Blainville-sur-Orne, France: Renault Trucks is due to start making its D and D Wide ZE electric trucks this month.
The electric models will be made alongside the truck assembly line for the distribution range, which produces 262 cabs and distribution trucks daily. A new 1,800m² ZE building is now entirely dedicated to technical operations relating to electric vehicles.
The Renault Trucks D and D Wide ZE are assembled on the same line as the equivalent diesel models. At the end of the assembly line, the electric trucks are returned to the ZE building for the technicians to carry out additional technical operations and quality tests.
Various subassemblies specific to all-electric vehicles (drive, engine, gearbox, central unit, etc.) are assembled then transported to the assembly line be mounted onto the vehicle.
Renault Trucks predicts that electric vehicles will represent 10% of its sales volume by 2025.
