Renault ZOE: a car conceived and designed to be 100% electric from the start, a pretty face and a built-in multimedia tablet that geeks will love, plus she’s good for the planet… Renault ZOE is THE car that we’ve all been waiting for since the revelation of the ZOE Preview show car, which already boasted 90% of the mass-production model lines. Renault ZOE not only looks good on paper, after our test drive we’re totally under its electric spell!

The Renault ZOE is shown as instigating a revolution in a TV ad entitled "The fall of the wall". By showcasing the vehicle's lack of noise and emissions, the ad portrays the ZOE as a leader in the new era of electric mobility.

Renault’s electric supermini ZOE will launch across Europe in the coming months. The vehicle, which was designed from scratch as an electric vehicle,  is produced at the Flins plant in France on the same line as the Clio.  The manufacturing process for ZOE is similar to that for an internal combustion engine car – with a few exceptions. Find out more in this video. 

As well as promoting the benefits of zero-emission mobility to its public, the French authorities are practising what they preach: they are buying more than 17,000 electric vehicles from Renault for use by the government and public authorities.

With a full range of pure electric vehicles, Renault and Nissan are the global leaders in sustainable mobility.

The Renault-Nissan Alliance has spent many years perfecting a range of silent-running electric vehicles that produce no tailpipe emissions whatsoever:
-   Family cars
-   Chic urban transport
-   Compact hatchbacks
-   Practical vans

ZOE, Renault’s latest pure electric vehicle, has an advanced drivetrain and a powerful battery pack. It has a highly efficient regenerative braking system and clever heat pump which minimises energy losses. All help to give ZOE an outstanding real world range of between 100-150kms and a homologated range of 210kms.

On Wednesday, November 21, actress Diane Kruger, arrived in an electric Renault ZOE to switch on the Christmas lights that will illuminate the world’s most beautiful avenue until January 9, 2013.

Diane Kruger is a German actress, most known for her roles in Troy, Joyeux Noël and Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds. She was a member of the jury at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. Click here to see her profile on imdb.com.

Renault has been official partner of the Champs-Elysées Christmas lights since 2012.

Parisians love ZOE! The latest pure electric vehicle to hit the streets, Renault ZOE has been one of the undoubted highlights of the Paris Motor Show, which runs until 14 October in the French capital.

As the show opened to the public we asked a few visitors what they thought of the car… and the verdict was hugely positive. They like the looks, the light and airy interior and the technology.

But most of all they love the fact that it produces zero tailpipe emissions. As one visitor said: “I’m thinking of buying one, as the environment is a big thing for me.”

Winning an award or two would normally be something to shout about… but the all-electric Renault ZOE supermini does everything in silence. So we’ll just have to whisper that ZOE has won a pair of ‘green’ awards.

The Next Green Car Awards 2012, run by the UK’s leading eco-conscious motoring website, has hailed the zero-emission Renault ZOE as its top supermini, highlighting its ‘impressive’ acceleration and ‘normal’ prices.