Renault Zoe Electric Car
French carmaker Renault is again facing criticism over plans to christen its new electric car Zoe.
Parisian Zoe Renault, 23, has hired lawyers to persuade Renault to drop the name of its all-electric Renault Zoe ZE (zero emission). “I could not bear to hear: ‘Zoe’s broken down’ or ‘We need to get Zoe overhauled’,” she told Le Parisien newspaper.
Zoe – which means ‘life’ in Greek – was reportedly chosen to underline the car’s environmental credentials and the vehicle is set to launch in 2012.
Renault is facing other petitions from women called Zoe, and the name is ranked the sixth most popular girls name in France, according to a list compiled by prenom.com last year.
A Renault spokesman said Zoe was not a “definitive choice”.
By Rhian Angharad Jones
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Wow , love the car and i like the name
They should call it a suzuki because thats what it looks like.
This car looks so stylish and cool for an electric car, I hope its more successful than the other brands have been.
Bit over the top, surely Renault can call the car what they like!
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What a great design I want one
I really don’t think this is such a bad name for a car