2026 Renault Twingo E-Tech Electric: Up to 263 km WLTP From EUR 19,490

The Renault Twingo E-Tech Electric revives a name that Renault first used on a small city car in the 1990s, but it is a very different machine: a 3.79 m long, five-door battery-electric (BEV) hatchback with a single 60 kW (82 PS, about 80 hp) front motor, a 27.5 kWh lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery and a Renault-quoted range of up to 263 km on the WLTP cycle. Renault showed the production car at its world premiere on 6 November 2025 and says it was developed in under two years while keeping the design and quality of a Renault. It is built at the Revoz plant in Novo Mesto, Slovenia, on the same AmpR Small platform family as the Renault 5 and Renault 4. In France Renault lists the entry Evolution trim at €19,490 and the Techno at €21,090 before government incentives, and Renault France's own page shows €15,870 and €17,470 once a €3,620 energy-savings premium is deducted. The car is now shown at the Paris Motor Show (12 to 18 October 2026) with a new optional glass roof called Twingobay.

Performance & Specs

Every Twingo E-Tech Electric uses one electric motor on the front axle rated at 60 kW. Renault France prints the output as 80 hp in its own wording, which matches the conversion of 60 kW (about 80.5 hp), while the metric figure is 82 PS; several outlets print 82 as "hp", but that number is PS. Torque is 175 Nm. Independent coverage of the world premiere quotes 0-100 km/h in 12.1 seconds, 0-50 km/h in 3.85 seconds and a top speed limited to 130 km/h, and Renault's own pages leave the acceleration figures blank. (PS is the metric horsepower, about 1.4 percent smaller than the imperial hp used here.) Those numbers describe a city car, not a fast one, and the car is clearly tuned for urban use and short motorway hops rather than outright speed.

The efficiency is the stronger part of the story. Renault France gives WLTP consumption of 12.2 to 12.7 kWh/100 km, and the 27.5 kWh battery is rated for up to 263 km. As a sanity check, 27.5 kWh over 263 km works out to about 10.5 kWh/100 km at the battery, so the official figure is roughly 17 to 21 percent higher, a plausible allowance for charging and drivetrain losses. Renault does not publish a gross and net split for the pack; electrive.com describes the 27.5 kWh as usable. The kerb weight is reported at about 1,200 kg, light for a modern BEV. Germany's listing quotes up to 262 km WLTP for its configuration, so the exact figure depends on the version and wheel size, and Renault's footnote ties the 263 km number to the Evolution.

Powertrain	Single-motor FWD BEV
Power	60 kW (82 PS / 80 hp)
Torque	175 Nm
0–100 km/h	12.1 s
Battery	27.5 kWh LFP
Range	Up to 263 km WLTP

Dimensions & Practicality

Length	3,789 mm
Width	1,720 mm
Height	1,491 mm
Wheelbase	2,493 mm
Boot	360 L (305 L VDA)

At 3.79 m long the Twingo is shorter than most current city cars, and Renault quotes a turning circle of 9.87 m. The five-door body seats four, and the two rear seats are independent, fold 50/50 and slide, giving up to 16 cm more knee room depending on position. Renault France quotes a boot of up to 360 L, which is 305 L on the VDA measure, with a maximum load length of 2 m when the front passenger backrest is folded flat on the Techno. Folded rear seats open up roughly 1,000 L according to electrive.com, while a German outlet quotes 966 L, so the folded figure is not settled. The same coverage mentions a 50 L underfloor compartment. The UK version does not get the folding passenger backrest.

Charging & Battery

The 27.5 kWh LFP pack charges on AC at 6.6 kW as standard, and Renault estimates 4 hours 15 minutes for 10 to 100 percent, pending final homologation. The optional Advanced Charge pack, priced at €500 in most markets, adds an 11 kW three-phase AC charger, 50 kW DC fast charging and vehicle-to-load output of up to 3.7 kW, with vehicle-to-grid support depending on the country. With that pack Renault estimates 10 to 80 percent in about 30 minutes on a 50 kW charger, and Renault France states 15 to 80 percent in 28 minutes. In Germany the pack is included in every car, which is why the German list prices of €19,990 and €21,590 are €500 above the French ones. A wall-box installation package with up to 10 m of indoor cable starts at €499 including VAT at Renault France. electrive.com reports that Renault's Shanghai site played a leading role in the development, to keep costs down, and the cell-to-pack LFP battery is part of how the car can be priced below €20,000.

Design & Interior

The Twingo's face is built around round LED headlights with a light signature that wraps around each lens, a short nose and short overhangs, all of which can be seen in Renault's press images. The tailgate carries the "twingo" script and semicircular rear lights with a red light bar. Renault offers four launch colours, Absolute Red, Absolute Green, Mango Yellow and a black (named Starry Black in the release, Diamond Black on one image caption), and added Glacier White and Schist Grey in spring 2026. Wheels are 16-inch as standard with 18-inch alloys optional. Inside, the dashboard is a horizontal layout with a 7-inch digital driver display and a 10-inch central screen, and the pictured Absolute Green car has a green accent strip across the dashboard and green trim around the centre vents.

Renault's new glass roof, Twingobay, was presented at the Paris Motor Show opening on 12 October 2026. It is a fixed oval panel of about 0.7 square metres that does not open, built from multi-layer glass that Renault says blocks 99.9 percent of UV rays and keeps heat build-up low enough that no sunshade is fitted. The inner face carries a pattern taken from the Twingo's graphic alphabet. French outlets quoting Renault give a price of €550 or €600 depending on the country, with orders opening on 13 October 2026, and British coverage says UK cars with the roof are due in summer 2027, with the UK price still to be announced.

Technology & Features

The Evolution has a 7-inch digital cluster, a 10.1-inch central screen with smartphone replication, rear parking sensors, manual air conditioning and a Mode 3 charging cable. The Techno adds OpenR Link with Google built-in, including Google Maps route planning for EVs, the Reno avatar voice assistant, automatic air conditioning, a digital rear-view camera, a six-speaker Arkamys audio system and one-pedal driving through steering-wheel paddles with four regeneration modes. Renault's UK page lists more than 100 apps. The car preconditions the cabin and battery from the app, and the navigation preconditions the battery ahead of fast-charging stops, according to electrive.com. Home charging is the main use case, so the standard 6.6 kW AC charger fits an overnight top-up, while the optional 11 kW unit matters only on a three-phase supply.

Safety & ADAS

Renault France lists six airbags and up to 24 driver-assistance systems. The Evolution comes with cruise control, automatic emergency braking, lane keeping assist, advanced driver monitoring and an automatic parking brake, and the Techno adds adaptive cruise control with Stop & Go. Renault does not state an automation level, and the available systems depend on trim and market. No crash-test rating was found for this car in the sources read.

Available Versions

Pricing & Availability

Renault opened pre-orders for the Techno to R Pass holders on 16 December 2025 and to the public on 8 January 2026, and the Evolution followed in spring 2026 (in Germany from February 2026). Renault's December 2025 release gives €19,490 for the Evolution and €21,090 for the Techno before government grants, and says the 2026 French bonus under the Energy Saving Certificates scheme is up to €4,770 for low-income households, €4,710 for low-to-middle incomes and €3,620 for others. Renault France's current offer page, valid from 1 to 31 October 2026, shows €15,870 for the Evolution and €17,470 for the Techno with a €3,620 Coup de pouce premium deducted. In Germany the cars are €19,990 and €21,590 with Advanced Charge fitted, according to electrive.net, and the same outlet says a state subsidy can bring the Evolution as low as €13,990 depending on household income. In Italy, the Evolution is €19,500 and the Techno €21,100 according to alVolante.

In the United Kingdom, Renault shipped about 100 left-hand-drive display cars in August 2026, with the official launch planned for late 2026, no pricing confirmed yet and a launch target of under £20,000 before any grant according to Carscoops and earlier coverage. In Israel, the importer Freesbe told Auto magazine in November 2025 that the matter was still being examined with Renault, and no Israeli price or date has been published. The car is built in Novo Mesto, Slovenia, where Revoz started Twingo E-Tech production in 2026. The Nissan Pixo and a second-generation Dacia Spring are sister models on the same platform.

How It Compares

The Leapmotor T03 is the closest rival on paper. It lists 265 km WLTP and 94 hp for €18,900 in Germany, against €19,990 for the German Twingo Evolution, but it uses a 37.3 kWh battery to reach almost exactly the same range as the Twingo gets from 27.5 kWh. The BYD Dolphin Surf Active costs €19,990 in Spain, with 87 hp and 220 km WLTP from 30 kWh, which leaves it behind the Twingo on both range and battery efficiency, although BYD offers bigger-battery versions at higher prices. The Nissan Pixo is the Twingo's twin, with the same 60 kW motor and 27.5 kWh battery, built in the same Slovenian plant, and Nissan quotes 259 km WLTP with prices not yet announced. These figures come from each maker's own list prices and WLTP data in our own articles, and the prices are for different countries, so they are a guide to positioning rather than an exact cross-shop. The Twingo's case rests on efficiency, a roomy-for-its-size body and Renault's dealer network rather than on outright power.