If you want an electric car from Renault, you have to be patient now. On Friday, March 25th, the French manufacturer stopped selling Zoe and Co. The order freeze also affects plug-in hybrids, which are even more popular. It is uncertain when it will start again.
Renault no longer sells electric cars in Germany
Friday March 25th was a drastic date at Renault: Since that day we can Customers in Germany no longer order electric cars. According to the French car manufacturer, purchase contracts that were signed in good time will still be fulfilled. But apart from that, the successful Zoe and the Mégane E-Tech, which has just been launched, are over – and it doesn’t stop with these two.
Renault has sales in Germany of all electric cars and the entire range of plug-in hybrids set. In addition to Zoe and Mégane E-Tech, this also applies to the Twingo electric and the Transporter Master ZE (source: Edison Media). The earlier plug-in version of the Mégane and the Renault Captur with a partially electric drive will also no longer be offered for the time being.
Dealers had already been informed about this step in advance, so that ongoing sales talks would be concluded in good time, it said in the run-up to Renault’s sales stop.
It is still unclear when the electric car Zoe will come back
A company spokesman confirmed Renault’s plans. However, it is still unclear how long the sales stop should last. “I assume we do not be able to order electric cars for at least a month, these will then become more expensive and will no longer be delivered this year, ”said a Renault dealer soberingly. With the environmental bonus at the previous level, it has probably been done for Renault customers.
The imminent end of the high subsidy is just one of the reasons to decide in favor of an e-car now:
There are many reasons for the order freeze: the industry has been busy for a long time with replenishment of chips, cable harnesses have recently become scarce as a result of the war in Ukraine. Challenges in logistics and strongly fluctuating raw material prices are said to have also contributed to the decision. In addition, several Renault plants are no longer being built, according to Edison Media.
Just a few weeks ago, Renault announced a batch of new electric models. VW and Skoda reacted to the difficulties in a similar way.