If more Western automakers can come out with cars like this, they stand a decent chance against Chinese EV automakers

@dreamcatcher3748

2 ай бұрын

I'm curious as to how you think that would be possible? Here's some wage info from ChatGPT. As of my last update in January 2022, the hourly wages for auto factory workers in the US and China varied significantly due to differences in labor laws, cost of living, and other factors. Here's a general comparison based on data available at that time: United States: - Hourly wages for auto factory workers in the US typically ranged from , depending on factors such as experience, location, and collective bargaining agreements. - In some cases, skilled workers or those with specialized roles could earn even higher wages, potentially exceeding $30 per hour. - Additionally, auto workers in the US often receive benefits such as healthcare, retirement contributions, and paid time off, which contribute to the overall compensation package. China: - Hourly wages for auto factory workers in China tended to be lower compared to the US, with rates ranging from approximately - However, it's important to note that wages can vary significantly depending on the region within China, with coastal areas generally offering higher wages compared to inland regions. - While Chinese auto factory workers may receive benefits such as healthcare and social insurance, these benefits might not be as extensive or comprehensive as those provided to workers in the US. It's essential to consider that these figures are approximate and can vary based on various factors such as the specific company, industry conditions, and economic changes over time. Additionally, labor costs in China have been increasing gradually due to factors such as rising living standards and labor shortages in some regions.

@karlf.karlsen4365

2 ай бұрын

The problem is that the Chinese controls most of the rare earth metals and minerals needed to produce batteries. They started buying the rights to these raw materials back in the early 2000s, and by now they have almost full control.

@weird-guy

2 ай бұрын

The cheapest ev in my country is the dacia spring that is a chinese car underneath and the MG4 a brand owned by a chinese company, so idk we need to wait and see if they can take advantage of their past ice glories, both citroën with e-c3 and renault with R5

@auspiciouslywild

2 ай бұрын

​@@karlf.karlsen4365Meh.. to actually get to like 50%+ market share, there needs to be new mines and new processing facilities opened to make those minerals. And there is a lot of planned capacity to be added in USA, Europe, Australia, etc. It also seems like the usage of rare earths is decreasing. LFP is becoming more popular, and there's not much rare minerals other than lithium.. and China doesn't actually have the lithium extraction in China. For motors, EV makers are finding ways to use less and less neodymium. You can make the motor completely without it, although they're less efficient at low speed.

@bardz0sz

2 ай бұрын

@@karlf.karlsen4365no, the problem is that traditional automakers are unable to build these cars at a profit because they have outdated methods of production. There’s a great interview on Autoline about it

The yellow is absolutely gorgeous. More companies should take a risk with bright colours because it brightens your day in a sea of grey and black cars

My parents had a bright orange R5 when I was a kid, I am hit with such strong feelings of nostalgia seeing this little car

@jean-yvesmartin6934

Ай бұрын

I had an Emeraude green with white lines R5 TX , wish i had kept it ...same goes for my first car , a bright orange 1962 2 CV )

While Americans drive backwards into oblivion in their trucks and SUVs, the Chinese and the French have their heads screwed on. This vehicle looks intelligent and fun. Gotta love the French for their non-vanilla designs.

@Sq7Arno

2 ай бұрын

It's pretty great. Heavily targeted at certain demographics as one can tell from the size of the rear seat, but there's nothing wrong with that. Very clever. The real news is that Western manufacturers are starting to target outside of the high end market. It's fantastic news. That said, I always got the impression that 2025 would be the year that price parity would start being pursued. This is even a little early. There were so many years of positioning, but now it seems the race is on.

@timscott3027

2 ай бұрын

True price parity will come nearer 2030 I think, this is still 5 grand more than a Clio give or take.

@anthonyr.4963

2 ай бұрын

R5 is not intelligent, no frunk, no one pedal driving, it's a boomer car, and i'm french.

@lebourse

2 ай бұрын

@@anthonyr.4963Yes but of what I heard about that car, the battery is made in France which particularly clever. That means for once a non chinese car brand understand they have to master the all process of bulding an electric car and not depend to China for the most important part which the battery. The R5 is not just a car, it's an industrial process.

@FrancescoDiMauro

2 ай бұрын

If it wasn't for the Americans (one in particular comes to mind), there wouldn't be any EVs to speak of.

That's the best looking EV I've seen. And if Renault are re-doing the 4 as well, we're in for a treat.

Car companies: 'We can't afford to make small cars. We only make SUVs now.' One car company: 'Here's our new small car.' The public: 'We love it. We'll take the lot.' Other car companies: 'We must copy this genius move and make a small car.' And thus, the cycle continues again. Good on Renault for making something so fantastic.

@drfisheye

2 ай бұрын

Yeah, and the Fiat 500e is Stellantis' best selling EV. The Peugeot 208 was the best selling car in Europe in 2022. Fun small cars still sell.

@ianrob4760

2 ай бұрын

mainly because perfect for cities and EV is at its very best for EV's perfect match @@drfisheye

@TheChromeRonin

2 ай бұрын

Gaaaaaaa, the trend to SUVs really annoy me. So much effort to make a huge brick drive OK, when they could just make it SMALLER! I really was stating to wonder if it was the need for the under floor space for the batteries, but nope, when you design for it, they can still fit in a CAR.

@tejasbhat1850

2 ай бұрын

Same thing happened in India about a decade ago with the Renault Duster SUV.

@Ikbeneengeit

2 ай бұрын

Remember when they killed the CitigoIV EV after one year, because it sold out instantly and they didn't want it to actually be successful.

My dad sold a ton of these back in the 80s, both 5s and Super 5s. One of my fondest memories as a kid is going on a road trip over a week on a Super 5 with a camper behind and having to stop here and there because the engine would start heating up, but that was kind of normal back then in this segment and it would be considered an opportunity to rest for a bit and have a sandwich :D This is a thing of beauty from Renault and they will sell as fast as they can make them!

And Denim is French of course, originally from “de Nimes”, meaning “From Nimes” where the fabric originated.

@ajc4000

2 ай бұрын

You just blew my mind

As someone whose kids have grown and gone and now it's just me, the misses and the dog, this looks like it fits the bill very well. Will be looking at this when we retire in France soon.

Imogen, with these cheaper new ev's coming online I't might be interesting if Fully Charged kept track of the 2nd hand market. Would be cool to see struggling families start to save on fuel costs. Probably not at that point yet but getting there.

@fullychargedshow

2 ай бұрын

We've had this discussion too and think you're absolutely right. Watch this space!

@MrDuncl

2 ай бұрын

In the U.K. the second hand market is plummeting. EVs are cheaper than ICE. I just checked on Autotrader and you can get a 2020 Audi e-tron with 21315 miles on the clock for £18498. The reason is there are no minimal tax, salary sacrifice schemes on used EVs. In contrast as a leased company car an Audi e-tron is deemed to have a "benefit in kind" of £29 a month.

@theunknownunknowns5168

2 ай бұрын

​@@fullychargedshow nice. The 2nd hand ev market is going to be important for low income families that don't have access to other means of transport. But also remote communities in Aotearoa during Cyclone Gabrielle we had many small communities without electricity, a issue solar and batteries will solve.

@AlanTov

2 ай бұрын

@@harshadagashemany EV batteries don’t use cobalt at all. Ans this practice could be stopped anyway.

@fullychargedshow

2 ай бұрын

@@harshadagashe The thing your comment immediately reveals is that you haven't ever watched another episode of The Fully Charged Show which has been going for 14 years with well over 1,000 episodes many of which have not only mentioned the issues around materials we all rely on to make the things we use, in depth, including the appalling issue of children working in copper and cobalt mines in the DRC. So let's just get a few FACTS into the discussion rather than something you read on some weird right wing pro fossil fuel forum. There are still a small number of children working in artisanal mining in the DRC, it is illegal and the authorities there have done a great deal to reduce the amount of kids working in these unsafe mines. What they dig up makes up less than 1% of global cobalt supplies. Now, today, one of the biggest consumers of cobalt is, and you will hate this but it is true, verified by multiple government and corporate research bodies, the oil industry. Your oil industry that you love and support uses cobalt in very large quantities to remove sulphur from diesel and petrol as part of the refining process. It's used to make oil slightly less toxic. The material fossil heads love to whine on and on about is used to refine OIL Have you heard of LFP batteries? No, of course not. Well, they contain NO cobalt, zero. None. They are now being used in over 50% of new electric cars, trucks, busses, vans etc. No cobalt. There are another 3 or 4 new battery chemistries being introduced commercially, NONE of them use any cobalt. There is more cobalt in the device you used to post your really boring, dated comment than in a new electric car. Cobalt is used to make stainless steel. We use a large amount of it in millions of products, none of which are electric cars. But you've been told 'say the cobalt is mined by children' and that will stop people buying electric cars. Well it isn't, it won't and bad luck sunshine, you are wrong. It's you and your oil burning pals who are using a material that is dug up by children. It's a disgrace, I hope you feel all holier than thou now, with your cobalt consuming fossil fuel that you can only use once.

I love the mossy yellow-green upholstery.

@andrewpreston4127

2 ай бұрын

It's the black tights that really do it...

I have to agree. They've nailed it. So many people will want one of these.

@t3hpwninat0r

2 ай бұрын

including me!

@marklola12

2 ай бұрын

Only people who already have a EV or want to get a EV...it won't change people's minds which is the majority of people in changing to EV cars more so the price. We need 20k and under cars

@marvin3935

2 ай бұрын

And so few will finally make it. Pure Compliance Car from a high-cost pilot facility, not even LFP yet. Good to know that at least others are nailing it, from VW (MEB Entry out of Spain), to Stellantis (C3, Panda, Frontera, 1008 - none produced in France), even BYD when localized from Hungary.

@deFruitberg

2 ай бұрын

@@marvin3935 LFP has a lower energy density, seems logic that a real small car doesn't use it. Compliance car? Renault was building EV's before all other European brands. This one will sell really well

@philm652

2 ай бұрын

They almost nailed it! I really want one but it wouldn't get in my shortlist for what it is for that price. It's another Honda E, I really want one but can't justify the price compared to the competition.

Great to see legacy auto coming up with a car you want to buy 🙂

That looks fantastic! I could totally see this becoming our second car.

I wouldn't have thought Imogen would be so conservative as to not like the interior, I think the yellow interior looks fantastic, it's great to see a manufacturer bold enough to try something outside the oh so boring grey grey grey grey grey every other manufacturer uses, the green version needs a green or red interior, I think the colorful interiors will be popular on this vehicle.

@fullychargedshow

2 ай бұрын

Hahah - especially as she's contractually obliged to advocate for the Fully Charged Yellow! We'll be having words...!

@user-gn6zf6hu4e

2 ай бұрын

I like the colourful, cheerful interior. Getting fed up with deadly dull grey and black. The interiors of some cars remind me of a coal mine. Well done Renault for cheering life up with a bit of colour.

LeCar is back , these cars were so much fun , as bd ahead of their time . Had a huge canvas sunroof , front wheel drive (great in the snow ) plenty of ground clearance to go off road , and fuel efficient. This EV at 25k will have a huge waiting line to purchase. Sign me up , I want one for upstate NY now :)

@jean-yvesmartin6934

Ай бұрын

Frenchy in the US...French cars have such a bad reputation here , French companies have completely gave up the US Market. Kind of sad, i'm sure this car could sell here....As well as my favorite , the A110 Alpine.

Everyone and his uncle seems to be reviewing the new R5 at the moment. I hope it doesn't disappoint when they road test it. :)

surprising to see a car that doesn't look mad or agressive.

@jondonnelly4831

2 ай бұрын

it's a bit mad and aggressive though. It isn't subtle or cute like a Fiat 500 or Honda E. It's got haunches and turn's heads. Fight me.

Considering it's even more spacious than a Mini E or a Fiat 500e for about half the price, and nearly all the same style, this could be a winner. And as nearly empty nesters, maybe we don't need the big Mondeo diesel any more. Can't wait for these to be in NZ to have a good look at one.

On the contrary, it would be pretty good if you were at the juncture in your life where you had little ones. This is def on the list.

What a great commentary....and a new word for my vocab .....Doosh! Can't wait to see one

@lotusgroup123

2 ай бұрын

Not to be confused with “douche”

One of my first cars was the Renault 5 and i love the nostalgia I’m getting looking at this… that its electric too means its a yes from me 😍

It's not 'CHEAP' as a car. But it has the one feauture every electric car should have: v2g. Hardly mentioned in the video, but fot a 50 kwh home battery you can drive, it is kind of cheap 😃.

@fullychargedshow

2 ай бұрын

take a look at our video on instagram or LinkedIn which goes a little more into the details of some of the tech. Imogen was peeved she couldn't do the whole episode on the V2G component! And of course when we say cheap, we mean great value and more affordable than other EVs, but if you want proper proper affordability in the true meaning of the word you wait til you see the Dacia Spring...!

@WilliamOwyong

2 ай бұрын

​@@fullychargedshowI could never envisage Imogen "peeved" but I assume it's part scary and part adorable.

@TomTom-cm2oq

2 ай бұрын

@@WilliamOwyongnailed it

@EugeneLambert

2 ай бұрын

@@fullychargedshow Can you please provide a link?

@fullychargedshow

2 ай бұрын

@@EugeneLambert instagram.com/p/C38DdbfNYrX/

I and my wife have dogs... It isn't important to have back seat "leg room". It's a pocket rocket with 4 wheels and electric.

The rear end on these is just amazing. It's nice to see Renault trying to pull everyone in the right direction with cars like this.

Excellent, well informed & presented review

Keep up the excellent work, Imogen and the rest of the Fully Charged team!

Damn, Renault is making some really good looking cars at the moment

Good for the school run then back and forth to work, family SUV for longer trips. I think I’m in for one of these. . .

God, I love Renault 5's.. I used to own one. Simple, but spacious, comfortable, efficiënt... And I almost bought a 5 Turbo (the more mondain version) as it was fantastic.. And this thing looks great too! Looking forward to driving one some day!

I'm sorry but £25k-£30k for a small hatchback is NOT 'affordable'. The car looks great though!!

@drysdalekev

2 ай бұрын

Maybe not to buy but I saw the Atto 3 was leasing at £275 a month and it's a 37k car. There's always good deals to be had.

@joules531

2 ай бұрын

@@drysdalekev Over the last 20 years, I've spent a total of just £1500 on three cars over that time. So roughly £6.25 a month. Compared to that, £275 a month is an enormous amount.

@drysdalekev

2 ай бұрын

@@joules531 well done you, but I presume you know your way around a car and how to fix them. You are hardly representative of the rest of the population.

@zacthegamer6145

2 ай бұрын

​@@drysdalekevNobody is going to lease an electric car for 20 years!

@jasonbaxter3658

2 ай бұрын

I don't tihnk you can compare second hand car prices to new car prices. @@joules531

That is so great! Pls stay in touch!

In the early 2000s I had a Mk2 R5 Turbo. Absolutely legendary hot hatch so this is a huge nostalgia hit for me. I love how much of the concept design is still in this too. I would love to see Renault do a hot version like MG did with the MG4 Xpower, though hopefully improve more than just the acceleration! Also, fingers crossed this is more reliable than my R5 Turbo was, though that wouldn't be hard!

@maxd.629

Ай бұрын

The hot version of the new electric R5 is coming. It is called Alpine A-290...

Great to see more semi-affordable, smaller EVs coming to market now. Thanks for the clear no-BS review. And you mantioned *parking*! Got to be a first in a car review. The one thing that we do all the time that barely gets a thought normally.

@thekaxmax

2 ай бұрын

They've mentioned parking in other reviews on this channel.

@decimal1815

2 ай бұрын

👍

@MrDuncl

2 ай бұрын

Are you watching too many American reviews where they think a Telsa Model X could do with being a bit bigger 🙂

@decimal1815

2 ай бұрын

@@MrDuncl 😂 yes maybe that's it. In the US, everyone likes to look over the top of the car in front. Double decker SUVs are coming any time now..

Renault can take my money! This is probably the perfect spec EV that I"m looking for, hope it gets a released in Australia too.

Thanks for the review. We were waiting for an EV like this Renault R5 E-Tech. Good model, good specs, V2G, good range, good price . . . . but, sadly comes with a NMC chemistry battery. With an LFP it would have been 100% of the 100, now it misses out for us on a main point.

@pauld3327

2 ай бұрын

Agree. LFP would have been much better.

This looks like a very nice looking EV by Renault! Thanks for the video!

248 miles range is pretty decent if that is really achievable

@4literv6

2 ай бұрын

Requires 5 miles per kwh in efficiency to achieve. Doubt it does that with a single weak motor in real world testing. The most efficient cars now ev wise are in the low 4 miles per kwh in real world consumption.

@jonathantaylor1998

2 ай бұрын

@@4literv6 Renault seem to have a good track-record of building efficient EVs and for this vehicle size, I don't think 5 miles/kWh is at all unachievable - my 2017 BMW i3 did 4.3 miles/kWh on my 105 mile trip today, approx 65% motorway / 35% A-roads in 8°C temps and I regularly get 5+ miles/kWh in summer.

@xxwookey

2 ай бұрын

That is probably a WLTP number and thus very optimistic. It probably does do 220 though which is generally sufficient.

@choshun8

2 ай бұрын

Best I got on my Zoe was about 250 miles but this was just the guesstimate the car made. Now averages around 220 on 90% charge. Also shows 4.5 mpkwh during summer. The “problem” with the R5 is that it is being marketed as the first cheap ev with a good range but the Zoe is/was offering similar at the same price with an easily achievable dealer discount. The bigger battery and more powerful motor is the same price as I paid for the Zoe 2 years ago

@4literv6

2 ай бұрын

@@choshun8 exactly and foreigners so quickly forget about the Chevy bolt SMH available since late 2016-late 2023 here in the U.S. It was the equivelant of the much ballyhooed dolphin ev from byd and the zoe etc. You can get 1 of the few remaining ones below 20k in many states right NOW. And it's coming back in late 2025 with an updated lfp pack, better charging and motors etc. 260+miles of epa range, 200+hp 0-60mph in mid 6s etc. Seats 4 adults easily. 👍🏻😎

Nice , value is getting better . My new Huyndai Tucson plugin hybrid is great , was affordable enough for decent lease payments , using it fully electric for daily driving.

@4evermetalhead79

2 ай бұрын

Please note it’s a *Hyundai*.

@Client_Match

2 ай бұрын

​@@4evermetalhead79I assumed this was tongue in cheek and was spelling it phonetically how the recent UK adverts now tell us how to pronounce it correctly.

@vesawuoristo4162

2 ай бұрын

@@4evermetalhead79 I can never remember how to spell it , and this our fourth one

sexy little car with a cheeky grin , suspect there will be a price war this year, as more cars fall into the 25/30 k bracket.

Renault have nailed it, they will sell in the millions. ✅ well done.

@aldob5681

2 ай бұрын

i bet not

@bulenthide9129

2 ай бұрын

I ts so ugly. Renault will be disappointed

@garrycroft4215

2 ай бұрын

@@bulenthide9129 it’s a good thing that everyone is different, otherwise there would only be two cars on the road, a RAV4 and Corolla.

@ketkroketdumont8238

2 ай бұрын

The range is way too short for this high cost. Will not sell well because people need range.

@garrycroft4215

2 ай бұрын

@@ketkroketdumont8238 no they don’t, it’s a city car. Every morning you will wake up with 250 miles of range. That’s 91,250 miles a year without ever public charging. Obviously if you do far more miles than that or have 5 children and a caravan then you buy an EV9 with 7 seats and a longer range. It really isn’t rocket science.

Back in 1983, an electric car store opened in my town. They sold 2 models, they were both new ICE car EV conversions. They did about 45 miles on a charge with lead-acid batteries and required overnight to charge (L1 only). One of them was - the Renault 5. I think they were called Electricar.

Damn, it's real! Love the styling, love pretty much every design decision too. I've been eyeing up the MG4 for some time - and it's still an awesome ev imo, very impressed on a test drive - but this, this, on man, if that pricing is accurate, this tops the list from me now. Bravo Renault, bravo!! Also, Imogen is great!

Very nice car as well as a swift and nice presentation. Would be great if you in your future videos also could mention prices en Euro and more important consumption in Kw/100 km. 😊

I was hoping more info on V2G (bi-dir charger price, V2H? what level of control available) from fully charged show, sad to say I got same info as other car channel videos. 😢

@fullychargedshow

2 ай бұрын

Take a look at the V2G episode we put out on Tuesday! Not a load of info on the V2G for this just yet! Also take a look at our instagram where we've gone through some more of the tech we couldn't fit into this episode!

@xxwookey

2 ай бұрын

@@fullychargedshow Why do instagram people get more info than youtube people?

@KevinT3141

2 ай бұрын

​@@xxwookey Yeah, I do Facebook, Twitter/X, and KZread. I have no desire to start spending time on a fourth platform...

I had Renaults back in the day with their soft suspension but comfortable cars, until I drove a 5 turbo! I've gone back to them with our Zoe, which I love and this new 5 looks great as a replacement in a few year's time.

The Car looks brilliant but the Mobilize Power 2 Charger that is being 'bundled' into the Order process is not being supported at the moment by UK Energy Suppliers and its bi-directional charging capabilities are not supported by Octopus when I contacted them earlier this week.

Absolutely ADORE this. I'd absolutely buy one in a Violet-Purple colour.

Think you may need to think on the price that you stated of £25k to £30k more like starting at £22k

@bikeman123

2 ай бұрын

😂 no chance

It’s a supermini ev, of course rear seats leg room is going to be compromised.

@philv3941

2 ай бұрын

70 cm shorter than a model 3 !

Great looking car, specs seems to be ok, and V2L ,it wants me to buy it, especially the yellow version,well done, Renault. I always loved the old R5 series too. 😎

The car exterior design looks awesome and very appealing. The technology side of things with V2L/V2H, Plug&Charge, one pedal driving, heat pump, possibility to tow a trailer,… seems also excellent !!! However, it is quite sad that they made some very dumb mistakes (no legroom in backseats, difficulty to step your feet below the front seats, ugly designed and inconvenient central and multimedia console, 3 commodos on the right side prone to mistakes,… The Citroën ë-C3 interior design seems much cleaner and much more practical on a daily basis…. So I would need to see and test both of them to get a better idea…

we want actual cheap EV cars, no fancy materials no weird looking headlights and body (harder to fix and expensive to buy) , no fancy alloys , we want actual affordable 2010 Dacia sandero style electric cars

@iBot1978

2 ай бұрын

You already mentioned it: Dacia Spring. Renault Nissan just developed a new fully EV platform, prices will still be a bit premium for that. Get a use Dacia now and a used R5 in 2 Years 😏

@user-fm6ns5nb4j

2 ай бұрын

Exactly. If you want to make the car cheaper and extend the range rip out all the unnecessary electronics (starting with the electric handbrake) and just build a basic car. If you want to cater to those who like fancy toys you can add a swish model of the same basic vehicle to your range.

@FeniksGaming

2 ай бұрын

This when we talk cheap EV saying £25k to £30k isn't cutting it. We need sub £15k EVs with at least 150 miles range before we see any sensible adaptation

@TheOxiongarden

2 ай бұрын

​@@FeniksGamingOnce again you have the Dacia Spring

@jaker3151

2 ай бұрын

If you want an affordable (under £15K) EV car you'll have to look at the used market for now.

I'm glad that someone at Renault looked at the Honda Urban EV concept and the Ioniq 5 and asked the question of what if they had a love child. The result is fun yet elegant styling at a reasonable price point. Honda, are you watching??? This could have been you. Sigh.

@MrDuncl

2 ай бұрын

Both the Renault 5 and Ioniq 5 have styling inspired by cars from the past (Pony is the case of the Hyundai).

@patreekotime4578

2 ай бұрын

@@MrDuncl No. Im not talking about 1970s hatchbacks. The design cues I'm talking about are unique aspects of the modern Ioniq 5 and Urban EV designs.

@fluidefluide1128

Ай бұрын

They might have also looked at the Renault 5 and thought "Let's do that again "

Renault did'nt invited you to the presentation? Great review

@fullychargedshow

2 ай бұрын

They did! but Jack and Imogen were at our Sydney Everything Electric Show. We had to get to Geneva to quash the fomo!

Imogen is your busiest presenter this week. That’s great. Love her work 👍

Yeah that's cool. Possibly even cooler than the Abarth! I kinda want one :D

@fairybuddy-angel2035

2 ай бұрын

Possibly? Definitely! History, pedigree and now contemporary again.

@PikaStu666

2 ай бұрын

@@fairybuddy-angel2035 Not sure about that, Abarth is celebrating its 70th anniversary so plenty pedigree there...

Looks really nice, V2G is fantastic to see on more cars, Interested to know if acoustic windscreen is more expensive to replace when it gets a chip

Seems a nice and reasonably priced car. Love Imogen’s usual wonderful and calm presence amid the crowded background.

I had a LeCar. It was quirky and loads of fun. The thing I do not like about non-Tesla EV's is the location of the charging port. Put it in the front like the Nissan Leaf or on the rear quarter.

Additional info: You can also upgrade AC charing to 22kw - which I highly recommend. It lets you charge the whole car in 3h - even with AC.

I just wanted to thank you first of all you showed everything I wanted to see. I actually like the deeper boot as you say 😂 because you can then cover that or you can stack two suitcases on top. Giving you more storage in a small car. On the west coast of the United States we have a serious problem with people breaking into cars and stealing. So the more you can hide things in your car the better off you are.I do agree with you though if you're trying to get something heavy out of that boot it's going to be challenging to get it up and over the boot.

I like the coloured panels inside the doors.

Looks interesting but speaking as a Danish guy IDK if this is really gonna catch on, at least here. Like the design, many Danes would definitely use the word "tacky" to describe it, like its trying to pop and not everything in its design really works for that. Danes generally like minimalistic designs and in many cases French design sensibilities like those on the Renault 5 are complete opposites of those in foreign markets. One of the most consistently succesful cars in Denmark over the last few years have been the Renault 208 and I think the design definitely plays a part in that, even if a lot of Danes find the "Tiger tooth" lights to be tacky, its just a smaller element of an otherwise very minimalist car. Also one thing many are itching for here is an electric microcar, which has yet to hit the market around here. The closest we got was the Dacia Spring but that was taken off the Danish market after a very short time due to, and I quote, "Appalling quality", and the refreshed Dacia Spring won't be imported either as reporters have come back claiming the same issues as on the old model. Like what people want is an electric car equivalent to a Citroen C1, Peugeot 108, Kia Picanto, Suzuki Alto, VW Up! or Toyota Aygo, at a sub- £15.000 price tag and options for no infotainment or digital integration required. Simply plug and play with no software updates needed. Those are the breaking points for many consumers here. Simply put Danish consumers won't like all the extra gimmicky add-ons in this car that drive up the price and want a simple EV with no frills. Probably part of the reason why the VW eUp and Seat Mii were somewhat popular here back when they were still being sold.

Imogen being knarly at 2:12 is my new screen saver!

I would love to see Everything Electric Expo in Vienna. For central Europe it is perfect location. You would cover 4 states (Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Czech) with 3 nearby capital cities. Please consider coming to Central Europe at some point! 🙂

Gret video and a nice external design of the car. BUT no frunk, a media stalk you can't see when driving, a bloody start button and two handbrake buttons - all the things I don't like about my Zoe. Plus plenty of other superfluous hang ups from older generations. Strip it back!

@fullychargedshow

2 ай бұрын

you wait til you see the new Dacia Spring!

@richcolour

2 ай бұрын

yes absolutely, we just need the basics and a cheaper price

@tomp4944

2 ай бұрын

@@fullychargedshow Could you PLEASE get to Korea and cover the Kia Ray EV? It's better than any other lower-range car you've covered by such a huge margin. And while you're there, cover Bongo trucks. You don't know you need them until you see them in a space where they are normal.

I love the design and the fact they sticked to the concept car...but ahm a realistic 30k for a small, mostly urban car isn t what I d call cheap or economical by any means... and yeah I hear the manufacturers and lawmakers alike going "ha yeah, you won t get anything cheaper, it ll be banned or not available anymore"... but given most ppl can t afford to pay a car upfront or - even worse- don t mind owning nothing whilst paying...yeah whatever. I love it regardless but cheap, it is not.

@ricardo3699

2 ай бұрын

Are you Aan invalid can't work study invest do the minimum more like it...

@markreed9853

2 ай бұрын

sadly a cars price is more than the sum of its parts - it has to pay for all the R&D and new factory fitting out costs so will still struggle to make a profit any time soon.

@ensteffo

2 ай бұрын

@@ricardo3699 Of course the most moronic idiocy would come from someone with that blue and yellow avatar.

Well I'm sold, now to see if it makes it to Australia at anything like those prices!

Handsome car. Renault are coming good it seems - not much it yet but I really like the look of the R4. Looking forward to your walk around and drive tests when the time comes.

Great report and cover. See you and Robbert at the show

Love it! Superbe - très cool!

Last time I bought a new R5 it was £5555, paid another £100 for the dealer to install a sunroof.

@lotusgroup123

2 ай бұрын

And it would fit easily in an average garage or parking place.

@arndtdavid9587

2 ай бұрын

there is sth. called "inflation". How much money did you earn and how does it compare to today? 😉

@79blustone

2 ай бұрын

Did it leak? 😂

@bordersw1239

2 ай бұрын

@@79blustone . Amazingly - no, unlike many of the factory fitted ones I’ve had. It was a very simple pop up one though.

@johnw65uk

2 ай бұрын

Renault 5 turbo was £11k in the mid 80s that with inflation in todays money is £33k. So I think it’s worth it for something as fast but significantly safer and better equipped than the original.

Absolutely beautiful ; ) the car looked nice too

Nice to see a manual hatch not a ridiculous motorised one.

Now this is a car I would like to have. I like small cars as I live in a city and since electric is the thing right now, this ticks my box.

My uncle had two Renault 5's and it was like a basket on wheels that just delivered. If you didn't have a vast family, what more did you need? Obviously, France has a lot to be proud of in development of modernist cars and I would hope that sort of rationale continues to win out.

Really like the supply chain steps by Renault on this too - look forward to seeing them out and about.

This looks brilliant! Might have considered it if I didn't already have a preorder on the Volvo EX-30

It's nice, and I'd definitely consider it as a replacement for my Zoe. Unfortunately, I don't know when it's actually coming out, but I'm pretty sure it won't be in time. My Zoe will be handed back in about July/August this year. So may have to give the MG4 a look this time instead.

@Muppetkeeper

2 ай бұрын

You won't see these in the UK this year I'm sorry to say.

@bujin1977

2 ай бұрын

@@MuppetkeeperYeah, thought that might be the case. Will have to consider it for the car after next!

The best tiny car I’ve been in in a long while. As a person that doesnt like French cars, I’m happy to say that Renault just knocked it out of the park with this one!

Nice looking motor, this should do well.

But will they sell it here in Brazil? Because here, Renault's lineup is mostly "emerging market" cars, many of them being rebadged Dacias or the Kardian SUV (which shares some parts with the new Dacia Sandero). They also have the ICE-powered Kwid and the Kwid E-Tech (rebadged as the Dacia Spring in Europe), which has had its price slashed by a third since BYD launched the Dolphin and later the Seagull (sold here as the Dolphin Mini).

I had a Renault 5 turbo in the early 90s loved that little car if this little beauty drives as well as that I’m in

This is interesting , the use of bolder colors means they are aiming for a younger public with less money on the pocket , just like they did with Twingo (the original).

I like the R5 great move from Renault and it looks set for success It's not an MG4 rival - the MG is bigger and has more range. The EV MG3 will be the R5 competitor

Charging cable under a panel in the boot means either rearranging or removing the boot contents should you need to recharge before emptying it.

Good to have choices !

❤ Imogen Bhogal & Renault 5 E-Tech ❤

Thank you.

7:41 Microsoft Clippy got a Renault costume?

@fullychargedshow

2 ай бұрын

we thought so too!!

@matthewbaynham6286

2 ай бұрын

@@fullychargedshowFor those who are too young to remember Clippy, be very thankful, Clippy was amazingly annoying.

@oenkepoenke

2 ай бұрын

@@fullychargedshow it's called "Reno" like eg Sean Reno and pronounced similar (at leat for non french ears like mine) to "Renault", of course :-)

@oenkepoenke

2 ай бұрын

@@matthewbaynham6286 it was a F'in P in the A!!! 😆 I was soo happy to be using Linux and StarOffice (later opensourced as OpenOffice / LibreOffice) for some time already - and before I used WordPerfect (and PageMaker for complex documents), as MS W*rd was only good to eat up all your time and efforts of trying to get a proper (only a bit complex) document done. Most of the time eating parts of the document itself 🙄🤪

RENAULT nailed it!!! Battery with proper temperature management, V2L (and V2G) are INDISPENSABLE, independent suspension, heat pump as standard, acoustic isolation, gearshift in the steering (very practical), good seats and general comfort, ergonomy, ARM REST almost forgot!!! Also good engine power! This car is checking the boxes it seems, I'm amazed 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌 Will it have an option for Rear Wheel Drive? That would be the cherry on top!

Looks like my perfect car. Plenty of fun, 4 doors for the odd time you need them. Shame there isn’t a big battery option, I often do 300+ miles over a weekend.

Very excited about this very cool looking car

Very nice. When can we expect to buy one in America?

One of the best looking cars of the last decade for me! 💙⚡️

Does anyone know what battery chemistry this has?

Does it come with an engine option?

Looks good and prices of EV’s finally seem to be moving in the right direction. But it’s a real shame that you didn’t talk a little bit more about the V2G spec, whether it’s AC or DC coupled, are Renault supplying a bidirectional charger, what will it’s output be…. Given this could be a standout feature, perhaps 30secs could have been given to this perhaps in exchange for some of the debatable colour opinions?

the front remember me the original twingo ... the main reason probably because the headlight shape