Renault Sacrifices the Lovely Little Mobilize Duo
- Published on 13/12/2025 15:18
Renault recently announced the discontinuation of the Mobilize Duo, its electric microcar that never found its place in the market.
Pitched as a lightweight, 100% electric urban alternative, the Duo promised to transform city travel with its compact design and butterfly doors. However, despite its potential, sales remained insufficient to justify the continuation of its production.
This decision is part of a strategic reorganization of the Renault group. The brand aims to focus on more profitable segments and high-value innovations, such as traditional electric vehicles, charging services, and connected mobility. The Mobilize subsidiary, dedicated to these new mobility solutions, is seeing several of its flagship projects, including the Duo and the Zity car-sharing service in certain European cities, come to a halt.
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Launched in spring 2025, the Mobilize Duo attracted attention for its affordability and originality, positioning itself in a similar niche to the Citroën Ami. It offered a compact electric mobility solution suitable for short urban trips and even usable without a license for certain versions. However, facing competition and modest sales, Renault deemed it necessary to redirect its resources toward more promising projects.
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Despite the discontinuation of the Duo, the Mobilize brand will not disappear entirely. Certain activities, particularly financing solutions and charging infrastructure management, will continue under this label. For enthusiasts of electric microcars, the Duo will remain a symbol of creativity and boldness, but also of the challenges faced by manufacturers in the transition to sustainable urban mobility. In summary, the Mobilize Duo was a short yet revealing adventure: a small vehicle with definite potential, sacrificed in the race for profitability and innovation where every decision counts for the electric future of the Renault group.
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This page is translated from the original post "Renault sacrifie la jolie petite Mobilize Duo" in French.
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