In May this year, it became clear that Alpine and Lotus have decided to cancel their partnership on an electric sports car platform on friendly terms. At the time, there were speculations that this would put the French firm’s plans for a performance EV to an end but now it seems that the Renault-owned brand will instead develop its own electric architecture.
Speaking to media representatives during the public debut of the Renault Rafale in Paris yesterday, Luca de Meo, CEO of Renault Group, confirmed Alpine will indeed work on an electric platform in-house. “We had a long discussion and finally decided to build our own platform,” de Meo told Autocar during the Paris air show where the Rafale was unveiled. More about Alpine’s EV plans will be revealed on June 26 during an investor day meeting.
