Electric

On April 23, Groupe Renault revealed four new models: New Renault MASTER, New Renault TRAFIC, New Renault ALASKAN et KANGOO Z.E. Concept.
New Renault Master offers a new, larger and more robust front end, a fully revamped interior and more powerful and fuel-efficient engines (up to 180hp / 400Nm). New Master also exists in a full electric version with New Master Z.E..
New Renault Trafic Van offers a sophisticated interior and exterior design with new engines and EDC6 automatic gearbox. New Renault Trafic also exists in Combi, Bus and SpaceClass passenger transport versions.
New Renault Alaskan pickup offers a payload increased to 1.1 ton. Kangoo Z.E. Concept is an urban and electric show-car, expected from 2020. With a sculpted and dynamic design, it can be adapted to the changes of working and mobility modes.
After revealing the EZ-PRO concept car, Groupe Renault continues to prepare for the future by exploring new uses of last-mile delivery with EZ-FLEX, an electric and connected, compact and manoeuvrable vehicle.

Groupe Renault press release

On April 23, ZF Japan Co., Ltd. announced that the company has developed an electric light commercial vehicle specifically for the Japanese market. This prototype vehicle has been developed by ZF Japan's engineering team at their Tech Center in Yokohama, collaborating with a team in ZF HQ in Germany.
The new prototype is made by replacing the conventional ICE driveline of the most commonly used LCVs in Japan with ZF's CeTrax lite trucks with a 5-ton GVW and load capacity of 2 tons.
The “CeTrax lite,” developed based on ZF's electric drive for passenger vehicles, is an electric drive for light commercial vehicles (LCVs) with a GTW of up to 7.5 tons. ZF achieved a compact and light driveline unit with a total weight of 120kg. An asynchronous motor equipped with the prototype truck generates 150kW and 380Nm ensuring the same level of performance as ICEs.

ZF press release

On April 17, Webasto informed that it presented its innovative solutions for the megatrends of mobility at  Auto Show in Shanghai.
Webasto will continue to expand its production network in china. The expansion of the existing Wuhan plant will be completed by the end of 2019, making it Webasto's largest production facility worldwide. Also in 2019, in Jiaxing, Webasto will open a new plant with R&D, production, testing and prototyping facilities for sunroof and battery systems.
Webasto presents its high voltage Standard Battery System that has the advantage of its modular design. In addition, the corresponding Vehicle Interface Box (VIB) was developed as an interface between the battery system and the vehicle for user-defined system configurations and programming. 
With the High-Voltage Heater (HVH) the Webasto range also includes the appropriate high-performance heating system for hybrid and electric vehicles. The HVH creates pleasant temperatures in the interior and is simultaneously able to take care of the necessary conditioning of the battery, thereby ensuring that their efficiency is fully realized.

Webasto press release