If there is one thing clear, it is that the future lies in making electric cars that are affordable. And that will also influence the fact that they are small and prepared for urban use. Some manufacturers such as the Volkswagen Group or Renault are clear about this, as they are already working on their medium-term projects. Now it’s going to add Nissan with a small electric based on the Twingo. Thanks to the alliance they form with the French firm, they will be able to benefit from a very promising platform with plenty of potential.
After negotiations with Volkswagen did not come to fruition, Renault continues with the development of the Twingo on its own. In fact, they claim that the production variant will arrive in 2026 and that will have a lot in common with the prototype we saw last year. Now Nissan could join this strategy, which also looking to have an electric access below the Leaf. It will really be Ampere, the division of the brand in charge of electric vehicles, that will help create that future model.
Everything indicates that it will have a lot in common with the Renault 5 and that it will come to replace the Nissan Micra. For Nissan it is key, because this car would help them increase your market share in Europe. One of the attractions of this electric future would be an attractive price. To achieve this, the Japanese brand has also announced a investment of 600 million euros in Ampere. The next from the Alliance to make this move could be Mitsubishi, which would also benefit from an electric SUV.
The next Twingo has already been confirmed for 2026 with a price of around 20,000 euros. In the case of Nissan they could vary its retro design or its pricebut it is clear that they could share an assembly plant, which is Renault’s in Novo Mesto (Slovenia). Use the same AmpR Small platform than the Renault 5 and Renault 4, but it will have a lower positioning. For this it will have lithium-ferrophosphate batteries instead of the NCM of the previous ones.
