Flying on the heels of Tesla’s popular Roadster vehicles, Renault has released a bit of details about its new DeZir electric vehicle. A luxury concept car, this electric powerhouse could be shown for the at September’s Paris Auto Show. The DeZir is beautiful, but it may not be able to compete with Tesla’s small customer base though.
Details of the Renault DeZir
The Renault DeZir is a concept car that has not yet been seen on the road. The 100-mile range of the car 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. The two-seater coupe design uses a bench seat and cockpit-style design. It’s zero to one hundred is five seconds.
Comparing the DeZir to the old Tesla Roadster
The only all electric sports roadster on the road is the Tesla Roadster. With a range of up to 300 miles, the Tesla has the longest range of a production. Unlike the DeZir, the roadster demands a specialty charging plug, though Tesla assures customers they’ll be making the switch to a standard plug. Both autos are designed as two-door coupes and both are targeting a very well-heeled market.
A DeZir on the market
The Renault DeZir is a concept car. The reality of numerous concept cars, though, is they don’t make it to market quickly, if at all. The Chevy Volt was introduced as a concept car almost five years ago. Many concept cars don’t hit mass-market production. Even if the DeZir goes into mass production, it will most likely be showing up at about the same time as more affordably priced and long-range electric vehicles are accessible to the mass market. This means the Renault DeZir could have to do a lot with customers if the DeZir is to be successful.
