Renault has announced the recall of about 8,000 Twizy electric vehicles in Europe. French automaker discovered the model leak brake fluid. On this edition of Le Parisien reported, citing its own sources.
The fault has been found in cars, which were issued from January 27 to May 1 of this year. Only in France under the service campaign hit 1,000 736 vehicles. Also defective electric cars have already gone in for repair in Spain and Switzerland.
To troubleshoot Twizy owners need to visit the service center. Car inspection for malfunctions should not take more than half an hour. If the problem in the brake system will be detected, their removal takes about two hours.
The first prototype electric vehicle Twizy was presented at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 2009. Sales of the production version of the model began in France in February. The model is offered with a 5-horsepower electric motor, which can accelerate to 45 miles per hour, and with a 17-horsepower electric motor (top speed - 80 kilometers per hour). Power reserve Twizy is about 100 kilometers.
The database» Twizy is 6.99 thousand euros. An additional 50 euros per month for the lease of the battery charge.
