page_title: Renault Fluence Z.E.
section_title: South Korea
hierarchical_section_title: Renault Fluence Z.E. / Markets / South Korea
caption_attribution_description: 日本語: ルノーサムスン・SM3
context_page_description: The Renault Fluence Z.E. is an electric version of the Renault Fluence compact sedan, part of the Renault Z.E. program of battery electric vehicles. It was unveiled by Renault at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show. The Fluence Z.E. is outfitted with a 22 kWh lithium-ion battery which allows a total all-electric range of 185 km measured on the NEDC combined cycle, with speeds up to 135 km/h.
  The Fluence Z.E. was the first electric car enabled with battery swapping technology and deployed within the Better Place network in Israel and Denmark in 2012. A total of 948 Fluence Z.E. cars were deployed in Israel and around 400 units sold in Denmark by May 2013, when Better Place filed for bankruptcy.
  The Fluence Z.E., called SM3 ZE in South Korea, was the most numerous electric car of the South Korean car parc at the time, with 1,604 SM3 ZE sold till December 2015. Global sales totaled 10,600 units through December 2019, including SM3 ZE models.
context_section_description: The Fluence Z.E. is sold in South Korea as the SM3 Z.E. under the Renault Samsung Motors badge. The SM3 Z.E. was unveiled at the 2011 Seoul Motor Show, and entered into series production at the Busan factory during October 2013. The company set a production target of about 4,000 units per year and it is partly financed by the South Korean Government. In 2013, its second year in the market and the first of South Korean assembly, the SM3 Z.E. led electric vehicle sales in the country, capturing a 58% market share of the segment and 453 cars sold that year. The company attributed this to its AC-3 charger, its greater range compared to rivals and a better warranty for the battery.
  In 2019, Still available in Korean market. And one of Renault Samsung's Electric Vehicle line-up expansion plan in 2022.
caption: Renault Samsung SM3 Z.E. at the 2013 Seoul Motor Show.
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