Twizy


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			<div class="rg-article-text-extract__text"><p>For a third consecutive year, Groupe Renault has organised the Twizy Contest. A year after entries were invited, the finale of this international competition was held on 4 October at the Guyancourt Technocentre. Read about the projects from student engineers and designers that made it onto the podium this time.</p>
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			<div class="rg-article-text-extract__signature">by renault group</div>
	
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<p>The international Twizy Contest organised by Renault and Segula Technologies is designed to work with the talents of the future to uncover new ideas to imagine the future of urban mobility and of the motor car. Student engineers and designers from various countries competed to bring all of their ingenuity and originality to bear on the Renault Twizy electric quadricycle. In the finale at the Guyancourt Technocentre, the students who submitted the ten best projects presented their results to the public and to the members of the jury. Meet the winners of this year’s competition.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-overall-winner-the-team-from-brazil">Overall winner: the team from Brazil</h2>



<p>What a victory! The Brazilian students took first place in the Twizy Contest, plus the prizes for best innovation and best cost analysis. The jury was impressed by the degree of completeness of a shared urban mobility concept that is accessible to all. On a technical level, this Twizy is fitted with a retractable driver’s seat that can be made to protrude from the passenger compartment at the touch of a button, and there is a bracket on the side of the vehicle to hold a wheelchair. These ingenious features make it easy for someone with reduced mobility to get into the vehicle unaided. Being perfectionists, the team also presented an extra-compact wheelchair design that uses recycled materials and a car-sharing app to rent the vehicle and unlock it remotely.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-prize-for-best-prototype-the-team-from-romania">Prize for best prototype: the team from Romania</h2>



<p>For these Romanian students, the urban mobility of tomorrow means hyper-handleability. Without doubt inspired by Renault’s For-Control technology, they grafted steerable front and back axles onto the Twizy so that it can go anywhere. The result? The two front wheels can turn either independently of the rear wheels, or in the same direction. The prototype can actually turn around on itself. Astounding! The Twizy can ease its way through the urban jungle and park on a sixpence.&nbsp;</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-prize-for-best-communication-the-team-from-turkey">Prize for best communication: the team from Turkey</h2>



<p>The Turkish team’s concept is doubly original: their Twizy comprises self-service for tourists and remunerated data-sharing. The service package they came up with is based on an app, a camera on the roof and a data-sharing option for information gathered. The app is used to rent the vehicle and guide it (to notable sites and charging points). The roof camera takes a 360° film of each trip. And the data-sharing option gives users the chance to keep souvenirs of their visit, and to be paid for sharing all of the information stored en route (geolocation, traffic, etc.). Journey data are indispensable to the development of the connected and, ultimately, autonomous car. They add value and can be sold on. Travel in an electric vehicle for free by helping to develop the car of the future: a virtuous circle for mobility!</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-a-must-have-from-the-russians">A must-have from the Russians</h2>



<p>Simple … once you see&nbsp;it! Why not combine the Twizy with two ultra-compact electric scooters? The Russian team designed two folding electric micro-scooters and two storage compartments, each with a power supply, fitted on either side of the Twizy. Once they get as close as they can to their destination, both occupants of the Twizy have their own ready-to-use scooter to complete the last leg of their journey. Simple and effective!</p>

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TWIZY CONTEST: 2019 awards


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<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-a-huge-hulk-of-a-twizy">A huge hulk of a Twizy</h2>



<p>Twizy RSF1 is a powerhouse, adopting F1 technologies and codes, all in a very small space: 2,60m long, 1,49m wide and 1,45m high ! Just picture it: an electri Twizy, with&nbsp;front splitter, side-pods, a rear wing and a&nbsp;diffuser complete with an F1-style rain light, as well as a Formula One-type steering wheel. Add to that, F1 tyres, and KERS&nbsp;(Kinetic Energy Recovery System), that you can find on F1 engines&nbsp;(Redbull racing, Williams, Caterham, Lotus), which instantly Twizy&rsquo;s power output six-fold to reach almost 100hp ! From standstill to 100kph, Twizy RSF1 is catapulted to Mégane R.S. speed, Renault&rsquo;s highest-performing road car. Picture all that, and you get this pimped hulky concept-car, that will make everyone smile !</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-what-a-funny-idea">What a funny idea !</h2>



<p>How did Renault come up with this project? The idea came from&nbsp;<strong>Renault Sport F1</strong>, who wanted to&nbsp;communicate to a&nbsp;wider audience the savoir-faire it has built up in the realm of electric power thanks to KERS which became a part of the sport in 2009. Let&rsquo;s not forget that the FIA is implemeting new engine regulations for the 2014 F1 season, to link high-level racing to cars built for the road, by including electric technologies for instance.</p>



<p>But in the end&#8230;why not?</p>



<p>Remember in 1994, when we released an&nbsp;<strong>Espace F1</strong>, a prototype equiped with a 820hp RS5 V10 3,500cc 40-valve engine? It was designed by Renault and Matra, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Espace&rsquo;s launch.</p>

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