The Renault Kwid EV has made its spy photo debut in
China, the first market to where it is destined. The A-segment pure electric
car is seen wearing a production body in these images. The Renault Kwid EV was previewed
by the Renault K-ZE concept at the 2018 Paris Motor Show. Like the show car,
the production model has a few design changes to differentiate from the
ICE-powered variant. The battery-powered variant has more aggressive styling
with the unique headlamps that are sleeker and sharper as well as a closed-off
radiator grille. The tail lamp graphics appear different.
The Renault K-ZE concept’s driving range achieved
under NEDC is 250 km. There’s no word on the specifications of the production
unit, which the French automaker is jointly developing with its Chinese partner
Dongfeng under the eGT New Energy Automotive joint venture company it
instituted last year.
Dongfeng-Renault will manufacture the Kwid EV at the
Dongfeng plant of Shiyan (Hubei Province) in central China. The annual
production capacity of this manufacturing facility is 120,000 units. The
Sino-French duo forecasts the start of production in the year 2019.
Much before a pure electric variant of the Kwid,
Renault will give it a facelift, in the second half of 2019.
