Lebanon’s Bassoul Heneine is to begin the electric car era in the Middle East

Bassoul Heneine will launch Renault Twizy as the first electric car to the Lebanon market.

Renault Twizy is a compact electric car with zero-emission feature. It’s a two-seat car with many different specifications.

Bassoul Heneine is the exclusive Renault importer in Lebanon since 1951. It has two major showrooms located at Sed El Bauchrieh and Ain El Mraisseh. In addition, the company collaborates with several local car dealers to expand its coverage throughout Lebanon.

According to Joy Zakhour, Marketing Executive of Bassoul Heneine, Twizy as an eco-friendly vehicle with its unique features, is a suitable car to introduce the Renault Zero Emission vehicles to the market.

She said Bassoul Heneine’s team consist of internationally trained service technicians, technologies, diagnostic systems experts and expert sales advisors, pleased to serve our customers.

Bassoul Heneine offers a wide variety of brands, namely, Renault, Dacia, Alfa Romeo, BMW, and MINI. Bassoul-Heneine’s people are dedicated to provide excellent services to their clients.

“We believe that “Passion For Excellence” is more than just a slogan, it’s the way we do business” according to Bassoul Heneine’s website.

Renault Twizy will be available in the market as of 12 July with estimated price of $19,900 including V.A.T.

As pointed by Zakhour, bank offers car loan for purchase of this vehicle.

Specifications of Renault Twizy electric / zero emission vehicle

Renault Twizy with its pioneering and unique design, begins the electric era in the Middle East region. Twizy in addition to its features as a zero emission, two-seater, ultra-mobile electric vehicle, can be customised to suit any taste.

Twizy is an Electric city car equipped with a 4-point seat belt, a driver airbag, Rear-engine, rear-wheel-drive, 6.1 kWh lithium-ion battery and rear parking aid for safe park even in a tight space without scratching the car.

Twizy is a front-wheel drive with 17 horsepower. Its top speed is 80 Km/h. It has 2.32 m (91 in) Length, 1.19 m (47 in) width and 1.46 m (57 in) Height.

To charge your Twizy you need to open the front flap, pull out the cable and plug into a 230V socket. The lithium-ion battery is recyclable and it needs only three and half hours to be fully charged.

The electric eco-friendly Renault Twizy comes in three different models named Expression, Dynamique and Cargo.

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