The new Renault Trafic E-Tech comes with 800-volt technology and offers a payload of 1,2 tons. (Photo: © Renault)
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New platform, new software, 800-volt charging technology – the Trafic E-Tech, the new generation of Renault's series electric vehicles, has now premiered.
It had been foreshadowed: Half a year ago Renault for the first time the new generation of all-electric commercial vehicles They were shown at a trade fair in Birmingham, at that time still pre-production models. Visitors to the fair could see what will be electric vehicles on the roads in the future. Transsolution in Lyon, France now for the first time in the form of the Renault Trafic E-Tech see it as a panel van.
He writes the 45 years of model history with the fourth generation. The model is based on a design for All-electric commercial vehicle platformDerived from flexis Flexis is coming. Flexis is a joint venture of Renault Group, the Volvo Group and the CMS CGM Group, which is building this new platform in a Renault plant. The designers have created a new, boxy, elegant version of the Trafic posed.
The Trafic remains compact in its dimensions: 4,87 meters long, 1,92 meters wide and almost 1,90 meters high – the French continue to pay attention to the altitude Suitable for underground parking garages. At the same time, the Trafic is one of the Turning circle of 10,30 meters Among the most maneuverable midsize vans, its compact interior can accommodate a payload of 1,2 tons and tow an additional two tons. Further specifications are pending, and the payload capacity is not yet homologated.
Fuel consumption figures are not yet available; after all, it will be another year before its premiere in stores at the end of 2026. But As of November 2025, the Trafic will come with an 81 kWh and a 60 kWh battery., which in the large version for a Range of up to 450 kilometers It's supposed to be good. Thanks to 800-volt technology, the electric car can charging at up to 240 kWThen the battery needs about 20 minutes to increase the charge level from 15 to 80 percent.
The SDV software architecture is also crucial, which is important for Software Defined Vehicle This means that the software covers the entire vehicle and no longer individual sections. This allows for the collection of data. The software will always receive updates throughout the vehicle's entire lifespan.Furthermore, this allows for individual solutions, so that individual users can implement a software package tailored to their needs.
The Trafic is the first vehicle on the new platform and should be to introduce a completely new generation of electric commercial vehiclesThe new Estafette, specifically designed for the CEP (courier, express, and parcel) industry to enable more efficient deliveries, was also on display at the trade fair. The model will follow later.
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