Renault announced the new DeZir luxury electric concept car

Flying on the heels of Tesla’s popular Roadster autos, Renault has released a bit of information about its new DeZir electric vehicle. A luxury concept car could be shown for the first time at September’s Paris Auto Show. The DeZir may not be able to compete with Tesla’s small yet established customer base.

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Renault DeZir details

The Renault DeZir is a concept car that has not yet been seen on the road. The 100-mile range of the vehicle comes from a rear-mounted engine with a Lithium Ion battery. A standard household outlet will charge the battery in eight hours, and a quick-charge outlet will charge it to 80 percent in 20 minutes. It uses a bench seat and cockpit style design. Five seconds is its zero to 100 time.

Comparing the new DeZir to the Tesla Roadster

The Tesla Roadster is currently the only all-electric sports roadster on the road. With a range of up to 300 miles, the Tesla has the longest range of a production. Unlike the DeZir, the roadster demands a specialty charging plug, though Tesla assures customers they’ll be making a switch soon to a standard plug. Both autos are designed as two-door coupes and both are targeting a very well-heeled market.

A DeZir on the market

The Renault DeZir is surely a concept vehicle. Most concept cars, regrettably, will never make it to market. The Chevy Volt was introduced as a concept car. Many “concept cars” are never put into mass-market production. Even if the DeZir goes into mass production, it probably could be showing up at about the same time as more affordably priced and long-range electric cars are available to the mass market. This means the Renault DeZir will have to carve out a niche of customers very carefully if the DeZir is to be successful.