Tesla is NOT for the masses. But this IS! How Dacia Spring will bring electro-mobility on the cheap!

[@trixiepickle8779]

I live in SW France in the countryside. I've just bought one (the new version)I traded me old diesel Yaris Verso in for it. I love it, It will cover most of my needs, shopping, visiting friends, taking the dog for a walk. If I need anything more for long trips, I'll hire, or take the train. The upgrade has given me, spare wheel, sat nav, rear parking sensors, good screen integration for my smart phone. Max range is fine, I have a charge box, and try going faster than 70kmph on our roads or over 110 kmph on the motor ways - I guarantee you can't do it. Love it. Comfortable, nippy and small enough to park easily.

[@GabrielVoinea]

It's a great little electric car. I'm going to place an order for the Comfort+ variant on 20 March, when pre-orders are starting in Romania. With our national incentive of around 10.000 euros, the final price I'll pay is about 8.000 euros. I think it's a great price, and I can charge the car in my front yard over every night.

[@motorheadscom]

Sounds REALLY good!

[@Tudor356]

Daca ai panouri fotovoltaice o sa fie super , eu am panouri si merita 👍

[@lucianistoc1264]

@@Tudor356 cât produci cu panourile?

[@GabrielVoinea]

After a few hours of work last Saturday (the Dacia website was overloaded), I managed to place a pre-order for a Comfort+ version, with a price list of 7.700 euros after subsidy from state.

[@browhatif]

@@GabrielVoinea Where are you from?

[@ronaldl9085]

would make a great replacement for our current old car (Suzuki Wagon R) and would take care of 90% of our car trips. Bit longer trips, e.g. 200 km or holidays abroad would take more planning and a longer time to get there. Though an alternative would be to just hire a long range car for the yearly 2 weeks vacation, like we already do. I had a Dacia MCV for 7 years. Best car I ever had. Super reliable, with all the functionality and space (7 seater !!) I then needed for my family.

[@motorheadscom]

Sounds like a plan! 😉

[@damienphotographe]

It's a good replacement indeed, but think twice, you NEED to replace it (dead ?) or you want a new car ? It's always cheaper to run an existing one

[@ronaldl9085]

@@damienphotographe wise words indeed. We'll just keep our Suzuki as long as it keeps running at reasonable costs.

[@ehemalssimehtt3739]

❤️ Dacia Spring Electric ❤️

[@juhaniemela3476]

People are used to thinking that an electric car is quick…

[@noklekpui]

We really need to have this car available for sale in Ireland but unfortunately Dacia don't plan on selling it here

[@estebanposadaduque6415]

... in Latínamerica ... the gasoline versión called KWID ... is a Hot / Big seller : rather cheap : but not for all : the reason motorcycles are the mass transport medium for popular class low income workers ...

[@holgerrentzow2112]

Thanks for your information, a bit was new to me. Price range, and lauch for individual buying. I think you must be very quick to pre-order one. if you want to get one in - 2022! I want to buy one as soon as possible, it wil be my first electric car. I live countryside, with possibility to charge at home. Also longer distances will be possible with the ability to quick charce (CCS) in one hour to 80%.

[@motorheadscom]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ruairiobradaigh9810]

Love one have a dacia stepway, unfortunately I believe dacia have no plans to sell this in Ireland 😞

[@motorheadscom]

Not yet. But if there's a market for it, it will come!

[@aagimob]

Super!

[@gerritniehaus8708]

I would prefer the Comfort + Version. Than Rearview Canera, Navigation, Radio and Air Condition is Standard. I Plan to replace my 1990 VW Jetta Automatic early 2024 if I don‘t get a Greencard since then. Other option is to keep the Jetta as Classic Car as the condition is like new and it had very low Kilometers.

[@jh5kl]

please bring production to Europe

[@motorheadscom]

If enough people will buy it in Europe, there are rumors that say production might shift to Romania.

[@danielcolceru3840]

Hi, I am gone get one for us, after incentive I can get the Comfort plus version for less than 9000 Eur.

[@motorheadscom]

Nice!

[@KL-zt6jx]

In what country is that?

[@trackingcalin1988]

@@KL-zt6jx Romania.

[@KL-zt6jx]

@@trackingcalin1988 Nice. Your country has also adapted fiber internet way more than mine. I'm jealous. I looked it up and Belgium unfortunately stopped the electric car subsidy 2 years ago, which is a bummer. This Sandero would otherwise been a very interesting option. Hopefully they bring back the subsidy, but I doubt it.

[@AutumnWind92]

Romania getting icnentive while Bulgaria gets nothing lmao. I swear Bulgaria is the worst EU country. We will drive old 3rd hand diesel cars until 2050s lol

[@ExAerospace]

Well, Tesla was firstly for the US car market. Our rail system here would be considered an embarrassment to Kazakstan, so a larger, long distance car that is comfortable at 75 mph is a basic requirement. The culture shock of riding SwissRail is something I'll never get over, so you can't have both that and all of our Tesla's. It's a 2 month wait here, but we are sharing them.

[@iliabrus434]

Mult succes cu vlogu bro

[@motorheadscom]

Thanks!

[@tudor.gardos]

1,25x speed recommended, less boring 😁 but nice video.

[@motorheadscom]

NOOOO, that's WAY too fast!

[@backwoodsbungalow9674]

Still slow at 1.5x but interesting video and car.

[@seybertooth9282]

For ADHD millennials, yeah probably. For grownups the speed is just right.

[@AutumnWind92]

If its boring for you why would you watch it to begin with?

[@MrKacsa15]

I would like to know more about the uphill climbing ability of this and general EV cars and the effectiveness of downhill recharge. Any article to recommend or video to watch recommendation is appreciated.

[@motorheadscom]

Climbing hills should be a breeze, seeing how the electric motor offers constant & maximum torque from the get-go.

[@bm8641]

Build the thing in EU and put a bigger motor on it. Good car, great vid.

[@motorheadscom]

Thanks!

[@octagonfightingshow]

I buy it

[@motorheadscom]

Congrats!

[@AlexandruIulianVlad]

The price of the future Dacia Spring (electric) in Romania will be 18,100 euros for the “Comfort Plus” equipment version, and for the “Comfort” version it will be 16,800 euros. In Romania, an aid of 10,000 euros is offered for the purchase of electric cars or a maximum of 50% of the value of the car.

[@motorheadscom]

Yep, it's just an example. We just have to wait and see how it will be marketed in other European countries, but I think it's safe to assume it will be dirt cheap everywhere.

[@AlexandruIulianVlad]

@Kev Pog Dacia is a romanian brand owned by Renault who is french.

[@t8polestarcyan22]

Hey great news!

[@motorheadscom]

YES!

[@darkcloud6664]

It does what its intended to do: get you around in a city.

[@Lodske1]

Eindelijk een elektrische wagen die van goeden huize komt en met een eerlijke prijs. Geknipt voor mijn profiel als weggebruiker. Laat maar komen. Snel !

[@user-sf5iq2fl1l]

Nice. Now I just need a place to charge.

[@CosminDon]

Where do you live? In the forest?

[@my2cents795]

@@CosminDon probably in an apartment like me

[@CosminDon]

@@my2cents795 me too, but I have tens of charging stations around the city in a 160.000 pop.city, with free charging.

[@my2cents795]

@@CosminDon Well, consider yourself lucky. I live in a small city with 30k-ish residents and a couple of chargers in a couple of parking lots for small malls near the highway, very busy too.

[@CosminDon]

@@my2cents795 🙁

[@richpiana4077]

20k in Holland 🙄

[@minniesaab7255]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@motorheadscom]

Thank you!

[@Tudor356]

😍👌

[@danylbekhoucha6180]

The acceleration of this car is very bad, it takes 19s to reach 100 km/h. And we don't know about the crash test score yet. Also you can't tweak the sit and steering wheel's position. The car isn't aerodynamic, it's a small SUV. Disappointing car.

[@motorheadscom]

It's slow, yes, but how often do you need to get to 100 km/h in the city? It's the 0-50 or 60 km/h where it should shine, because it's a city car, not a long-trips car.

[@danylbekhoucha6180]

@@motorheadscom even for short trips to go from a city to another you have to drive at 90 or 110 km/h.

[@mrki412]

@@danylbekhoucha6180 but you don't nee 0-100 km/h score, you can drive 70-80.

[@danylbekhoucha6180]

​@@mrki412 70-80 is when you go to the countryside otherwise most roads are at 90-110 between populated cities.

[@mrki412]

@@danylbekhoucha6180 But mainly small/EV are for urban areas.

[@suwanaponso9549]

Car sharing during a pandemic 🤯💩💨

[@mariusdon3429]

Yea ...no thanks. I wait more few years to buy something made in Europe !!

[@kirbylechien]

Agree!

[@Obi1-KenBone-Me]

EV are not for the masses in general

[@oleksandrdemchyshyn2452]

It has no prospects! I would better buy much bigger in size used Leaf with 30KW battery!!!

[@KL-zt6jx]

Unfortunately I haven't found any info about battery maintenance. Tesla has that down. Their batteries are temperature controlled to guarantee usage and charging performance and longevity. The Leaf has issues with fast degrading batteries. I hope that the Spring is better in this regard, but I'm sceptic. It probably uses Lifepo4, which is not necessarily bad tho.

[@The_Hero_Is_Back]

I own a Leaf30. It works perfectly well for most journeys. The Dacia, which has a similar battery size, should work the same and have the same sort of range. It might even be better. And it will be a lot cheaper than a Leaf. Many people don’t need a large range and a car with a smaller battery works for them. Just like a Tesla works for people who need a larger range.

[@KL-zt6jx]

@@The_Hero_Is_Back (I wish I could afford a leaf or this car. They stopped the subsidy in my country (Belgium), so I'll have to pay full price for the Sandero. But who knows. Hopefully they bring the subsidy back.) But my comment was about battery protection. Whether it has sufficient cooling (when hot) and heating (when cold in the winter). The only manufacturer that I'm aware of that has a sufficient system is Tesla. They even "guarantee" a million miles, which other manufacturers don't. Most people buy a car to use for a long time. That should be the goal if we want to limit pollution by changing cars too fast. I drive my cats till they "fall apart" and would like to do so with an electric vehicle in the future as well.

[@kirbylechien]

Made in CHINA! NO WAY for me. SHAME on Renault!

[@motorheadscom]

It's cheaper for them to make it there, considering they're already making the Renault City K-ZE for over a year there. And if there's enough demand, they'll probably shift production to Europe.

[@kirbylechien]

@@motorheadscom For me, the economical aspect is not a valid argument even if the costs are indeed lower when they use their chinese plants. Considering the political aspects, China is a dictatorship and tries to rule the world, I really think that Renault plays a too dangerous game. They go too far, full stop.

[@Lesterandsons]

@@kirbylechien this car was developed for China and India. When motors, batteries will be built in Europe I think these car will be manufactured in Eastern Europe, North Africa... When shipping costs will be too expensive.

[@georgealex19]

@@kirbylechien do you own a smartphone? A tv? Basically any electronic? Because 99.99999% of them are made in China.

[@kirbylechien]

@@georgealex19 My smartphone isn't made in China. By choice. And my tv is old enough to be made elswhere as well.