The decision to speed up implementation of such plans was made because each auto group in Europe will have to comply with the requirement to keep carbon dioxide emissions within an average of 95 grams per kilometer for its fleet as of next year.
“Dacia will have an electric model. It will happen. I can’t say when, though. We need a car built on Dacia’s DNA, or else there’s no point in it,” says Hakim Boutehra, general manager Renault Commercial Roumanie and managing director of the SE Europe cluster of Renault for Romania, Bulgaria and the Republic of Moldova.
Dacia has the technology, has got what it needs and the decision was made. Dacia will have such a car and announce it when the time comes, the official added.
The most likely scenario for Dacia would be the Renault K-ZE model launched in China, adapted to the European market. It was shown at the Paris Motor Show in September 2018 for launch on emerging markets and was the last major launch under the leadership of Carlos Ghosn before his arrest in Japan.
The car could cost some EUR15,000 to EUR20,000 in order to be a direct competitor to VW e-Up! and Skoda citigo e iV, which boast 270 kilometer range compared with K-ZE’s 250 kilometers. Renault also sells the ZOE model, which comes with a price tag of about EUR30,000 including VAT.
With a EUR20,000 car and an annual production volume of 50,000 units, Dacia would assemble one billion euros’ worth of electric cars a year.
(English version by Loredana Fratila-Cristescu)