Renault's Filante Record 2025 achieves an impressive distance of 1,008 Km on just one charge.

Renault is curious to know the extent of its potential and pushed the limits of electric vehicles in order to achieve the best efficiency. Renault has achieved the Filante Record 2025 as the demo car provided a certified range of 1,008 Km on a single charge, which is a record for energy consumption in an EV driven specifically at controlled high speeds. 

This epic run was carried out on December 18 at UTAC’s test circuit situated at Morocco with range claimed on low speeds under laboratory conditions. Renault managed to maintain a constant speed of 102 km/hr throughout the run. The full distance was covered during 9 hours and 52 minutes. 

Same Battery with Higher Efficiency

What makes this achievement remarkable is the technology involved, as the Filante Record 2025 was achieved by a 87 kWh battery pack which is also used in the production spec Renault Scenic E-Tech Electric. 

Despite the same powertrains, the demo car has an energy consumption of just 7.8 kWh per 100 Km, which is far lesser than many road-going EVs. Even after completing the 1,000 Km benchmark, the battery was not completely drained and was still at 11% SOC at the end of test, which was enough for additional 120 Km while cruising speeds of above 100 km/hr. 

Weight and AirFlow

Renault put an emphasis on reducing the weight rather than increasing the battery size as the Filante Record 2025 was just around 1,000 kg which was achievable through extensive usage of carbon fibre and lightweight aluminium parts, which were created exclusively from 3D printing. 

But the most important aspect was the aerodynamics as Wind tunnel development helped Renault to achieve drag coefficient from around 0.40 to 0.30. These changes comprises enclosed wheel fairings and smaller air intakes, which are focussed at providing minimal resistance especially at higher speeds, thus increasing the aerodynamic efficiency. 

Advanced Rolling Technology Testbed

The Filante Record 2025 also witnessed Renault's new steer-by-wire technology and brake-by-wire systems which just eradicated the use of conventional mechanical linkages. Michelin provided bespoke low-rolling-resistance tyres for the project, while Ligier handled the powertrain, chassis and carbon structure.