For utility companies, electric cars are the equivalent of sildenafil citrate, and this particular utility (EKZ of Zurich) has 30 Twingo Elettricas in its fleet. I tested the Twingo in conjuction with a seminar held by a Swiss electric utility.
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The electric version does without the sliding seats but still has plenty space for four, plus acceptable luggage. It was a versatile little car that had exceptional interor space due to a sliding rear seat and a micro-van layout. In fact, the Renault Twingo sold in almost 2.4 million units during its run. It felt like a solid, effective, well-made car-which may have something to do with the fact that the Twingo had a production run of 13 years before MES-DEA breathed their electrons upon it. Unlike the Th!ink: the Twingo seems properly screwed together, with no creaks or buzzes to be heard. Through urban Zurich, the Renault EV handled bumps quite well, albeit feeling heavier than a normal small car. Steering is synthetic (as in all first-generation Twingos).
Strong, torquey acceleration is accompanied by an unobtrusive electric-motor whine. You get in, turn the key, put the direction selector in gear, and set off. The problem I had with the Th!nk was not with the electric system, but with the car. Be it as it may, MES-DEA is delivering EV Th!nks, Twingos and Fiat Pandas to customers in Switzerland and Italy on a daily basis. EV-insiders claim corporate politics that led to Zebra’s abandonment. Mercedes says they quit Zebra because of the sodium battery’s requirement to be kept at a high temperature. Mercedes was involved in Zebra technology for about a decade for three reasons: simplicity, recyclability and a lower price. To freshen up your memory, the molten-salt-based Zebra system is about 70% as energy-dense as Lithium-Ion batteries. It has the same quaint-yet-effective Zebra battery system as does the Nordic Th!ink. So it was with some skepticism that I took the helm of a Renault Twingo that MES-DEA (a Swiss company) had turned into an EV. A real let-down when you consider that it was specifically designed for the requirements of electric power. But I say: Wrong! The electric Twingo I drove proves that there is more to making a good drive than just getting the propulsion stuff right.Īs previously reported, the Th!ink EV was a disappointment: feckless, lightweight-feeling, stiff-legged, wobbly. It’s 1910 all over again, and internal-combustion cars are going the way of the horse-drawn carriage. A car maker’s core business is engines-but engines are over, they say.
Max speed: 168 km/h Acceleration 0-100 km/sec: 13.0 sec Number of cylinders: 4 Cylinder layout: Queue Valves per cylinder: 4 Transmission Drive wheels: Front wheel drive Gearbox: Mechanical Gears: 5 Body Type: Hatchback Doors: 2/3 Number of seats: 4 Weight: 920 (1255 kg max) Length: 3433 mm Width: 1630 mm Height: 1423 mm Distance between the axles: 2347 mm Clearance: 0 Turning radius: 0.0 m Luggage section Luggage capacity max: 1096 l Luggage capacity avg: - Luggage capacity min: 168 l Luggage section depth: - Luggage section width: - Luggage section sill height: - Luggage section height: - Roof load capacity: - Exploitation Fuel octane number: - Fuel tank capacity: 40.0 l Disntance with one tank: 702 km Consumption urban: 7.6 l Consumption overland: 4.8 l Consumption mixed: 5.Car manufacturers are toast! At least, that’s what members of the Electric Vehicle (EV) religion believe. Rated speed torque: 105.0 Nm Max rated speed torque rpm to: Engine Version: Twingo I Modification: Twingo 1.2i 16v Expression Quickshift Year:Ģ004 - 2007 (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007) Engine l.: 1.1 l Fuel type: Gasoline Engine power:
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