Renault Twizy - Pictures

The Renault Twizy technically isn't a car at all - it's a 'heavy quadricycle'.

The Twizy is a tiny electric vehicle that sits somewhere in between a scooter and a city car.

The Twizy's cabin is almost completely open to the elements - doors are optional and windows are zip-on.

The Twizy starts from under £7,000 but that doesn't include the batteries, which have to be leased from Renault.

The Renault Twizy has a 17bhp electric motor which gives a top speed of 50mph and a range of up to 62 miles.

The Twizy takes three and a half hours to charge from a domestic socket.

The Twizy is much safer than a scooter - but can't split lanes and beat the traffic like one.

A simple display screen shows speed and battery charge.

Twin gloveboxes on the top of the dash provide a modicum of storage.

The passenger seat is tiny - and the 31-litre cubby behind it is all the Twizy has to call a 'boot'.