雷诺近日宣布,2014款Eolab概念车量产版将视市场需求适时推出。公司首席绩效官Jerome Stoll近日表示，雷诺准备推出其首款插电混动车，不过该车不会很快推出，还要看究竟有多少消费者愿意为增加的硬件支付更多金钱，比较目前在路上行驶的车辆中只有1%是混动车型。他在股东大会上表示，这款车将视市场需求情况随时推出。在去年巴黎车展亮相的Eolab概念车采用插电混动技术，包括一台功率75马力，扭矩95牛米1.0升三缸汽油引擎和一台功率68马力，扭矩200牛米电机，百公里油耗仅为1升。该车配备的6.7千瓦时锂电池可使车辆在纯电动模式下行驶66公里。不过，不要指望量产版也像概念车那样省油，概念车采用了包括铝镁和碳纤维在内的多种材料复合结构，车重仅为955公斤。而量产版采用更为普通的车身结构以降低成本，因此车重将进一步增加，当然油耗也将更高。
Renault Eolab production version done, will be out "as soon as the market is ready"
Renault has announced a production version of the 2014 Eolab concept will be introduced "as soon as the market is ready."
Company's chief performance officer Jerome Stoll recently said Renault is ready to introduce its first ever plug-in hybrid model but it will be a while until the car will come out as the French marque has decided to wait until more people will agree to pay the extra price commanded by the added hardware since right now less than 1% of cars on the roads are hybrids. Speaking during the annual shareholder meeting at the end of last month, Stoll said a production version of the Eolab will go on sale "as soon as the market is ready."
We remind you the Eolab concept debuted at last year's Paris Motor Show with a fuel consumption of only 1 liter / 100 km (235 mpg US or 282 mpg UK). Its plug-in hybrid system consists of a 3-cylinder 1.0-liter gasoline engine rated at 75 PS & 95 Nm working together with an electric motor producing 68 PS & 200 Nm. It has a lithium-ion battery with a 6.7 kWh capacity enabling a pure electric range of 41 miles (66 km).
Don't expect the production version to be just as frugal taking into account the concept weighs only 955 kg (2,105 lbs) thanks to an advanced multi-material construction combining aluminum with magnesium, carbon fiber composites and magnesium. The road-going car will have a more conventional body to enable a lower price and as a consequence it will be heavier, thus increasing fuel consumption.