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Renault unveils space buggy-style Twizy Z.E. concept vehicle
Renault rocked the auto world today by showing off the new Twizy Z.E. concept vehicle. The car's futuristic design brings to mind visions of a space exploration surface buggy, sporting hexagonal wheel coverings and headlights as well as neon yellow trimmings.
The company's CEO, Carlos Ghosn, said, "[Twizy's] distinctive layout combines advantages of both two- and four-wheel vehicles, offering maximum agility with stability." Renault won't commit to releasing this exact vehicle design to the public, but hopes to use the 15kW (20hp) electric motor that powers the Twizy in vehicles scheduled to hit the market in 2011.
Via Renault
By Steel Fox at 1:40 PM ON 09/16/09
Looks to me like a glorified golf cart for women or guy's who don't mind looking limp wristed.
By Brass Orchid at 4:55 PM ON 09/16/09
With 20 hp., this thing isn't exactly designed for long commutes, even if you had one in each wheel. It actually isn't much more than a golf cart. Getting around an area where speed limits are all under 40 mph, though, it might be useful enough, even if it seems a bit emasculating.
By Anonymous at 11:10 PM ON 09/16/09
You do understand that more efficient cars don't require as powerful of engines, right? I mean that is precisely what reducing energy consumption is. By reducing the amount of energy needed to move the vehicle, otherwise it's just words without meaning.
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