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French carmaker Renault has filed a criminal complaint with the Paris prosecutor to investigate claims of industrial espionage in its electric car division. Three executives have been suspended while the allegations are investigated. Renault now wants French police to start digging too. The complaint is made against "persons …

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  1. Anonymous Coward
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    Pah...

    "The spies reportedly targeted Renault's battery technology – the company is working with Nissan all-electric vehicles."

    Wont matter, as we all know renault makes THE dodgiest vehicle electrical wiring systems on the planet. Hopefully, now the info has been stolen, their competitors can see exactley how NOT to wire up an electric vehicle. This has to be a good thing...

  2. Michael 43

    BYD

    I highly doubt it's China, they've already got their own electric car company

    http://money.cnn.com/2009/04/13/technology/gunther_electric.fortune/

    Who's to say it isn;t Renault themselves raising a stink for self publication..

  3. Anonymous Coward
    Joke

    Spin...

    Renault have electric cars.. pull the other one. this is just a way to get Renaults name into the electric car sector while they try to work out how a battery works.

    Joke is Renault.

  4. patrick_bateman
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    Wel..

    Renault must have the same electricians as Alpha.

    They still wont sort my bloody windows out though, freakin design floor is going to cost me £498! on a car that only worth £1500 now.

  5. Max_Normal

    Pig Ugly?

    Presumably each manufacturer is spying on the other to ensure they don't lose the title "Most Pig Ugly Electric Car", as they all seem to be making a concerted effort not to sell any whatsoever (apart from the Tesla, but that's actually a Lotus petrol car converted to electric).

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