The new Renault Kwid EV (Kwid E-Tech) has been unveiled with a 26.8 kWh battery, 65 bhp motor, ADAS Level-1, and modern design at BRL 100K (₹16 lakh). The electric hatchback offers smart features, stylish interiors, and could soon arrive in India.
New Renault Kwid EV
Renault Kwid E-Tech had been sold in Brazil and Dacia Spring EV had been marketed in Europe and other markets. Since Dacia is a subsidiary of Renault, it has a reasonable amount of badge engineered products. The latest such badge-engineered item is Renault Kwid E-Tech, a badge-engineered Dacia Spring EV.
New Renault Kwid EV Unveiled
Dacia Spring EV is the first car to give rise to a Renault variant (Renault Kwid E-Tech). It has been introduced in Brazil at an initial price of BRL 99,990 that approximately equals to the same amount in the form of Rs 16 lakh. It will also replace the existing Kwid E-Tech that is founded on preceding generation of Kwid. Interestingly, this model does not stuff the updates that have recently been provided to Euro-spec Dacia Spring EV.
New Renault Kwid EV (Kwid E- Tech).
The new model is a lot more aggressive and sharper with aesthetically pleasing design language. It is a development in the ride of Kwid and now acquires the more up-to-date design and form of Dacia Spring EV. Rather than Dacia logo, we are provided with Renault logo on the front above the front-mounted charging port.
The new grille with vertical elements can be observed, whereas the Y-shaped elements of LED DRLs and headlights are inherited. Even the front bumper is not the same as what is provided in Dacia Spring EV. On the back, the Y-shaped tail lights have plaque between them which is novel in Renault Kwid E-Tech and the contrasting feature in the rear bumper does not exist.
Renault New Kwid EV (Kwid E-Tech)..
Other prominent exterior features of Brazil-spec Renault Kwid E- Tech are turn indicators on the ORVMs, 14 inch steel wheels with dual tone wheel covers, thick wheel arch cladding, side door cladding, flip up style door handles etc. Even the launch colour that was visualised in the press images of Renault is not eye candy like the ones of Dacia.
New Renault Kwid EV (Kwid E-Tech).
There is a modern layered fashionable Renault Kwid E-Tech dashboard on the inside and a central infotainment screen, 10.1 inch, that supports wireless android auto and apple carplay. Modern steering wheel, Y-shaped features on the vents of the AC, auto climate control and others. The capacity of the boot space is 290L. This model also has ADAS Level-1.
New Renault Kwid EV (Kwid E-Tech)
India launch soon?
The new Renault Kwid EV (Kwid E-Tech) is powered by a 26.8 kWh battery pack that accelerates the car with the help of a 65 bhp electric motor that takes 14.6 seconds in the 0-100 km/h sprint. A comparable prototype is also being tested in India on numerous occasions and is poised to have the same design elements as those of Kwid E-Tech in Brazil.
