Anybody in Germany, Austria or Switzerland who tries to configure an electrical Twingo through the web site will discover that the mannequin is not listed. When requested, a Renault spokesperson defined to electrive that the Twingo Electrical was “discontinued as regular within the spring, because it has reached the tip of its cycle.”
The German Renault spokesperson additionally cites necessities referring to the protection laws of the EU Common Security Regulation II (GSR II) and a change within the mannequin vary as causes for the discontinuation. Nevertheless, this additionally implies that the French automobile producer will not offer a small automobile with an electrical drive till 2026.
The successor with its retro look is just because of be constructed by Renault subsidiary Revoz in Novo Mesto in Slovenia in simply over two years’ time, with an annual manufacturing goal of 150,000 items. The brand new Twingo will function many design borrowings from the primary era from the Nineties, as proven in a examine unveiled in November final 12 months. In distinction to the earlier Twingo, nonetheless, the brand new version of the small electrical automobile will likely be out there for lower than 20,000 euros.
By the way, the Twingo Electrical can nonetheless be discovered within the French configurator. An enquiry in regards to the background to this resulted in a affirmation that the Twingo continues to be out there to order in France, “for the second.” The spokesperson additional defined: “However Twingo doesn’t match with the GSR2 necessities, so this mannequin is about to vanish from our configurator additionally, as soon as all shares are accomplished.”
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