With Emblème, Renault’s goal is to achieve carbon neutrality by 2040 in Europe (Ampère aims to achieve it by 2035) and by 2050 worldwide.
Emblème, a family vehicle, aims to emit 90% less CO2 than its current equivalent, from manufacturing to recycling (15 years or 200,000 km), or 5 tons of CO2 (that’s 24 for a Mégane E-Tech Electric or 50 for a gasoline Captur). To achieve this, it uses recycled materials, production with 100% renewable energy, and more.
The design is elegant and fluid, with a dichroic green, which takes on a different shade depending on the viewing angle.
Two fins on the hood and two air vents on the bumper channel airflow toward the windshield and behind the wheels. The tires are Michelin (215/45/22) with solid rims to optimize airflow.
No rearview mirrors, replaced by two cameras that sit proudly atop the wheel arches.
The windshield wipers are hidden under the hood, and the touch-sensitive door handles are recessed into the bodywork.
A small feature, still very rare in the automotive industry, is the photovoltaic roof, which saves up to 150W of power.
Much lower down, the flat floor is inspired by the F1 car, with an active diffuser that tilts downward and rearward to balance airflow and reduce drag, resulting in a drag coefficient of just 0.25.
The base is the AmpR Medium platform with a 100% electric drivetrain combining a 40 kWh NMC battery and a hydrogen fuel cell, weighing in at 1,750 kg. The electric motor (without rare earth elements) develops 217 hp, and the hydrogen tank weighs 2.8 kg, with an efficiency close to 60%. In concrete terms, this would allow a trip from Lille to Marseille in the same time as a combustion vehicle. Allow less than 5 minutes for a hydrogen fill-up.
Inside, everything has been done to optimize recycled and recyclable materials (flax, hemp, pineapple, etc.) and therefore the final weight, in addition to the carbon footprint, of course.
The video is available at https://youtu.be/cE_D-HnPDzo
