On the heels of Tesla’s successful IPO, Renault has released a bit of data about its new DeZir electric automobile. A luxury concept car, this electric powerhouse could be shown for the first time at the Paris Auto Show in September. The DeZir is beautiful, but it may not be able to compete with Tesla’s small customer base though.
Renault DeZir facts
The Renault DeZir hasn’t been seen on the road yet. The 100-mile range of the vehicle comes from an engine with a Lithium Ion battery. A standard household outlet will charge the battery in just eight hours, and a quick-charge outlet will charge it to 80 percent in 20 minutes. It uses a cockpit style design and has a bench seat. It’s zero to one hundred is five seconds.
Trying to Compare the DeZir to the Tesla Roadster
The Tesla Roadster is presently the only all-electric sports roadster on the road. With a range of up to 300 miles, the Tesla has the longest range of a production electric automobile. As opposed to the DeZir, the roadster demands a specialty charging plug, though Tesla assures customers they will be making a switch soon to a standard plug. Both cars are intended as two-door coupes and are targeting a very well-heeled market.
Seeing a DeZir on the market
The Renault DeZir is definitely a concept car. The reality of numerous concept cars, though, is they don’t make it to market quickly, if at all. Five years ago, the Chevy Volt was introduced as a concept car. Mass market production is never hit by many concept cars. Even if the DeZir goes into mass production, it will probably be showing up at about the exact same time as more affordably priced and long-range electric cars are available to the mass market. This means the Renault DeZir will have to carve out a niche of customers very carefully if the DeZir is to be successful.
