Renault’s advanced electric vehicle is taking shape. The French brand put a price on the pre-sale of the Kwid E-Techwhich had been released in December of last year.
In this way, the 50 personas Those who accessed the pre-sale (it sold out in 48 hours) by paying a reservation of only $100,000 will now have to pay $ 27.880.000 to be able to enjoy the 100% electric compact.
This is the electric model cheaper on the market manufactured by a generalist brand.
Although this figure would be equivalent almost double of what the version with an internal combustion engine would cost, which was discontinued in the country in 2021. Although it was one of the cheapest models on the market, as of this month there are no longer any vehicles for 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 charger20% discount on the charger installation cost and one year of subsidized all-risk insurance.
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 for autonomy of 298 kilometers in urban cycle (265 km in mixed use).
Charging the battery can be done three modes: from a domestic outlet you will need some nine hours to fill 15 to 80% of the battery; with a 7.4 kW AC charger you will need 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), top speed to 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 secondswhile 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 any electric vehicle it doesn’t have a gear leverbut rotary command with three positions: Direct, Neutral and Reverse.
The other difference is in the dashboard designwhose digital watches provide information about driving style and battery status.
