Whenever I hear “game changer”, it never is.
Under €20,000, based on one of their most popular cars, not made by a Nazi. Game changer in a market of overpriced EVs.
27 kWh seems quite low, even for a car with limited range requirement. It really makes me wonder if they couln’t fit 35-40 kWh in.
Based on freepy available information, adding 10 kWh might raise the price by about 1000€. At least it would be a nice optional addon for those without a charging option at home.
We don’t need more heavyweight EVs using energy just to carry batteries around to appease people who “need” >300km a day of range. It gets 260km range. That’s fine. Especially since to charges to 80% in 30 minutes. Good time for a relaxed shit and a coffee.
The press release states that the Twingo will weigh 1200 kg, so even with 5-10 kWh more it wouldn’t be classified as “heavyweight”.
A larger battery means the car needs to be larger. And this is not supposed to be large car.
You already buy CATL batteries, so just use Sodium (Naxtra) and we have a deal.
This will likely still take a while. CATL will start the production of “Naxtra” in 2026.
And european manufacturers are quite cautious reagrding new battery tech, we saw that with the slow move to LFP.
Anything with Lithium should be cautiously approached.
Sodium should be a different story.
