50,000th all-electric Renault Zoe rolls off production line

The 50,000^th Renault ZOE has rolled off the production line at its specialist plant at Flins. The milestone vehicle was sold to Sylvie, a French citizen from Saint Cloud, Paris.

Guillaume Berthier, Electric Car Sales and Marketing Director, presented Sylvie  with the keys to her Zoe at the Flins plant near Paris, the only Zoe site for global distribution. It was Sylvie’s children who encouraged her to choose a Zoe and she intends to use it every day. Renault says 98% of Zoe customers are satisfied with their 100% electric-in-use vehicle.

Since 2013, Renault has been the only carmaker to have a complete all-electric vehicle range with the Twizy, Zoe and Kangoo Z.E. Since then, the EV market has grown rapidly, expanding by 48% worldwide in 2015. A total of 18,500 Zoe vehicles were sold last year for a market share of 20% in Europe and over 55% in France.

Charging an electric vehicle in Europe is now easier, thanks to the continuing rollout of new infrastructure. Today, more than 60,000 charge points are available to the public in Europe.