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Renault Group PRESS RELEASE June 30th , 2021 Renault eWays ElectroPop : a historic acceleration of Renault Group's EV strategy to offer competitive , sustainable & popular electric vehicles Renault Group makes a historic acceleration in its EV strategy , leveraging its technological and industrial assets along with 10 years of experience in electric mobility to make bold choices and offer competitive , sustainable , and popular electric vehicles . COMPETITIVE & SUSTAINABLE : ○ The greenest mix in the European market in 2025 , with over 65 % of electric and electrified vehicles in the sales mix and up to 90 % electric vehicles in the Renault brand mix in 2030 . о ○ о о O Renault ElectriCity : a compact , efficient , high - tech electric ecosystem in Northern France , combined with the Group's e - powertrain MegaFactory in Normandy . A strategic partnership with Envision AESC to build a gigafactory in Douai to support the manufacture of latest technology , cost - competitive , low - carbon batteries from 2024 . A joint project with the French start - up Verkor to codevelop a high - performance , locally sourced , and sustainable battery by 2022 . A standardized cell footprint covering 100 % of future BEV launches across all segments to reduce costs by 60 % at pack level by 2030 . A highly compact e - powertrain enabling -30 % on costs and -45 % on wasted energy , giving an extra EV range of up to 20km . POPULAR & AFFORDABLE : ○ A more balanced and more profitable product portfolio with 10 new electric vehicles . ○ Two icons with Renault 5 costing 33 % less compared to ZOE and another timeless revival with ' 4ever ' . O A muscled - up all - electric C - segment with the All - new MéganE in 2022 . Renault Group expertise in generating added value throughout the battery lifecycle with Mobilize : up to 400 euros per year with V2G for EV drivers and a residual value of up to 500 euros per battery . " Today is a historic acceleration of Renault Group's EV strategy and for ' made in Europe ' . By building Renault ElectriCity , our compact , efficient , high - tech electric ecosystem in Northern France , together with our e - powertrain MegaFactory in Normandy , we are creating the conditions of our competitiveness at home . We'll train , invest , and partner with established & emerging best - in - class actors in their fields including : ST Micro - electronics , Whylot , LG Chem , Envision AESC , and Verkor . Ten new electric models will be conceived and up to one million electric vehicles will be manufactured by 2030 , from cost - efficient urban vehicles to higher end sports cars . On top of efficiency , we are betting on iconic designs such as the beloved R5 to bring the Renault touch to electrification : making electric cars popular ” , said Luca de Meo , CEO of Renault Group . Batteries : mastering NMC chemistry to produce one million units Alliance - wide by 2030 Leveraging its 10 - year experience in the electric vehicle value chain , Renault Group's battery strategy led to bold standardization choices within the Alliance to unleash competitiveness . With NMC based chemistry 1