Zoe Renault – Electric Supermini?
By admin On May 23rd, 2010Renault car company is (or was?) planning to bring their electric supermini as Zoe. The bizarre thing is it could face legal challenges by a 23-year-old woman from Paris called Zoe Renault who has warned the French maker it may face court action if it calls its electric supermini Zoe, as planned.
A formal letter has been drafted to the carmaker by Zoe Renault’s hired law firm, petitioning it to change the electric car’s name. The letter claims it is an ‘attack on the rights’ of women named Zoe.
Renault is reported to be considering dropping the ‘Zoe ZE’ tag. The car is still a concept, though the production model will hit UK roads in 2012. It’s possible the showroom car adopt a new name.
Zoe means ‘life’ in Greek, and ZE stands for ‘zero emissions’. Talking to Le Parisien newspaper, Ms Renault claimed she could not cope with hearing phrases like ‘we need to get Zoe overhauled’ 
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Here is how the car designed:
