Good things come to those who wait, and all that, but in the case of a commercial vehicle version of the Renault Twingo we've not had to wait long for a van version of the funky electric hatch.
Spotted outside the launch hotel for the passenger car model (in Ibiza, we think - as sadly we're not there), a real-life Twingo Cargo was on display courtesy of a bespoke build for French electrical giants EDF.
Aside from the subtle EDF logos and dotted logo pattern on the front and sides, the Twingo cargo van version looks pretty standard to the regular car. However, on the inside the rear seats have been removed and a usable loadspace has been created.
Just last month we goaded Renault into making a van version of the Twingo, and either they're very quick to respond, or far more likely, their long-term collaborators EDF were already scoping out the possibilities.
EDF has form in the Renault car to van conversion department with a history of testing and developing new models dating back more than 50 years.
In the early '70s, EDF R&D tested the first electric 4L prototypes with Renault at the EDF lab in Les Renardières. They followed that little test of the Renault 4 with converted versions of the Renault 5 van as well, and we're reliably informed that when the latest all-electric Renault 5 was launched last year EDF were straight on the case with a small run of their own vans for their inner city engineers.
This latest version appears to have everything you'd expect of a car-derived van conversion. There's a wire mesh bulkhead and a dedicated load floor with sides to stop items falling out of the side opening doors.
There's also a foldable loadspace cover to give items in the cargo area some protection from prying eyes, which we guess for a fun little car like this would be many.
Sadly there's no plans (yet) for a UK version, but we live in hope that a Renault Twingo Cargo will one day be a factory model available to all.
