Renault Twizy : how to change the 12V battery without drilling terminals !

Change the 12 Volts battery without having to drill the pods is possible at least in troubleshooting with this little tip!

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Battery purchase option : anything and everything

Renault has announced that it would now be possible to buy the battery of its electric vehicles. That's enough to blow a barrier for many potential buyers but ...
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Renault Twizy: Battery rental rates up, public relation down

Up to 29%

Probably too obsessed by the "low mileage" contracts, I missed an important event : battery rental rates have increased !
When? I dont know and Renault obviously did is not boast. And this is not a small increase: up to 29%!
For a period of 36 months or more, here are the old and new rates and their variation...
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Low mileage contracts: Renault says "Niet!" to pioneers

Niet!

Contrary to what was announced at the begining by the Renault press department (1), contrary to what was suggested since three months by  Mr Deloison, "electric vehicles" DIAC-Batloc department manager (2), contrary to the hopes of the people who works on the Renault Twizy project, contrary to the strong and just hopes of the Twizy owners, contrary to the interests of the brand itself as this decision will make it lose customers, starting by me, contrary to the evidence, Renault will not give its pioneers the benefit of the new contracts "low mileage" (those making less than 5,000 km per year).
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Poll Twizy and "low mileage" : all results and some surprises!

One of the Renault's arguments to explain why they refuse the new battery rental offers to the existing customers, was the low amount of interested people .
Double error! First, because the reactions were very violent and negative against Renault (see open letter to Mr. Nils Saclier), and secondly because the number of interested owners  is far from being so small ... The proof with this poll !
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Battery rental down for small mileages !

Good news has fallen yesterday in a press release: Renault offers really attractive rental battery for "smalls mileages". Finally, the calculation of profitability is clearly in favor of the 100% electric vehicle, regardless mileage. Well done Renault!
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Why not a solar energy powered Twizy ?

The American automaker Ford presents a prototype of solar-electric car that is to say, able to recharge batteries with embedded photovoltaic panels on its roof.

And why not a solar-electric Twizy? The answer is no, but...

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What is the real range of the Renault-Nissan Twizy and how to preserve its lithium-ion battery?

As for all other vehicles, whether gas, diesel, electric or hybrid, the Twizy's range announced by the manufacturer Renault-Nissan does not correspond to any reality since consumption calculations are carried out in conditions no motorist ever know.
With its 7 kWh lithium-ion battery, Renault-Nissan claims that the Twizy can travel 100 km (62 mi) in standard but what is the reality? And what should we have to do to best preserve the range of an electric car?
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