Renault launches user-centric charging project in Europe

Groupe Renault has announced a new charging project in Europe to test user-centric charging technologies for electric vehicles.

Over 48 months, the INCIT-EV project will be broken down into two primary phases: phase 1 will first involve analysing user needs and requirements, followed in April 2020 by an assessment of charging technologies and their integration into infrastructure.

Phase 2 will focus on seven tech demonstrations on selected sites and will run from the second half of 2022 to the end of the project.

This includes a dynamic induction charging system for the urban environment in Paris, France.

A high voltage charging systems in the outskirts of Tallinn, Estonia.

An optimised bidirectional "smart charging" in Amsterdam and Utrecht, the Netherlands.

A dynamic induction charging system in peri-urban/long-range areas in Versailles, France.

A charging hub in a carpark for car-share vehicles in the outskirts of Turin, Italy.

Low voltage bidirectional charging (for two-wheeled vehicles also) and dynamic charging in taxi lanes located at the airport and central station in Zaragoza, Spain.

“As Europe's pioneering electric vehicle company, Groupe Renault is known for being an innovative company that cares about customers", says Xavier Serrier, project manager for the electric vehicle charging systems in Groupe Renault’s Research department. "The INCIT-EV project we launched is a large demonstration of user-centric urban and long-range charging solutions to boost an engaging deployment of electric vehicles in Europe.”