Renault's advanced electric vehicle is taking shape.
The French brand put a pre-sale price on the
Kwid E-Tech
, which had been launched in December last year.
In this way, the
50 people
who accessed the pre-sale (it sold out in 48 hours) by paying a reservation of only $100,000 will now have to shell out
$27,880,000
to be able to enjoy the 100% electric compact.
It is the
cheapest
electric model on the market manufactured by a generalist brand.
Although this figure would be
almost double
what the version with an internal combustion engine would cost, which was discontinued in the country in 2021. Although it was one of the most economical models on the market, as of this month there are no longer any vehicles left. less than $15,000,000.
The firm also announced that the model will be officially launched at the end of March, and that customers will get a 25% discount for the purchase of the
Chargebox home charger
, 20% discount on the charger installation cost and one year of insurance all risk subsidized.
Along with the Kwid E-Tech, the French brand had presented two other electric models: the Megane and the Kangoo, although at the moment their pre-sales were not announced.
The popular electric car
The Kwid E-Tech is manufactured in China and has a 48 kW motor (equivalent to 65 horsepower) and 113 Nm of torque, associated with a 27 kWh battery that can be charged even in a home socket and allows an autonomy
of 298 kilometers
in urban cycle (265 km in mixed use).
Aesthetically it is similar to the standard version.
Charging the battery can be done in
three ways
: from a domestic outlet it will take about
nine hours
to fill 15 to 80% of the battery;
with a 7.4 kW AC charger it will take
three hours
;
while with a 30 kW direct current charger the time is shortened to
40 minutes
.
Battery life can be optimized through the ECO driving mode, which limits power to 33 kW (instead of 48 kW), maximum speed at 100 km/h and allows regenerative braking to be more effective (recovers energy every time the accelerator is released and also when braking).
In terms of performance, to accelerate from 0 to 50 km/h the Kwid E-Tech needs
4.1 seconds
, while the maximum speed is 130 km/h.
The gear selector is circular.
On the outside, the Kwid E-Tech is similar to its thermal engine pair.
Inside, the changes are more noticeable.
First, because like every electric vehicle
it does not have a gear lever
, but rather a rotary command with three positions: Direct, Neutral and Reverse.
The other difference is in the
design of the instrument panel
, whose digital clocks provide information about driving style and battery status.
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