicles that deliver a holistic gain in terms of respect for the environment.

The countdown to Renault’s unprecedented wave of electric vehicles has already begun, but proving that it is still developing some of the finest internal combustion engines, its latest state-of-the-art diesel has propelled the Scenic to victory at the Next Green Car Awards 2011.

Renault has announced that British Gas will be its preferred supplier of vehicle charging points for its new range of 100% electric zero-emission(1) car and vans in the UK.

The first engine to appear in the Energy family is the dCi 130 which will gradually supersede the 1.9 dCi 130 (F9Q), initially in the Scénic and Grand Scénic ranges, then across the entire Mégane family

Following its world debut at the Paris Motor Show last autumn, Renault is now opening ordering for its new state-of-the-art 1.6-litre 130hp ‘Energy’ diesel engine. Initially available on Dynamique TomTom versions of Scénic and Grand Scénic, pricing starts at £20,900 on-the-road.