Renault : 2019 - Groupe Renault introduces Hydrogen into its Light Commercial Vehicles Range - Press Kit

RENAULT RUNS ON HYDROGEN WITH

MASTER Z.E. HYDROGEN AND KANGOO Z.E.

HYDROGEN

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Contents
Groupe Renault introduces hydrogen in its light commercial vehicle range....................................	3
Hydrogen a natural fit with Groupe Renault strategy ................................................................	4
Renault and Symbio, making mobility progress together since 2014 ..........................................	5
Hydrogen as an ideal supplement to electric vehicles....................................................................	6
Up to 3 times more range than 100% electric vehicles ...............................................................	6
Rapid charging: filled up in 10 minutes tops ..............................................................................	7
More sustainable and silent vehicles (70 db) .............................................................................	7
Qualifying for aid for hydrogen vehicle purchases .....................................................................	7
Certified vehicles......................................................................................................................	7
Designed for tomorrow's cities .................................................................................................	8
And easy maintenance .............................................................................................................	8
Renault MASTER Z.E. Hydrogen ....................................................................................................	9
Batilly plant (France) ..............................................................................................................	10
Technical diagram: hydrogen on Renault MASTER Z.E. Hydrogen chassis version .....................	10
Renault MASTER Z.E. Hydrogen - Technical information ..........................................................	11
Renault KANGOO Z.E. Hydrogen .................................................................................................	12
Maubeuge plant (France) .......................................................................................................	13
Technical diagram: hydrogen on Renault KANGOO Z.E. Hydrogen............................................	13
Renault KANGOO Z.E. Hydrogen - Technical information .........................................................	14

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Groupe Renault introduces hydrogen in its light commercial vehicle range

A player for 120 years in the light commercial vehicle (LCV) market, Renault today ranks as the leading van brand in Europe (excluding pick-ups), with a 16.7% share of the market in first-half 2019.

Groupe Renault is also a pioneer and the European leader in electric LCVs, with a 41.5% market share, mainly with its best-seller,Kangoo Z.E.. After launching its fourth electric LCV, Master Z.E., in 2018, Groupe Renault plans to electrify its entire van range by 2022.

Outside Europe, Renault is stepping up its presence in China, with RBJAC (Renault Brilliance Jinbei Automotive Company), in South Korea, with the launch of Renault Master, and in Latin America, where it holds a 16.9% share of the market and has launched a new Kangoo model.

Drawing on its experience and leadership, and attentive to the market, Groupe Renault is rounding out its LCV range with MASTER Z.E. Hydrogen and KANGOO Z.E. Hydrogen.

The vehicles will be equipped with a range-extender fuel cell providing electric and thermal power of 10 kW, increasing the range of MASTER Z.E. Hydrogen and KANGOO Z.E. Hydrogen to over 350 km (compared with a previous 120 km and 230 km WLTP, respectively, for the 100% electric battery versions). This is the best range in the electric van and small-van category. Another advantage of hydrogen is that charging takes just five to ten minutes.

Renault proposes to optimize the use of its electric light commercial vehicles (LCVs) with hydrogen by removing range-linked obstacles. Hydrogen responds to the requirements of professionals yet to be fulfilled by electric vehicles, notably for their long-distancetravel needs. Groupe Renault's hydrogen technology was developed in partnership with Symbio, a Groupe Michelin subsidiary.

The group will be launching Renault KANGOO Z.E. Hydrogen at the end of 2019 and Renault MASTER Z.E. in mid-2020.

"Groupe Renault completes its range of electric light commercial vehicles with the launch of Renault MASTER Z.E. Hydrogen and Renault KANGOO Z.E. Hydrogen. These vehicles provide professionals with all the range they require for their long-distance journeys as well as record charging times. And the advantages do not stop there, as Renault MASTER Z.E. Hydrogen and Renault KANGOO Z.E. Hydrogen can run on decarbonized energy that respects the environment while offering all the comfort of electric driving."

Denis Le Vot, Alliance SVP, Renault-Nissan LCV Business Unit

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Hydrogen a natural fit with Groupe Renault strategy

As announced in the Drive The Future Strategic Plan (2017-2022), Groupe Renault's vision is to

provide sustainable and broadly affordable mobility complying with current and future standards.

By sharing R&D investments and technologies within the Alliance, Groupe Renault is supporting market developments with an extensive range of electric motors, hybrid power trains, and new- generation petrol and diesel engines offering greater driving pleasure and power and featuring cutting-edgepollution-control technologies.

A pioneer in affordable electric vehicles, Groupe Renault intends to maintain its role as a forerunner in Europe and make headway in new markets, including China, the world's number-one electric vehicle market, with Renault City K-ZE. Groupe Renault plans to propose eight 100% electric models. New ZOE is now equipped with the new WLTP-certified Renault R135 electric motor and a new battery with a range of 395 km WLTP.

To make the electric experience widely available to the population as a whole, 12 models will be

electrified by the end of the plan in 2022. Two technologies have been launched: full hybrid (E-

TECH) and full plug-inhybrid (E-Tech Plug-in). By 2020, three Renault models will be available in hybrid: New Clio (HEV), New Captur (PHEV) and New Mégane (PHEV).

While on-board hydrogen is not yet broadly accessible and produced on a decarbonized basis, it is

being developed in addition to battery-only applications for captive company fleets, intensive use

and LCVs. In Europe, 125 stations are available, in France, 26 stations are currently open and 100 are planned to open by 2020. Infrastructures with increasingly decarbonized hydrogen are developing to support the development of this energy. Given the substantial financial investments required (nearly €1 million per charging station), governments are stepping up support and economic aid through plans addressing mobility, transport flows and professional transport, as well as the decarbonization of the hydrogen industry and the storage, in the long term, of renewable energies.

With the arrival of MASTER Z.E. Hydrogen and KANGOO Z.E. Hydrogen in the Renault distribution network, the group is making three key steps forward:

• Sales in the Renault catalog for fleet managers: the vehicles can now be bought, serviced and used just like other light commercial vehicles.
• The recognition of hydrogen mobility as an ideal range extender supplementing the electric vehicle range.
• The accelerated development of electromobility consistent with national and international objectives on the fight against global warming and pollution.

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Renault and Symbio, making mobility progress together since 2014

Groupe Renault initiated trials in 2014 as part of a partnership with Symbio, a Groupe Michelin subsidiary specialized in hydrogen fuel cells that can be fitted on electric vehicles or other forms of transport (including buses, trains, etc).

Over 200 Kangoo Z.E. models (equipped with the 22 kWh battery) were fitted with the hydrogen fuel cell range-extender solutions. KANGOO Z.E. Hydrogen thus became the very first hydrogen LCV in

Europe.

In parallel, the partners of the Alliance worked together on fuel cell technology, while the R&D activities converged to optimize investments and the complementarity of expertise.

The work served to substantially improve performance, reduce the costs of the technology, and obtain concrete and conclusive proof of the use of hydrogen in dedicated captive fleets. Following the announcement of these encouraging results, Groupe Renault initiated the project to launch KANGOO Z.E. Hydrogen as part of its renewal in mid-2017. Kangoo Z.E. was fitted with a new 33 kWh battery, a new motor, and a new charger, together with a heat pump for heating and cooling the cabin that consumes less electricity. Master Z.E. has been equipped with the same battery and a drive train adapted to its weight.

MASTER Z.E. Hydrogen and KANGOO Z.E. Hydrogen benefit from the experience acquired and the complementary fit of the new electric motor/battery system with an upgraded Symbio hydrogen fuel cell.

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