We live in a world where efficiency is one of the most important points of the automotive industry. Vehicle emissions are measured to the millimeter and also what is polluted during their production. Therefore, all manufacturers are seeking carbon neutrality throughout their production process. Renault talks about achieving it in Europe by 2040 and globally by 2050. Renault Emblem It is a prototype that wants to serve as a guide to achieve these demanding objectives.
So much so, that it is a model that has managed to reduce its CO2 emissions by 90% compared to other equivalent current cars. Although it really doesn’t have much to do with other models in the Renault range, as it is a 4.80 meter long shooting brake with a very attractive silhouette. Choose this type of bodywork responds to aerodynamic reasonssomething that is always linked to efficiency. There is no lack of evident personality through a novel design language.
The marked shapes and polygonal motifs are mixed with details such as faired wheels or striking lighting. Although the most important thing about the Renault Embleme is probably what it hides inside. It moves thanks to a 217 hp bienergia electric motorwhich we could translate as having two different ways of eating. On the one hand there is the more traditional batterywhich is a 40 kWh NMC that gives it sufficient autonomy for day-to-day life.
However, this prototype also has a hydrogen fuel cell which gives it extra autonomy for long trips. They say that together they could reach 1,000 kilometers without recharging, having about 350 kilometers only with a hydrogen refill in five minutes. Therefore, the impact of the Embleme is minimal and it also forgets about the limitations. It has been created with an adaptation of the AmpR Medium platform and has a fairly light weight of 1,750 kg.
At the moment it is a design exercise and nothing has been said about taking it to production. However, it is a plausible project that has had up to 20 luxury partners to reach unprecedented levels of efficiency. This has also required an analysis of the entire life cycle of the product from the beginning of its production to its retirement after 200,000 kilometers. If 24 tons of CO2 emissions were recorded in a Megane E-Tech and 49 tons in the Captur, in this prototype it remains at just 5 tons…
