Dongfeng’s Venucia brand will launch an all-new
electric vehicle at the Shanghai Auto Show. The truth is that we expected the
new car to debut with a Renault badge first as the City K-ZE. However, the
electric Kwid-based EV in Venucia’s lineup that has been named the e30 got
first dibs.
The Chinese automaker already had a car called the
e30 in its lineup that’s a rebadged previous-generation Nissan Leaf. For the
second-generation, it appears that they have opted for the electric
Renault Kwid instead as, in the only image released so far, the e30 looks
exactly like the upcoming French small crossover.
The only significant changes compared to the
non-electric Kwid appear to have been made at the front, where the e30 features
Venucia’s corporate grille, a new front bumper and restyled headlights. The
electric crossover also features blue accents on the front bumper and the side
skirts.
The e30 could preview the design of the Renault City
K-ZE, which will also debut in Shanghai. It remains to be seen if that’s the
case or Renault’s version will feature a distinct front end to differentiate it
from the Chinese brand’s EV. Both the City K-ZE and the e30 are based on
Renault Nissan’s CMF-A platform, and they can cover around 250 km on a single charge as per NEDC standard.
