Dacia Spring First Drive - Soon To Be Europe's Most Popular EV?

[@smallmj2886]

This is exactly what the EV market needs - pressure from the bottom. Hopefully more manufacturers will start producing electric econoboxes, and hopefully some of them will make it to Canada.

[@mamadouaziza2536]

Hardly.. These types of EVs do not sell well in North America, there have already been economy EVs either new or on the used market that aren't selling: Fiat 500e, Smart EV, Chevy Spark, VW eGolf, B Class EV, Chevy Bolt, BMW i3, Electric Mini, Nissan Leaf. Many of these cars can be had for $10k with low miles.

[@TheAllMightyGodofCod]

@@mamadouaziza2536 good thing it won't be sold in North America.

[@TheAllMightyGodofCod]

Mark, totally agree with you. Not all cars need to be huge and powerful.

[@trixiepickle8779]

I'm waiting for delivery of my Spring - the new style one. It is perfect for my needs , I live in the French Countryside and spend my time dog walking, shopping, visiting friends, picking up and dropping off friends at the airport. Perfect, can't wait.

[@dcross3514]

This and an electric version of the sandero is what the market needs.

[@chmd22]

Low power cars can be fun to drive. The EV market needs the low end covered. Great review!

[@juhaniemela3476]

I’ve driven a car with almost as little power, and it wasn’t any fun...

[@TheAllMightyGodofCod]

Totally agree! I love when I get to drive the little Aygo, 1.0l with 68hp and I remember trying out an old fiat 126 with 26hp and it was a blast!

[@Haawser]

Yup, it's far more rewarding to drive a slow car as fast as possible than a fast car as slow as possible.

[@NoiseMortanna]

@@Haawser absolutely my dude!

[@markcornwall8132]

A great alternative to a cheap ICE car. Just the basics to keep the price as low as possible.

[@davidmccarthy6061]

Could be great for a kids first car since they don't need hardly any range, or someone retired that just needs a weekly errand and can't afford to sink a lot of money into a car they seldom use.

[@mamadouaziza2536]

@@davidmccarthy6061 Be better to buy a used Nissan Leaf, Renault Zoe, VW e-Up, Smart EV, Fiat 500e, VW eGolf, B Class EV, Mini Electric, BMW i3, Chevy Bolt, Chevy Spark EV. Yes, I do agree if you live in a small retirement/golf community and the shops and stores are within 1 or 2 miles from your home and there is no freeway driving in between, this Darcia could be a decent alternative.

[@davidspencer7254]

Not so. Used buys have hardly any warranty, paltry range and the sweat from the previous drivers bum.

[@juhaniemela3476]

Even a cheap and small ICE car has more than 33kW of power, usually at least 55kW.

[@TheAllMightyGodofCod]

@@juhaniemela3476 and?

[@MrDan957]

We need this car in the British🇬🇧 & Irish 🇮🇪markets fantastic car 🚗

[@mister_jon_jon]

Perfect city car. With 40kwh battery and at least 65hp it could also been used a bit outside of city's too...

[@_TrueDesire_]

then when winter comes you wish it was 50-60kWh instead. i had a Leaf 40 kWh and in the winter i got 150 km before looking after chargers. heating before and after work took around 15% in itself. returned it as false advertising regarding range, charge rate and worthless app. now i had an equally worthless ranged 2017 bmw i3 but the app works and it's more fun 🙃 waiting for Xpeng to push prices down here in europe.

[@mister_jon_jon]

@@_TrueDesire_ I have driven my Zoe 40 now for two years, drive around 2500km a month, Zoe have heat pump so that works even during winter. I guess Dacia Spring don't have heat pump, but 40kw I think can work for a little longer trips, maybe not on daily basis, but once in a while...

[@_TrueDesire_]

@@mister_jon_jon a heat pump really helps. even now it's only around 5-10 degrees in Sweden

[@crpth1]

While having huge batteries is always a nice possibility. Considering the cost factor and respective weight variation. From a basic commuter needs it make a lot less sense! Having an efficient powertrain and a light weight setup. In the case of this Dacia Spring seems to work surprisingly well! It's worth a lot, that ALL the competition is tipping the scale usually above 1.5 ton weight range! While this no frills and efficient Dacia. Does not even reach 1 ton! Let's be honest no one need an engineering degree to be able to understand. That half a ton is a damn lot of weight to drag back and forth on a daily basis! A reasonable car that simply makes sense! Definitely a breath of fresh air for the EV market. Ladies and gentlemen I believe we're looking at a best seller! ;-)

[@judesweeney5084]

Excellent video. Clear and informative. Thank you

[@megapangolin1093]

Great review of the right time to save the planet. In town why do you need an SUV? Only to ponce around, showing off?

[@nikolaidiqnov6801]

Probably the only EV car that makes sense. In countries with a government grant, this will cost around 10 000euro or less. It is a great city car and you can also make some short country trips with it. Has a nice boot and actually a lot of creature comforts- all round electric windows, AC, infotainment screen, etc. What more do you need? Impressive idea from Dacia. I like how this brand is doing things.

[@pioneer7777777]

Would be interesting to see the range in a cold winter setting. That is where the 1st Gen LEAF's really struggled, and range anxiety quickly set in.

[@beveik]

150 km + 30-40km after you reach 0%

[@CoffeeJoker]

Best words to describe it: Its fine, its totally fine!

[@Zgembo121]

looks better outside then inside. 9400E for new car after incentive , wow

[@oncustomgaraj8261]

Is 7000 euro in Romania and 7700 full version. In other countries is more expensive

[@supersecularboypants]

@@oncustomgaraj8261 Amazing

[@antypanag1]

thanks Andrei !!! your english are quite good !!! greedings from Greece

[@OneTireFire]

Thanks, Antonis!

[@Dino.808]

The 2021 Dacia Spring EV is the most important electric car in Europe's history.

[@VascoSilvaNarishi]

Do you think this is a good car for a person who does 80km / day commute? 40 to work and 40 from work, then very small trips on the weekends and perhaps 1 big trip per year with a 2-3 hour charging stop or 2. what is your opinion ?

[@crpth1]

I guess a vehicle like this would fit the bill perfectly! As you probably guessed already. The commuting part and shorter trips is what this car is all about! With the fast charging option longer trips should be at least identical to other normal EV's. Max. speed on the 125km/h range might be a slight downturn. But surely not a deal breaker. After all 95% of the time we drive below that speed! On the other hand it's worth mention that a huge part of the competition. Deliver incredibly similar range results! What might be a big surprise to many. After all we can't forget this car as less power, but most important has a lot LESS weight! After all the entire competition drag back and forth >HALF a TON more, than this light Dacia! ;-)

[@Mortalstefan]

Dacia cars are Great. Reliable and really good value for the money. I may sound like im payed from dacia, but I really live my car

[@user-jt1tp1jh9o]

Wow an ignition key switch? This car got my interest. Screw the Push-Start easy-to-steal crap. And it doesn't look fancy or too weird. I don't know why EVs have to look so weird or need all to be electronic displays and have to be a literal computer on wheels, this one seems to look like a normal ICE SUV which I like. I just wished it had a longer gear shifter like in manuals, even if it's just D, N and R. Also I hope that it's a reliable car like Toyota.

[@LarryNgetich]

I hope it comes in right hand drive

[@petrkubena]

I was hoping for a lower price. It costs almost the same as citigo/e-up, it is same size, but it has slightly smaller battery and much weaker motor. From Dacia I expected better price/value proposition.

[@mamadouaziza2536]

Its €9000k, how much cheaper should it be?

[@petrkubena]

@@mamadouaziza2536 No, it's 17k-22k EUR (EV database). If someone else pays half of the bill, that's great for you! But that's not the way where I live and more importantly for you - it's not sustainable long term. Realistically I was expecting it to cost much closer to 15k with those specs if VW e-up is 21-23k. I suspect that it cost so relatively much, because of those massive incentives in some countries and because Dacia knows that it can sell all of it's production in those countries.

[@mamadouaziza2536]

@@petrkubena In Romania the government is offering €9k towards the purchase price.. To me the car is junk and outdated.

[@esilviu2000]

@@mamadouaziza2536 Yes, of course is junk, it's made in China, what do you expect?

[@crpth1]

@@mamadouaziza2536 - Like the saying go ignorance is a bliss! LOL 😂 There's a reason stupid people struggle to grasp the concept!

[@lassievision]

Good review. I can see these being popular runabouts.

[@Tudor356]

Frumoasa prezentare si relaxanta voce masina 100% nice

[@OneTireFire]

Mersi! Dacă vrei să mai vezi video uri de ale mele, te invit pe canalul meu :)

[@Stelios.Posantzis]

Great review. My only criticism is: in a cheap car, do you really need alloy wheel? why? I'd rather have more battery capacity...

[@alessandropetta7795]

They are not alloys, they just look like alloy.

[@Stelios.Posantzis]

@@alessandropetta7795 I think they're definitely alloys. Look here: 9:04 and especially here: 11:26 Plus, there's nothing more annoying than 5 arm wheels with just 4 bolts! :D

[@alessandropetta7795]

@@Stelios.Posantzis I repeat, they are steel rims with very good looking covers which look like alloys. They needed to contain the costs.

[@Stelios.Posantzis]

@@alessandropetta7795 Well they certainly fooled me :)

[@alessandropetta7795]

@@Stelios.Posantzis they fooled me at the beginning too. Those covers look exceptionally good and they used a very peculiar design of the steel rim to accommodate those covers.

[@B2C2007]

Driving from A to B has barely changed in years. Speed limits are the same, road construction is the same, driving speeds have probably stabilised outside the cities and reduced within the cities, it has some of the usual things like sat nav, rear camera, and electric windows. It follows the recent theme of a rugged-looking veneer of cuv/suv. The batteries are probably better than first generation leaf in both construction and longevity. I think the thing that dates it the most is having only 30kw fast charger. As someone who entirely charges my 24kWh Nissan ENV at home with a 3.3kw charger I do see that it has to have it but to future proof the vehicle it would have been a statement to offer 50 or even a slight improvement. In my eyes that would make it clear that it is a Gen2+ car not a Gen1 vehicle. To me the charging speed is as much about the message to the consumer rather than the day-to-day need.

[@mamadouaziza2536]

Plus the battery is air cooled, which mean the battery will degrade quicker especially if one were to option the 30kw charger/CCS. The heat will kill the battery. Terrible horse power, what if you need to get on the motorway/freeway? All modern cars these day have a navigation system and a backing camera, the question is how good is the nav system and how good is the resolution in the camera? I would just recommend buying a good used EV over this junk.

[@SandStormPower]

@@mamadouaziza2536 most motorwars legal speed is 120/130km/h that's the speed this tiny car reaches, so, yes, it can go on motorways. only thing the low horsepower will accomplish, is that people will avoid doing crazy passes. and then, you know what happens when people do crazy passes? Accidents. That's why on 80% of accidents, you always see a high power output car. Rarely a low powered one

[@mamadouaziza2536]

I wonder if this car is stable at 70mph.

[@SandStormPower]

@@mamadouaziza2536 meanwhile people in the 80's would do 80+mph on cars like fiat uno, opel corsa, renault 5...

[@mamadouaziza2536]

@@SandStormPower True

[@megadime]

It's a great entry in the affordable EV space but definitely needs options with bigger battery and horse power.

[@e-trippingwithadamgebbett8024]

Great car. Shame it isn't available in the uk?

[@oncustomgaraj8261]

Well.. considering uk is out from Europe, Dacia considered u don't deserve anymore 👍

[@e-trippingwithadamgebbett8024]

Probably very true. Not good business as a big car market to ignore👍

[@endianAphones]

Probably making 2 versions of the car (left/right) would increase the costs.

[@oncustomgaraj8261]

@@endianAphones no, is same Sandero Duster etc Dacia still sell in UK with steering on the wrong side But most of sure not for long time anymore

[@marks-0-0]

This is one of the EV's i short listed but if they dont bring it to the UK then fine they don't get my money, its not like I'll buy a Dacia we do get.

[@OM-df9lj]

you are right, it has the potential to become a star...a (one euro NCAP) star...I bought one for my wife ;-)

[@sie4431]

That's 0.188 kWh per mile. At 5p per kWh it'd cost just £1888 to drive 200k miles. A potential saving of £32,312 over a petrol car

[@unpaintedleadsyndrome]

as if that is going to last... as the government will lose all that sweet sweet tax and duties on petrol, you can bet your ass on them getting real inventive on some car loading tax :-)

[@tumininuadebambo]

i will like to buy your used from you. how much will you sell?

[@jonasmelander]

Might be the most popular EV in eastern europe.

[@cornelhansen-juhas1971]

YES!

[@paulvanderhaegen761]

i scratching my head now, but her in Flanders/Belgium no incentives for private buyers so it would be the full 18000 eur and that is a lot of money for a city car. for that price i can get a Nissan leaf 40 kw second hand, scratch scratch.

[@unpaintedleadsyndrome]

en hoeveel Leafs ga je voor die prijs vinden op de 2e hands markt? Na de eerste twee of drie zal je allicht goedkoper af zijn met een spiksplinternieuwe Dacia :-) En voor een 60% van die prijs koop je een nieuwe Sandero, die occasie Leaf is dan ook weggesmeten geld, zeker gelet op de afstand en laadtijd van een benzine wagen. En er is nog wel een incentive, geen BIV en jaarlijkse verkeersbelasting. Niet zo groot als vroeger, maar om eerlijk te zijn, ale groen energie subsidies gingen naar de rijken, die een Tesla kunnen kopen of de huiseigenaars die zonnepanelen kunnen leggen. De Dacia rijdende huurder mocht daar belasting voor betalen. Ik kan er best mee leven dat iemand die een auto van 25-30k geen korting meer krijgt.

[@paulvanderhaegen761]

@@unpaintedleadsyndrome ben vandaag een spring electrish gaan testen en ook een sandero stepway, zalige auto's.

[@tedwalker1370]

My experience with battery's is. They work great when they are new. After a year or two they do not charge to the full amount they did when new. Consequently the range will fall off with the deterioration of the battery's.

[@CJHallx]

Thanks for the review. Underpowered Is an understatement. It will definitely find a niche. How long will its air-cooled batteries last will be the biggest concern. Just look at how fast the Leaf denigrates compared to batteries in temperature controlled vehicles.

[@GreenDriveIndia]

At 21000$ , in India there is better looking EV than this. It is called Tata Nexon EV. Goes 0 to 100kmph in 9 secs only . And range is 200-220 km with 30 KW battery.

[@creatineenjoyer7345]

India has better tech

[@esilviu2000]

@@creatineenjoyer7345 This one (Dacia Spring) is made in China

[@unpaintedleadsyndrome]

this car is not in the egment where buyers care about 0-100 and a car that is sold in India for 21k will be a lot more expensive in Europe. If it were allowed on the market in that form anyway, regulations here are through the roof

[@TheFourthWinchester]

@@unpaintedleadsyndrome Tata builds GNCAP 4-5 star cars only. It can be sold anywhere in the world.

[@unpaintedleadsyndrome]

@@TheFourthWinchester there is more to EU regulations than just an NCAP rating

[@juhaniemela3476]

Motor power is only 33kW. Acceleration 0 to 100 km/h (0-62 mph) 19.1 seconds, 80 to 120 km/h (50-75 mph) 26.2 seconds. This may be the slowest car in Europe today.

[@endianAphones]

It's "funny" how different the American car market differs from the European.

[@Danne89]

It also depends how wealthy the citizens are. Differs a lot between european countries.

[@endianAphones]

@@Danne89 it differs in quality (newer, better equipped), not so much in sizes and types of cars

[@doddsalfa]

Cheap? You can actually buy very fresh Nissan Leaf (2018)in top condition for a similar price

[@TheFourthWinchester]

And I thought Tata Tigor EV was underwhelming. Compared to this shyt, that car is gold at the same price.

[@clasqm]

This video does not make it clear just how tiny this car is. Think Suzuki Jimney small. Original Leyland mini small.

[@OneTireFire]

I didn't have enough time to shoot all the B-roll that I needed (I only had the car for an hour), but it's smaller than a Ford Fiesta, for instance.

[@crpth1]

Yes, in terms of size this is in the same category as a Honda, VW UP and the likes of it. A real city car.

[@ankualex]

it's electric it doesn't matter if it's front or rear :))

[@rootfoo]

it actually does and from more than one standpoint. handling, electrical consumption and weight. Sorry bud but you have no clue.

[@toyotaprius79]

It really makes me beg to differ why can't Renault apply the cost savings of the Twingo or Twisy, even if that means sending/adding the factory tooling to China.

[@Groaznic]

The answer is in your question, because it requires increased collaboration with the communist party that controls the companies there.

[@computerbob06]

I can see lots of Romanians who can't afford even €9k, being paid say €1k, to act as signatories for the purchase of the car and then them being shipped out across Europe, allegingly! Or, paying the €9k and selling them to the rest of Europe/even UK, for maybe 12 to 15k!

[@sorinmiliescu]

“…. all of them has been spoken for.” Wtf he means?

[@crpth1]

He meant, the entire production output was reserved. Orders came in quickly!

[@mamadouaziza2536]

You couldn't pay people in the USA to buy this even if you offer an instant tax credit..

[@TheAllMightyGodofCod]

Good thing they won't. Say, I found your comments all over, there wasn't a single comment thread I opened without you trashing the car. Is really that bad that you don't like it and try to convince others not getting it?

[@fanticreptile1967]

Vorbesti bine engleza.

[@OneTireFire]

Mulțumesc!

[@Aman-qb9jl]

Outdated car..indian version is better than this...even the Chinese one is superior than this....

[@juhaniemela3476]

I agree. Genuine Renault is better than Dacia.

[@crpth1]

Clueless! Obviously you got no clue that this version had to be upgraded precisely to be able to enter the European market! OK, shall we say, Oops! ;-)

[@advisorsandy2068]

HaHaHa!!!

[@UTUBESUCK666]

"Could not be bothered to engineer it from the ground up" is exactly why this will NEVER succeed long term, it's already obsolete out of the gate.

[@mamadouaziza2536]

100% agree with you.. If all one has is $10k, its better to buy a used EV like a VW eGolf, BMW i3, Smart EV, Renault Zoe, B Class EV, Chevy Bolt, Fiat 500e etc.

[@thelastofthehitachi972]

@@mamadouaziza2536 come on guys, it's primarily a CHEAP city car - even a small commuter (let's say about 70 km - maybe more (140 km round-trip))

[@mamadouaziza2536]

@@thelastofthehitachi972 Its not primarily a cheap car, its 100% a cheap car and its junk.

[@thelastofthehitachi972]

@@mamadouaziza2536 eh, don't be so harsh, you get what you pay for :)

[@mamadouaziza2536]

@@thelastofthehitachi972 Yes, you get what you pay for and I ain't buying this junk when there are plenty of used EVs on the market that are far better.