Sub-£20k Nissan Wave city car to channel retro 1980s classics

Autocar render shows how the Twingo may be reshaped with influence from the Pike cars

New electric city car will tap Pike models – Be-1, Figaro, Pao and S-Cargo – using Renault Twingo underpinnings

Nissan has chosen the name Wave for its version of the Renault Twingo electric city car and will rework the design with influence from its Pike retro cars, Autocar has learned. 
The Wave is due next year and will be built by Renault alongside the Twingo. 
It is expected to hit the same sub-£20,000 price point as the Twingo, thanks to the use of cheaper, lithium-iron-phosphate chemistry for its 27.5kWh battery. 
Nissan Europe head of design Giovanny Arroba has told Autocar the car’s design will be inspired by Nissan’s late-1980s and early-1990s retro small cars known as Pike cars, after the firm’s Pike Factory special project group. 
The Wave name was confirmed by a separate source at Nissan. 
The Pike cars were based on the first-generation Nissan Micra and sparked instant affection in