We’ve reached the pinnacle, folks! I can retire now. This is an automotive experience I will never, ever, forget. The Twizy is so happy, so flawed, and so perfect. As soon as I can buy one in the US it’ll be my daily driver. Throw the dog in the backseat, ha! Thanks for watching and thanks for subscribing, we just crossed 30k subs today! 🍻
@@loriallen67 Twizy, Ami and Carver are low speed cars, you can drive them at 14 or 16 year old (depending on country). A Smart and Arcimoto you can take on the highway (there is a 'fast' Twizy as well, unchipped 80 kmh). Arcimoto, and Smart, are both overpriced.
@@buddy1155 the Arcimoto will be cheaper once production is achieved. The Arcimoto has a better range and top speed. Living in a metro area, I need to be able to get on the highway occasionally. I don’t see the Twizzy doing 70 down the freeway. I wouldn’t put my kid in a Twizzy even if it was legal to do so. The Smart car is overpriced. Bigly.
Fun fact: Renault Twizy was the most sold EV in Europe in 2012. Correction, following places: 2. Opel Ampera, 3. Renault Kangoo ZE, 4. Nissan Leaf. Source EV-sales blog.
I owned one for a few years … those built until mid-2016 were hackable over the OBD port and you could pretty easily bump the speed/power/torque/regen a good notch, you’ll still be limited by the SEVCON inverter anyways and the fixed ratio to the motor which can’t go over 17krpm (you should check out the OVMS project, which supports many EVs as well)… It was a perfect fit for cramped cities like Paris despite vandalism (my right glove box ended having a definitively broken lock, and I did have to pull out some curious dudes a couple of times) … my back needed something softer in the end and I grew too old to not have a heater, so I sold it, pretty well actually. I’ve heard some people got them imported and vetted by their DMVs as a neighborhood vehicle (whatever that is) a buddy of mine in LA/Rancho almost tried but I think he got concerned by the lack of comfort before the administrative hurdles … oh, and you’ll need to get one without the battery rental in all cases . Fun facts: I drove it to a meeting at Renault HQ near Paris, I had to enter the visitor parking by backing up because they scanned license plates, and the Twizy normally only has one in the back. The former EV program director told me he had printed his license plate on paper to wave it at the parking cameras. And it made a pretty nice impression on the Interpol band as well, they were all going around it after a concert, and some had a drive in it ;) They became friends since then
I died when you honked that horn. All serious though my first memory of EV's was at the NY Auto Show in the 90's talking to an employee (owner I believe) of the Sparrow EV. How they are still around is beyond me but their passion at the time for electrification was remarkable. You should reach out to them! I'll bet they're easily the longest running EV company in the US. They deserve a chance.
Kyle you need to take the team to China and drive a bunch of those "tiny" quirky EV cars and trucks As well ...of course the NIO ETC 7 etc. That would be a great adventure for you all
The Twizy is almost my everyday urban “dream car” as well. It makes so much sense for these short trips in the city. I just wish it were narrower, not to split lanes but to go around stopped traffic more easily (e.g. cars waiting to make a turn). Please test drive the Carver if you can. Also hope AKO makes it to market.
I had actually considered buying a Twizy as a second car to my ICE, before I decided to go full BEV instead. That thing's so cute, and just enough to zip around in the city, fit your shopping loot or groceries in it.
If you like this quirky car, you should hang out with the guy who runs the channel Aging Wheels. I bet he can get you connected with the same museum that let him drive a number of old and weird electric cars.
To be fair, I could put my largest of friends on the back seat of my Twizy and still have plenty of space between the doors and front seat to fit groceries… It’s a pretty capable quadricycle :)
Don't feel bad, You are a pretty normal sized person but I also love small efficient cars and I am 6 foot plus and 275 pounds. I once met a man with similar tastes that was significantly larger than me, probably 6'5" and at least 350. One of my favorite all time cars was my Fiat 500. I would kill to drive one of these too.
The Twizy is definitely 1 of my dream cars, other than the Mustang GT and the Mercury Grand Marquis. I live in Kansas, but I would seriously love to have a Renault Twizy to drive around town.
When I lived in Madrid the Twizys passed me on the street every day. They were made in Spain. I remember one for sale second hand in a Renault dealer for $4995 - a white one, perfect condition. This is a great formula for a car and Renault should have pushed them more. But they were far too pricy. I am a bit surprised that other makers have not moved into this space. I would be more interested in buying one of these than a big hunk of metal to sit outside my door.
Yep, built in Spain, at the Renault plant of Valladolid until they definitely gave up on it a couple of years ago and left the production in South Korea
I live in The United States and I'm getting a Twizy that I ordered online I should receive it in about 4 wks I ordered it in black and on their website the Black didn't have doors but I'm praying that it will have doors when it is delivered to me...
Is it possible to charge an EV if you live in an apartment? I know there are some charging stations somewhere but I’d rather charge in my apartment to save time.
How do you charge an EV if you live in an apartment? I know there are some charging station somewhere. If you can’t go there, the place where you live is the best one.
@@whatislove127 Who said anything about ring speeds? cruise at 50ish kph and Kyle will get to listen to that awesome blinker tone to his hearts desire? OR 1 - Full charge before entering at main entry during TF - while being accompanied by an Ionic 5 2 - stop at the slowdown/turnoff before the carousel, Plug the Twizzy into the Ionic 5 and get the pancakes and Ice Cream Mischa is always raving about 3 - drive the other half. Sounds like a lovely single day event if you ask me. See, we can make this happen, HAHA
Another nice thing about the Twizy is when a regular size CAR hits you, at your funeral they can just use the Twizy for your casket and bury you in it.
Check out the Arcimoto made in Eugene Oregon. They are being sold now - better built than that Twizy for sure
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Not a fully enclosed car, even with the optional half-windows and enclosed cargo box. No side windows. It's not going to be a practical vehicle anywhere that gets a real winter, or in heavy rain.
I believe that it's available in the US but it's branded as Nissan scoot Squad with limited top speed of 35 mph to comply with the law when it comes to EV 🍷
Won't sell in the USA. Nissan would ask $10k for it.. If Mercedes Benz could make the electric Smart For Two and For Four work in the USA, Nissan can't make this work.
nice for collage campus inner city country high schools even Jr high may be much more for starters right on oh boy for thee elders this cute sun city would love this
The brakes are one of the major flaws in this thing and I wouldn't like to be involved in a car crash with the Twizy. This car would be perfect in a world where you don't have idiots on the roads. Very French and it is just lovely.
The brakes aren’t assisted, and have no ABS, they do manage to lock if you press hard though…. Hopefully the frame is good enough, I have been rear ended by an uninsured truck, right in front of the cops hopefully, I literally flew across the intersection (that’s what the cops said) and in the end, besides a quick hop to the hospital by safety, the Twizy had nothing more than a thorough checkup and a bumper replacement (+a few minor things, lamps/lights, wheel hub)
We’ve reached the pinnacle, folks! I can retire now. This is an automotive experience I will never, ever, forget. The Twizy is so happy, so flawed, and so perfect. As soon as I can buy one in the US it’ll be my daily driver. Throw the dog in the backseat, ha! Thanks for watching and thanks for subscribing, we just crossed 30k subs today! 🍻
You should have driven the Citroen Ami and Carver One, those are the really crazy cars in that segment.
But do you like it better than your Smart Car OR the Arcimoto??? I want an Arcimoto really badly. I’d take a Twizzy.
Cross country road trip?
@@loriallen67 Twizy, Ami and Carver are low speed cars, you can drive them at 14 or 16 year old (depending on country).
A Smart and Arcimoto you can take on the highway (there is a 'fast' Twizy as well, unchipped 80 kmh).
Arcimoto, and Smart, are both overpriced.
@@buddy1155 the Arcimoto will be cheaper once production is achieved. The Arcimoto has a better range and top speed. Living in a metro area, I need to be able to get on the highway occasionally. I don’t see the Twizzy doing 70 down the freeway.
I wouldn’t put my kid in a Twizzy even if it was legal to do so.
The Smart car is overpriced. Bigly.
People looking out of their apartment window at the Twizy driving around their backyard: It has to be an American.
Fun fact: Renault Twizy was the most sold EV in Europe in 2012.
Correction, following places: 2. Opel Ampera, 3. Renault Kangoo ZE, 4. Nissan Leaf. Source EV-sales blog.
what, they sold 15 Twizzies and 14 Model S's?
It's all virtue signaling to me
Your enthusiasm is contagious! Made me smile from ear to ear throughthe whole clip!
I owned one for a few years … those built until mid-2016 were hackable over the OBD port and you could pretty easily bump the speed/power/torque/regen a good notch, you’ll still be limited by the SEVCON inverter anyways and the fixed ratio to the motor which can’t go over 17krpm (you should check out the OVMS project, which supports many EVs as well)… It was a perfect fit for cramped cities like Paris despite vandalism (my right glove box ended having a definitively broken lock, and I did have to pull out some curious dudes a couple of times) … my back needed something softer in the end and I grew too old to not have a heater, so I sold it, pretty well actually. I’ve heard some people got them imported and vetted by their DMVs as a neighborhood vehicle (whatever that is) a buddy of mine in LA/Rancho almost tried but I think he got concerned by the lack of comfort before the administrative hurdles … oh, and you’ll need to get one without the battery rental in all cases . Fun facts: I drove it to a meeting at Renault HQ near Paris, I had to enter the visitor parking by backing up because they scanned license plates, and the Twizy normally only has one in the back. The former EV program director told me he had printed his license plate on paper to wave it at the parking cameras. And it made a pretty nice impression on the Interpol band as well, they were all going around it after a concert, and some had a drive in it ;) They became friends since then
I died when you honked that horn. All serious though my first memory of EV's was at the NY Auto Show in the 90's talking to an employee (owner I believe) of the Sparrow EV. How they are still around is beyond me but their passion at the time for electrification was remarkable. You should reach out to them! I'll bet they're easily the longest running EV company in the US. They deserve a chance.
Kyle you need to take the team to China and drive a bunch of those "tiny" quirky EV cars and trucks As well ...of course the NIO ETC 7 etc.
That would be a great adventure for you all
Love my Twizy! Regrads from Denmark.
Love watching your childlike enthusiasm!
Love the Twizy. Normal unmodified ones do 52mph and they all have a 5.5kw battery. They are still sold 8n the UK and much of Europe I believe.
The Twizy is almost my everyday urban “dream car” as well. It makes so much sense for these short trips in the city. I just wish it were narrower, not to split lanes but to go around stopped traffic more easily (e.g. cars waiting to make a turn). Please test drive the Carver if you can. Also hope AKO makes it to market.
You appear to be the happiest person on RUclips. Never change.
That is not motor whine that is the built in "Sport Sound". I would love one too. It basically half of bug, with the same horn.
I think it's still in production in Korea! Renault said the market for this was in Asia so they moved production 2 years ago
I think this might be the only car you can drive crazy in LA and won't provoke a road rage.
Kyle goes GTA in Oslo. It's ok I'm in Twizy!
I had actually considered buying a Twizy as a second car to my ICE, before I decided to go full BEV instead. That thing's so cute, and just enough to zip around in the city, fit your shopping loot or groceries in it.
For those of us over 40 we can still remember the horn being on the end of the indicator stalk on most cars back in the 80's or earlier
If you like this quirky car, you should hang out with the guy who runs the channel Aging Wheels. I bet he can get you connected with the same museum that let him drive a number of old and weird electric cars.
This would be great for our couple mile trips to Target or pick up take out, which is probably a third of our driving these days.
To be fair, I could put my largest of friends on the back seat of my Twizy and still have plenty of space between the doors and front seat to fit groceries… It’s a pretty capable quadricycle :)
Don't feel bad, You are a pretty normal sized person but I also love small efficient cars and I am 6 foot plus and 275 pounds. I once met a man with similar tastes that was significantly larger than me, probably 6'5" and at least 350. One of my favorite all time cars was my Fiat 500. I would kill to drive one of these too.
Drive it to Bjorn's house and ya'll can have a 1000 km challenge.
The Twizy is definitely 1 of my dream cars, other than the Mustang GT and the Mercury Grand Marquis. I live in Kansas, but I would seriously love to have a Renault Twizy to drive around town.
Our pizza station in my town has three of these for delivery. 😄
WOW!!
Did you meet Tesla Byorn?
Yo what's up! Today we are at Marcusbil... oops, wrong channel!
I love how excited he gets 👐🏻
Your laughter cannot hide your excitement.
That’s a real car enthusiast having some fun! It’s too easy to bee that enthusiastic about a +100k$ car.
This video was full of win 🔥
Registration plate EL 3889. Wow, that’s early!
No way will the bureaucrats legalize that in the US. And it's a shame. It would be a perfect grocery-getter.
I'm pretty sure it is still sold and can buy a new one if you wanted. Two versions as well, the slower 45km/h or faster 80km/h model.
If they sold this with proper windows, lockable doors and a fan system with hot and cold air they’d fly off the shelf!
When I lived in Madrid the Twizys passed me on the street every day. They were made in Spain. I remember one for sale second hand in a Renault dealer for $4995 - a white one, perfect condition. This is a great formula for a car and Renault should have pushed them more. But they were far too pricy. I am a bit surprised that other makers have not moved into this space. I would be more interested in buying one of these than a big hunk of metal to sit outside my door.
Yep, built in Spain, at the Renault plant of Valladolid until they definitely gave up on it a couple of years ago and left the production in South Korea
Makes me wanna live in spain, I love this thing
I think that car is cool quirky. Bet it draws attention!
Thanks for sharing.
I live in The United States and I'm getting a Twizy that I ordered online I should receive it in about 4 wks I ordered it in black and on their website the Black didn't have doors but I'm praying that it will have doors when it is delivered to me...
Did it come with doors? How is it in general?
Next one is the Think City at the end of the video i guess :)
Is it possible to charge an EV if you live in an apartment? I know there are some charging stations somewhere but I’d rather charge in my apartment to save time.
This made me LOL. Thanks for making my day :)
I absolutely love this car!
we need these in california!
the whine comes from the transmission (straight-cut gears), not from the motor ;)
There is a guy who drove that thing from Munich to Northcape and back. Adventure at its best. :-)
How do you charge an EV if you live in an apartment? I know there are some charging station somewhere. If you can’t go there, the place where you live is the best one.
What a second, you were in Germany, US (drive LUCID)and now back in Norway? I think this is a video that hasn't aired yet.
Take it to the RING, take it to the RING!!
wouldn't make it to the end of the ring, assuming ring speeds, range's too low to do that
@@whatislove127
Who said anything about ring speeds? cruise at 50ish kph and Kyle will get to listen to that awesome blinker tone to his hearts desire?
OR
1 - Full charge before entering at main entry during TF - while being accompanied by an Ionic 5
2 - stop at the slowdown/turnoff before the carousel, Plug the Twizzy into the Ionic 5 and get the pancakes and Ice Cream Mischa is always raving about
3 - drive the other half.
Sounds like a lovely single day event if you ask me.
See, we can make this happen, HAHA
If only Elio could get his EV off the ground. In any case, I'm keeping an eye on the Aptera.
Mate, the look of JOY on your Face!
P R I C E L E S S
Take it round Nurburgring!!
Think I saw one of these things as a city rental kart for tourists in SF. I didn't realize it's a Renault French product.
you can in Canada very soon
😀 Joy!
Smokey And The Bandit for EVs. It needs a big golden bird on it.
Please do a banana box test video with Björn
That thing is great. I would absolutely drive it. ( not on a roadtrip)
Bjorn was just there checking out that car.
Can you charge it anywhere or do you need to be at a charger station?
1st of all the Zoe now a Twizy, you are turning European. Have you met up with Bjorn Nyland yet ?
Another nice thing about the Twizy is when a regular size CAR hits you, at your funeral they can just use the Twizy for your casket and bury you in it.
And thats why such cars dont get here so easily.
Can We drive a Renault Twizy in the USA with or without a Drvier Lic ??
Could you use it as a daily runabout? Ofcs not for highway use but for daily errands and light comuting?
Cool! I live in Oslo, Norway!!
I agree.
Check out the Arcimoto made in Eugene Oregon. They are being sold now - better built than that Twizy for sure
Not a fully enclosed car, even with the optional half-windows and enclosed cargo box. No side windows. It's not going to be a practical vehicle anywhere that gets a real winter, or in heavy rain.
Twizy been around for… wait for it… 9 years. Been a reason why it didn’t make it. Way to expensive for what it offers.
We rented one in Bermuda and took it up to 50km going down a slight hill in the rain, that was scary haha
Looks like a transformer! 😆🤦♀️❤️💥😎
wish we got these instead of the SOLO here in north america
I believe that it's available in the US but it's branded as Nissan scoot Squad with limited top speed of 35 mph to comply with the law when it comes to EV 🍷
I was recently in Colombia 🇨🇴 and I saw a few there. Question, how does this stack against the Arcimoto FUV?
I don't know why Nissan hasn't imported that car as one of their car's
Won't sell in the USA. Nissan would ask $10k for it.. If Mercedes Benz could make the electric Smart For Two and For Four work in the USA, Nissan can't make this work.
They are still on sale in France
Two things are missing here lockable doors and air conditioning.
Do a couple laps on Nürburgring.
Nice and cute but in my view I prefer more with petrol engine than EV version
Vive la France ! 🇫🇷♥
How much are they in the states?
Driving your Twizy around an apartment complex? One of the residents will get out his fly swatter and get you.
best mini ev
No Rivian review? You weren't at the launch thing they had in Colorado?
No, we didn’t get invited to that event - Kyle
Could one important a Twizy to North America? Canada?
The French police couldn't write Kyle a ticket because they were laughing so hard.
What would the French police be doing in Norway though?
more battery info please
At 9:30, is that the THINK?
Lol Kyle, doing wonders for international relations 🤦;)
nice for collage campus inner city country high schools even Jr high may be much more for starters right on oh boy for thee elders this cute sun city would love this
A Renault Twizy is your dream car?!? hahaha so is the Toyota Corolla Hybrid for me 🥰 Any lame cars now can be anybody's dream car.
Get Alyssa and the dogs into that car and do a road trip!
Man i wish i could trade in my car for one of these i only drive maybe 15 miles a day anyways
But is there a cupholder for your Starbucks morning beverage?
why don't we all have horns which annoys driver more than anyone around, that would be so lovely
The brakes are one of the major flaws in this thing and I wouldn't like to be involved in a car crash with the Twizy. This car would be perfect in a world where you don't have idiots on the roads. Very French and it is just lovely.
The brakes aren’t assisted, and have no ABS, they do manage to lock if you press hard though…. Hopefully the frame is good enough, I have been rear ended by an uninsured truck, right in front of the cops hopefully, I literally flew across the intersection (that’s what the cops said) and in the end, besides a quick hop to the hospital by safety, the Twizy had nothing more than a thorough checkup and a bumper replacement (+a few minor things, lamps/lights, wheel hub)
The ONLY place you could use that thing in the States would be inside a Mobile Home Park. NOT a car for American roads with 3/4 ton trucks everywhere.
The blinker noise sounds like a little birdie. The car looks a bit like a Batmobile.
Citroën Ami is another tiny French ev might be worth reviewing.
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So you can drive in the street to ohhhhhh yeah lol
Your chewing gum in the review?? did you bring enough for everyone" Hummmm?
What is aTtwizy?
Simple it is an electric Lamborghini Aventador SV