Renault Twizy Goes Firefighting

Renault's Twizy has been adopted to fire-fighters' needs. The company had demonstrated Twizy back in 2009 at the Frankfurt Motor Show as a two seater designed for urban transport. Twizy is equipped with 17 hp (13 kW) motor that goes 100 kilometers once charged. A 10 amp outlet would charge Twizy fully in just 3.5 hours. Priced at ~$11,000; Twizy would require monthly expense of $70 for the li-ion batteries.



Twizy has been adopted to suit the firefighter's needs by the engineering team at Renault Tech, company's vehicle conversion subsidiary in association with the Paris firefighter brigade. This small electric car will offer the first aid at the spot before the main firefighting teams arrive on the spot. The car will carry all the require life-saving equipments. The rear seat has been replaced by a trunk to store oxygen cylinders, fire extinguishers, helmets and medical first aid kits.

Paris firefighter brigade is looking at the possibility of setting up a fleet of these cars and is expected to begin the 8-month long tests & trial period starting November.

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