Thank you for this link Christophe.
This interview is full of lessons:
Serge Dassault did not offer Renault, unlike BP, a good business model.
Serge Dassault offers an electric car with a gasoline generator to increase autonomy: it is not a relevant solution from a business standpoint. C. Ghosn is convinced of this; his formula about the PHEV (Plug in Hybrid EV) is: "You want a woman and you get a fish; yo want a fish and you get a woman".
This type of hybrid (PHEV) costs more to buy than a gasoline car. With BP, autonomy is resolved with the infrastructure;
and the 100% electric car, without the battery, costs the same price, or less than the petrol competitor: it is attractive to the customer.
Conclusion: Renault signed with BP, not with Dassault.
And Renault works with Nissan for the batteries.
Another decisive factor: C. Ghosn knows that EV will be sold in Denmark and in Israel (BP). In France, it is not certain that mentalities are still ready. Just read the reviews on this forum to become aware of it.
It is therefore better to start in countries where mentalities are ready: Israel, Denmark etc. Then, with the proof that it works in these countries, come and conquer the more difficult countries, like France.
Title of the article:
The Cleanova, an economically and technologically viable electric car that Renault does not want to develop.
https://www.econologie.com/cleanova-de-d ... -3962.html
We should add:
...because of its business model, which is less good than that of BP with which Renault has signed.