http://www.thegreencarwebsite.co.uk/blog/index.php/2014/07/06/renault-twizy-goes-rural-to-prove-its-at-home-on-the-hills/ Renault Twizy goes rural to prove its at home on the hills by Faye Sunderland July 06, 2014
[image http://www.thegreencarwebsite.co.uk/cms-images/Eco-Funky-Travel-Renault-Twizy.jpg Toro: the rugged version of the Renault Twizy http://www.thegreencarwebsite.co.uk/cms-images/rural-twizy-shoot1-003-lowres-1.jpg Out on the hills: Renault Twizy Toro tours the Breacon Beacons ] Meet Toro – a modified Renault Twizy designed to be at home in rural conditions, which will set out to prove that lightweight EVs aren’t just for cities. Modified by Red Castle Classics on behalf of the Eco Travel Network – the company which offers Renault Twizys for hire in the Breacon Beacons – the newly ‘ruggedised’ Twizy is set to undergo trials on the Isle of Eigg in the Hebrides next week to put it to the ultimate test. Eco Travel Network (ETN) has been offering ten standard Renault Twizys to rent in the Breacon Beacons national park since 2012, with great success. The fully electric quadricycles have proved very popular with visitors to the park, as a clean and convenient way to get around. But for a while, Eco Travel Network has been exploring the idea of producing electric quadricycles which are a little more adept at coping with often rough country lanes, carrying heavy loads and climbing steep inclines. In a separate project, the firm has already produced Bruce the buggy, another fully electric vehicle which is still currently undergoing testing and refinement, before it too, heads to Eigg for trials, to put it to the test tackling steep climbs and even pulling trailers. But first, the adapted Toro; he’s been fitted with two bike racks at the rear, which can carry two bicycles without increasing vehicle width, or can alternatively be used to carry travel bags or boxes for tourists. Eco Travel Network Limited - www.ecotravelnetwork.co.uk There is also larger and softer tyres and softer suspension, to make the model more comfortable over bumpy and uneven tracks, and deliver better grip on slippy surfaces. On Eigg, ten households are already signed up to help test the vehicles to assess how well they meet the needs of residents on this remote isle. Run in collaboration with Eigg Box and Edinburgh College and funded by the Green Transport Prize, the trial will explore how lightweight, low cost yet rugged little EVs might work in small islands like this where journeys are short and diesel is expensive to import. Back in the Breacon Beacons, the standard model Twizys are used to encourage tourists to leave their cars behind and explore the Breacon Beacons in a more environmentally-friendly way, reducing emissions and demonstrating that lightweight, short range vehicles are more than up to the job. With a lack of public transport alternatives in remote areas, Eco Travel Network believes these types of vehicles are ideally suited to provide much-needed transport solutions in such areas, despite the conventional wisdom that electric quadricycles are for city dwellers. You can find out more about hiring Renault Twizys for hire in the Breacon Beacons here on the Eco Travel Network website. Look out for updates on the Isle of Eigg trials too - which commence from from Friday (July 11, 2014) - on the Eco Travel Network blog. 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