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I just saw an R5 on the street in the bright green. Super cool looking car. There are a whole bunch of promising small EVs coming out in the EU. Hyundai Inster, VW ID.1, Kia EV2, etc.

Took one for a test drive - it was fun. The only downside is compared to some other compact/city EV's the legroom in the back is REALLY bad (and I'm not exactly tall).

The legroom in my son's VW e-Up! is markedly better, despite it being a smaller car.

And it's not even cheap (actually its success kind of baffles me but great I guess).

Wasn’t Renault an F1 competitor for many years?

It was but I'm not sure how that's relevant.

Also not sure what the point of the "old state" part of the parent comment was. Renault is just another big carmaker.

It has been listed in the stock market since 1996, the French state owns 15% now (and so does Nissan).

And the point is?

That, like you, I have no idea what was the point of referring to Renault as an "old state company".

It still is, albeit they use the Alpine branding.

And not developing their own motor since this year :(

3rd place for most F1 wins as a car motor builder.