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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
"Pedestrian warning sound"😂 The Twizy isn't that sophisticated. It's just a sound warning that you left the lights on, to avoid draining the 12V battery down.
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...
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.
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.
@@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
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.
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.
Love my Twizy! Regrads from Denmark.
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.
Love watching your childlike enthusiasm!
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
You appear to be the happiest person on TH-cam. Never change.
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
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.
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.
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.
It's my dream car as well but there's no plausible way to get this in my country at a sensible price. I can only enjoy watching it on TH-cam.
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.
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.
I think this might be the only car you can drive crazy in LA and won't provoke a road rage.
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 :)
I saw one of these at Aldi today, had to buy it. Came in a bundle with an F-150 Lightning and some others.
Could you use it as a daily runabout? Ofcs not for highway use but for daily errands and light comuting?
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.
That’s a real car enthusiast having some fun! It’s too easy to bee that enthusiastic about a +100k$ car.
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.
Can you charge it anywhere or do you need to be at a charger station?
Our pizza station in my town has three of these for delivery. 😄
WOW!!
Registration plate EL 3889. Wow, that’s early!
Did you meet Tesla Byorn?
Next one is the Think City at the end of the video i guess :)
the whine comes from the transmission (straight-cut gears), not from the motor ;)
This video was full of win 🔥
I was recently in Colombia 🇨🇴 and I saw a few there. Question, how does this stack against the Arcimoto FUV?
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
where did you buy? How much?
I love how excited he gets 👐🏻
How much are they in the states?
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
Can We drive a Renault Twizy in the USA with or without a Drvier Lic ??
Yo what's up! Today we are at Marcusbil... oops, wrong channel!
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.
I think that car is cool quirky. Bet it draws attention!
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.
If they sold this with proper windows, lockable doors and a fan system with hot and cold air they’d fly off the shelf!
I absolutely love this car!
we need these in california!
There is a guy who drove that thing from Munich to Northcape and back. Adventure at its best. :-)
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.
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.
WOW thnxs a lot! good car yes;)
This made me LOL. Thanks for making my day :)
They are still on sale in France
No Rivian review? You weren't at the launch thing they had in Colorado?
No, we didn’t get invited to that event - Kyle
"Pedestrian warning sound"😂 The Twizy isn't that sophisticated. It's just a sound warning that you left the lights on, to avoid draining the 12V battery down.
No way will the bureaucrats legalize that in the US. And it's a shame. It would be a perfect grocery-getter.
Could one important a Twizy to North America? Canada?
Your laughter cannot hide your excitement.
If only Elio could get his EV off the ground. In any case, I'm keeping an eye on the Aptera.
At 9:30, is that the THINK?
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?
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.
Smokey And The Bandit for EVs. It needs a big golden bird on it.
I guess you'll like the new *cars* from Mobilize (Renault) 🙂
wish we got these instead of the SOLO here in north america
Take it round Nurburgring!!
Cool! I live in Oslo, Norway!!
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.
We rented one in Bermuda and took it up to 50km going down a slight hill in the rain, that was scary haha
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
That thing is great. I would absolutely drive it. ( not on a roadtrip)
Please do a banana box test video with Björn
Mate, the look of JOY on your Face!
P R I C E L E S S
Do a couple laps on Nürburgring.
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?
you can in Canada very soon
Nice and cute but in my view I prefer more with petrol engine than EV version
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 🍷
😀 Joy!
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.
Two things are missing here lockable doors and air conditioning.
more battery info please
Looks like a transformer! 😆🤦♀️❤️💥😎
Driving your Twizy around an apartment complex? One of the residents will get out his fly swatter and get you.
1st of all the Zoe now a Twizy, you are turning European. Have you met up with Bjorn Nyland yet ?
I agree.
Vive la France ! 🇫🇷♥
Get Alyssa and the dogs into that car and do a road trip!
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.
Man i wish i could trade in my car for one of these i only drive maybe 15 miles a day anyways
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)
why don't we all have horns which annoys driver more than anyone around, that would be so lovely
But is there a cupholder for your Starbucks morning beverage?
best mini ev
The blinker noise sounds like a little birdie. The car looks a bit like a Batmobile.
Nice car man lol
Lol Kyle, doing wonders for international relations 🤦;)
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.
Citroën Ami is another tiny French ev might be worth reviewing.