Mobilize Duo
{{Infobox automobile
| name = Mobilize Duo
| image = Mondial de l'auto Paris 2022 02.png
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| manufacturer = Mobilize (Renault)
| aka = Mobilize Bento (cargo version){{Cite web|url=https://www.carscoops.com/2022/10/mobilize-duo-and-bento-are-renault-groups-new-subscription-based-urban-evs/|title=Mobilize Duo And Bento Are Renault Group's New Subscription-Based Urban EVs|first=Thanos|last=Pappas|date=October 17, 2022|website=Carscoops|access-date=2024-07-01}}
| assembly = Morocco: Tangier (Renault Med){{cite web|url=https://themaghrebtimes.com/the-mobilize-duo-will-be-produced-at-the-renault-plant-in-morocco/|title=The Mobilize Duo Will be Produced at the Renault Plant in Morocco|date=September 15, 2022|website=The Maghreb Times|access-date=2024-07-01}}
| designer = Jean-Philippe Salar (Design Director){{cite web|url=https://www.mobilize.com/en/wearemobilizers/micro-mobility-mobilize-designs-two-electric-quadricycles/|title=Micro-mobility: Mobilize designs two electric quadricycles|website=Mobilize|access-date=2025-02-10}}
Benjamin Manceau (Project Leader)
Bernard Pierre (Vehicle Design Project Manager)
Éric Diemert (Design Project Director)
| class = Microcar Quadricycle
| body_style = 2-door quadricycle
| doors = Dihedral synchro-helix
| layout = Rear-motor, rear-wheel-drive
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| motor = ISKRA asynchronous motor
| transmission =
| wheelbase =
| height = {{cvt|1460|mm|in|1}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.automobiledimension.com/model/mobilize/duo|title=Mobilize Duo 2023 dimensions, boot space and electrification|website=automobiledimension.com|access-date=2024-07-01}}
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| predecessor = Renault Twizy{{Cite web|url=https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/mobilize-duo-renault-twizy-successor-confirmed-uk|title=Mobilize Duo: Renault Twizy successor confirmed for UK|first=Nick|last=Gibbs|date=May 12, 2022|website=Autocar|access-date=2024-07-01}}
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The Mobilize Duo is a two-seater electric quadricycle that replaced the Renault Twizy in 2023,{{Cite web|url=https://insideevs.com/news/585708/renault-mobilize-duo-uk-2023/|title=Renault To Bring Mobilize Brand To UK, Introduce Twizy Successor|first=Andrei|last=Nedelea|date=May 13, 2022|website=InsideEVs|access-date=2024-07-01}} which was unveiled at the 2022 Paris Motor Show.{{Cite web|url=https://www.largus.fr/mondial/mondial-de-paris-2022-les-microcars-electriques-presentes-en-force-11064395.html|title=Mondial de Paris 2022. Les microcars électriques présentes en force|first=Johann|last=Leblanc|date=October 20, 2022|website=largus.fr|access-date=2024-07-01|language=fr}} First previewed as the Mobilize EZ-1 concept in 2021,{{cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/renault-mobilize-ez-1-prototype-shared-ev-recycled-charging-battery-2021-1|title=This mini EV has recyclable materials, glass doors, and swappable batteries to avoid charge times — see more|first=Kristen|last=Lee|date=January 15, 2021|website=Business Insider|access-date=2024-07-01}} it was eventually renamed to its current name and shown at the 2021 Viva Tech event.{{Cite web|url=https://www.largus.fr/mondial/mobilize-duo-le-renault-twizy-a-partager-au-mondial-de-paris-2022-11031391.html|title=Mobilize Duo. Le Renault Twizy à partager au Mondial de Paris 2022|first=Max|last=K|date=September 13, 2022|website=largus.fr|access-date=2024-07-01|language=fr}} A cargo version, named the Mobilize Bento, will be available with a {{cvt|1|m³|cuyd|1}} load area.
In 2024 it was announced that the Mobilize Bento and Duo models would be available in the United Kingdom and go on sale in 2025.{{cite web|url=https://www.carmagazine.co.uk/car-news/first-official-pictures/_mobilize/duo/launch|title=Renault’s urban twins - the Mobilize Duo and Bento – revealed at Paris 2024 show|publisher=Car|date=14 October 2024|accessdate=2024-10-15}}
References
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External links
- {{official|https://www.mobilize.com/en/wearemobilizers/mobilize-duo-joy-on-wheels/}} {{in lang|en|fr}}
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