Renault left the American market over 30 years ago, ending official US operations in 1987. The French automaker has been absent here ever since, although it is gearing up for a return later this decade with its Alpine brand. However, if you walk through the trendy Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York today, you might see the giant advertisement for the Renault 5 E-Tech, an electric city car we'll never see on our roads. But that ad isn't for Americans like us.
