It’s called Renault Trucks E-Tech Diamond Echo the special version of a Renault Trucks electric heavy vehicle that will be touring Europe for the first time. The truck, featuring a unique electroluminescent design, will set off today, on 11 April 2024, from the Bourg-en-Bresse plant where it was manufactured.

Renault Trucks E-Tech Diamond Echo across 7 countries

It will travel more than 10,000 kilometres across 7 countries (below is a map of the roadshow), making over 60 stops to meet the transport community and demonstrate the operational reality of electric mobility.

Roadshow_Renault Trucks E-Tech T Diamond Echo

The Renault Trucks E-Tech T Diamond Echo is painted with light. It is the result of a collaboration with drivers and design and paint specialists. Based on Lumilor technology, the paint, applied by Demon Paint, glows when subjected to an electrical stimulus.

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