After between 2018 and 2019 Renault saw sales of electric models increase by 23.5%, the French brand wants to take advantage of the successful “wave” and is preparing to launch the electric version of the Twingo.
Designated Twingo ZE , this electric variant of the French city dweller is one of two 100% electric models that Renault intends to launch in 2020, the other being a unique crossover with dimensions close to those of the Kadjar.
Despite having confirmed its intention to launch the Twingo ZE, for the time being Renault still does not reveal any technical data about the model that will integrate an electric offensive through which the Gallic brand intends to offer eight electric models by 2023.
A copy of Smart EQ forfour?
If it is true that Renault did not reveal data about the Twingo ZE, it is no less true that the fact that it shares the platform with the Smart EQ forfour suggests that the electric version of the Twingo will present technical data similar to those of the German model.
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If this is confirmed, the Twingo ZE may have a battery with a capacity of 17.6 kWh to power an electric motor with 82 hp (60 kW) and 160 Nm. As for autonomy, in the case of the EQ forfour this is between 140 and 153 km, it is expected that the Twingo ZE will equal these values.
As early as last year, Ali Kassaï, Renault's director of future project planning, had told Autocar that the brand needed an A-segment electric model. lack of infrastructure made it impossible for this to happen.