New Kwid electric version is launched
Electric Renault Kwid Launched In China, appears like coming Kwid Facelift
The City K-ZE comes loaded with premium features and a claimed range of over 250km
Renault town K-ZE follows an equivalent styling as coming Kwid facelift
All-electric version of Kwid gets 26.8kWh lithium-ion battery pack to power its motor rated at 44PS/125Nm.
Claimed range of 271km on the NEDC cycle. Takes half an hour to charge from 30 to 80 per cent battery using DC fast charger. Based on a CMF-A platform, same because the Kwid, however options some modifications for electric powertrain.
The City K-ZE could be the basis of the Renault EV coming to India in 2022. The Renault Kwid has an electric cousin called the City K-ZE and it has just been launched in the Chinese market.
First shown as a concept in 2018, the electric Kwid shares its looks with theupcoming Kwid faceliftin India, which is set to be launched by the end of September 2019.
The City K-ZE boasts a claimed range of 271km from its 26.8kWh lithium-ion battery pack. Note though, that the distance to empty figure has been achieved using the NEDC cycle so it might not hold up in the real world. However, a 200km and vary continues to be nice for town driving. It is driven by an electrical motor that puts out a modest 44PS of max power and 125Nm of peak torque. The top speed of the City K-ZE is rated at 105kmph.
Renault's engineers have engineered the City-KZE on an equivalent CMF-A platform that also underpins the Kwid sold in India. However, alterations are created to suit within the electric powertrain and batteries.
The lithium-ion battery pack supports each AC and DC quick charging. Using the former, the City K-ZE can be charged from empty to full in four hours from a 6.6kWh power source. DC charging more quickens the method by topping up the batteries from thirty to eighty per cent in only 0.5 an hour.
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Renault has packed in quite a few features in the City K-ZE. It gets the usual touchscreen infotainment system but this has an 8-inch display. It additionally has 4G WiFi property, which supports online music, and remote vehicle telemetry which can be accessed on a smartphone.
The air conditioning continues to be Operated manually however it gets a PM2.5 air quality sensor and to top it off, the City K-ZE also packs in a tyre pressure monitoring system!
While some of these options are unlikely to be present within the Kwid facelift, their inclusion would really make the updated Kwid feel more premium than the old version.
The grille options U-shaped components that are flanked by sleek headlamps with light-emitting diode DRLs running through their centre. Its headlight housing additionally cuts into the front bumper. From the backside, the City-KZE looks more like the current Kwid with some changes to the tail lamps and reflectors in the bumper being the difference factors. The design of the City-KZE mirrors what we have a tendency to shall see within the coming Kwid facelift, except with an open grille for taking in air and an exhaust pipe somewhere at the back.
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The City K-ZE's base variant has been priced at 61,800 yuan, which is equal to Rs 6.22 lakh. This little mass-market electron volt's evaluation is very important as there are strong possibilities that the CIty-KZE may well be the premise of the primary Renault EV in india,which is scheduled to arrive in 2022
