The Renault Zoe has been faraway from sale within the UK after 11 years, with manufacturing of the small electric car set to finish for good in March 2024. 

The last model of the Zoe can be inbuilt France on 30 March. Production of the Smart Forfour-based electrical Twingo, which was by no means offered within the UK, will finish on the identical time.

A Renault spokesperson informed Autocar that manufacturing of the Zoe was coming to an finish to successfully make means for the brand new Renault 5 electrical hatchback, which can be revealed in manufacturing type on the Geneva motor show in February. 

It was confirmed final yr that the Zoe would not get replaced, regardless of its place because the best-selling EV in its dwelling nation.

The Zoe remained technically aggressive in opposition to its rivals effectively into its manufacturing run, providing a 52kWh battery and a spread of 238 miles on a single cost.

Incidentally, the brand new 5 can even be outfitted with a 52kWh battery, providing 248 miles of vary. 

More than 30,000 Zoes have been offered within the UK and greater than 380,000 in Europe altogether. It was the top-selling EV in Europe for 2 years, topping the gross sales charts in 2015 and 2016. More than 100,000 gross sales have been in France alone.

In 2021, the up to date Zoe made headlines for changing into simply the third automotive in historical past to be handed a zero-star Euro NCAP security score, following a five-star verdict for the unique automotive in 2013. 

Renault product efficiency boss Bruno Vanel just lately informed Autocar it might be costly to replace the Zoe to adjust to the EU’s new GSR2 security requirements. 

The producer is now targeted on a mixture of hybrid and electrical automobiles, which will co-exist for the foreseeable future.

The Zoe was Renault’s solely devoted EV for a number of years, however it now sells the Mégane E-Tech hatchback and can add the Scenic crossover, 5 supermini and 4 child crossover.