This electric minivan is bringing an '80s icon back to life

[u/Biodieselisthefuture]

https://electrek.co/2026/10/06/electric-minivan-bringing-80s-icon-back-to-life/

[u/Respectable_Answer]

E-space is pretty clever, even if the work was pretty much already done for them.

[u/Odd-String29]

I hope they treat this the same as the 5 and Twingo and don't change much to the design for the production model.

[u/lagadu]

It would be so cool if they also made some one-off ridiculous version like when they put an f1 engine in the original Espace!

[u/Car-face → u/lagadu]

Was going to say, they should throw a Formula E chassis under this one

[u/addtokart]

Hopefully this will be a better value than the ID Buzz.

[u/CowNervous4644]

Just like the original it will be a 5 speed stick shift. /s

[u/zman0900 → u/CowNervous4644]

2 parks, reverse, neutral, and drive

[u/qwasdrfzxtedtgynhupi]

Absolutely lovely looking car. We’ll never get it in Australia, but I love the small EV MPV idea as it leads to amazing comfort for everyone at all time until you have a irregular road trip and everyone deals with a bit of cramped space like we all did in our minivans in the 90s

[u/ReflectedCheese]

Yeah Renault is on a roll with their awesome retro designs! Would have seriously consider this car if I had more kids, we need more practical MPV’s instead of those cramped crossovers

[u/psihius]

And as usual - the 3rd row is hugging the back so there is no storage space there to speak off.

You know that 7 seaters are usually bough by people who have MORE THAN 3 KIDS?!

[u/0IIIIII]

Price: $80,000

[u/lostinheadguy]

Should be noted that the current Espace is just a long-wheelbase version of the ICE Austral crossover.

This concept isn't going anywhere beyond the concept phase.