Giant Renault recently introduced the standard R5 E-Tech Electric. These are the new zero-emission vehicles that will be available at dealerships at the beginning of the school year. A new model that promises to reinterpret countless details based on the collective imagination from an electric and 21st century perspective. Let’s remember that the first R5 was released in 1972.
Is the Renault 5 E-Tech Electric 15 times more expensive than a 1972 R5? So no…
Renault clearly wants to solidify its position in this segment with its first vehicle designed entirely based on the new Ampere platform, AmpR Small, dedicated to B-segment electric vehicles. The new Renault 5 E-Tech Electric will be available in five colors at launch to maintain the pop aspect Renault wants, and best of all, it will be priced from €25,000.
Therefore, even though the latter comes with various limitations, it is more “affordable” and still resonates as “too expensive” for some. We remember that the first R5, launched more than 50 years ago, cost less than 10,000 francs at the time, or just over 1,500 euros.
Naturally, various parameters need to be taken into account, starting with inflation.living expenses“Overall. In the early 1970s, about 4.50 francs (minimum wage) was paid for an hour of work, compared to over 11 euros today.
So if you had to work more than 2,200 hours in 1972 to buy an R5, you would have to work just over 2,100 hours in 2024 to buy a Renault 5 E-Tech Electric. So if you take all parameters into account without doing a simple franc/euro conversion, the prices remain relatively the same across the board.
It is worth remembering that the new Renault 5 E-Tech Electric is also compatible with the new 2024 Ecological Bonus, which can reduce your bill to €21,000.
The entry-level version of the new “electric R5” will be reserved for compact drivers, and the car will be equipped with a 40 kWh battery that will give it a range of “about” 300 km on a single charge. In 2024, Renault will launch another 100% electric model, which has already been named “Car of the Year 2024”. minivan Renault Scénic E-Tech SUV.
