Renault Twizy EV sells 1.6k in June, 6k LTD

what's the problem with insurance over there? my 3 kids never had an issue.

 

Just the usual massive insurance premiums for male drivers under 21 years of age. It depends on the area also, but insurances have gone up massively here in certain areas. Luckily I'm ok here as it's a civilised town, but in a city 20 miles away from me it is almost impossible for ANYONE to get car insurance, let alone younger drivers. BBC News - Bradford MP David Ward criticises cost of car insurance

America doesn't hold the monopoly on the frivalous lawsuit!

The following article explains the problems;

It was a proud day for Ben Kinsey when he passed his driving test in December. Equipped with his new licence and 10-year-old, £350 Fiat Punto, it seemed his days of relying on friends to ferry him about were over.
But, like the 448,000 other 17- to 22-year-olds who pass the UK driving test annually, he had reckoned without the motor insurance industry. It consistently quoted premiums way out of his reach and his despair plumbed new depths when, on one price comparison site, Aviva offered a premium of £100,000 – enough to buy that Fiat 285 times over…
On another comparison site the lowest quote was £10,958. “The figures are almost laughable,”

The problem of insuring young drivers - Telegraph

AA (Automobile Association) statistics show that under-21 males are 10 times more likely to crash than those aged 35 and over, while the average claim value for an under-21 is three times greater than for those 30 and above.

 

Curiosity is heavier and runs on plutonium-238 so it doesn't need to get plugged in.

 

we have the same problem with young drivers here, but i have never heard of insurance quotes like that! of course, i haven't heard everything.

 

Don't you have lower limits for young(er) drivers which might help lower their rate? Here the liability limit is 'unlimited' on personal car insurance and that's the problem. One young driver cripples his 4 passengers at a £million quid each and you have an unhappy insurer (as well as 4 ruined lives). At least with a Twizy you only have the driver or maybe 1 passenger and won't be going more than 30 mph so accidents will be much less severe and the resultant claims will be much less.

To clarify the above article, a Fiat Punto is a small hatchback car that came with a small engine. The kid in the article couldn't have chosen a smaller car. And a £10,958 premium is about $17,326. In my town it's about £4,000/$6,325 for a 17 year old male.

Anyhow, I'm not 17 now so I don't care

 

It looks like a brilliant piece of niche-oriented techno-savy.

Bravo Renault!