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Nicolas Fremau, the hybrid architecture expert at Renault, used Lego to help build the prototype for the French car company’s E-Tech hybrid powertrain, as reported by Car and Driver:
Here s How LEGO Inspired Renault s E-Tech Powertrains 16 Apr 2021, 16:27 UTC ·
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As kids, we all loved playing with LEGOs. Putting and fitting the small pieces together captured our attention for hours. Would you ever imagine that car technology is inspired by LEGO pieces as well? Well, that s how Renault s E-Tech powertrain was born: from little bricks assembled by Nicolas Fremau, their hybrid architecture expert. 11 photos
Now available on the Clio, Captur, and Megane models, the E-Tech powertrain s story began over a decade ago. When Renault introduced its first EVs in 2009, it was also planning to develop a hybrid technology that would make the faster transition to electrified vehicles possible.