The Renault Twizy is a small, fully electric city car that holds the middle between a car and a four wheeled scooter. It has a top speed of 80 km/h and can travel 90 kilometers on a fully charged battery. Because of the limited speed and range the Twizy is mainly designed for use inside big cities.
Looking at its specs, the two seater will be mostly suitable for people who live in big and crowded cities and who will use it for driving to work and getting groceries. This is where the car shines as traffic in the city hardly moves faster than 50 km/h and its compactness allow for great flexibility.
The Twizy is unlikely to drive long distances on the highway, since recharging takes 3,5 hours you cannot hit a gas station every 90 kilometers and continue the journey.
It is 2.3 meters long and 1.1 meter wide, which make it suitable for moving around in a congested city. Its small size and turning radius of 3 meters also make the car very easy to park where regular cars cannot as it can also be parked perpendicular to the sidewalk.
When the ‘gas’ pedal is released a dynamo will recover the remaining kinetic energy by using the car’s momentum.
The Twizy will be on the market in 2012 and will be available for 8.000 to 10.000 Euros depending on the installed extra’s.
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