2012年有望走红的12款电动汽车

雷诺Fluence Z.E.

    虽然短期内这款电动车还无法登录美国经销商的展厅，但它仍然会吸引人们的广泛关注，这是因为雷诺（Renault）Fluence电动车是第一款使用了电池交换技术的汽车，该技术由硅谷一家名叫Better Place的初创公司研发。这款全电动轿车平时可以在城市里的电池充电站充电，不过如果需要长途旅行，途中不允许长时间充电的话，它还可以在一个经过特殊设计的加油站里将用尽的电池取下，换上一个充满电的电池，只需几分钟时间即可搞定。Fluence电动车的售价约在35,000美元左右，电池可单独租赁，租价每月300美元。这款电动车已经作为出租车在东京和以色列进行了一段时间的测试，现在雷诺计划在2012年向澳洲市场进行推广。

    译者：朴成奎

Renault Fluence Z.E.

    You won't see it in U.S. showrooms anytime soon, but a lot of attention will be focused on Renault's Fluence, the first production vehicle to use battery-switching technology developed by Better Place, a Silicon Valley startup. The all-electric Fluence can be topped off at battery-charging stations around town, but when longer trips don't permit extended recharging times, it can be juiced up by swapping out its depleted battery pack for a charged one in a matter of minutes at a specially designed refueling station. The car is priced at about $35,000, and the batteries, leased separately, cost some $300/mo. After tests in taxi fleets in Tokyo and Israel, Renault is taking Fluence to Australia in 2012.