Well, of course I appreciate the sexy skin, but the real innovation is the "QuickDrop" system for replacing an exhausted battery pack. This is the concept envisioned by Shai Agassi and his Better Place, with its network of battery pack replacement stations where he owns the battery packs and the driver just pays for the service as he or she uses it. While others threw up their hands at the difficulty of the chicken-egg problem of charging stations and compatible cars, he went ahead enlisting partners to make the whole system possible. Renault was the first auto manufacturer partner, and Israel and Denmark the first geography partners. Of course, DeZir is a brand image leader, a la Tesla, and other, more practical Renault electrics are also coming soon. Interesting, too, that the motor in the DeZir is the same as in the Nissan Leaf, but I haven't heard anything about the QuickDrop system for the Leaf. Have you?
The Renault DeZir Unveiled At Paris Motor Show | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
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