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By now, most of us have either read, seen or heard all about the all-new Dacia Spring. When it lands in showrooms later this year, it’s going to be the most affordable new electric car on the market. Not by a few hundred pounds, either. This is going to be THOUSANDS of pounds cheaper than ANY other new electric car you can buy.
At Electrifying, we don’t just like the sound of our own voices. We like to know what you think. And since we started producing our video reviews, we’ve had thousands of comments on our channel. Some interesting, some helpful, some downright rude.
But the comments section can only tell us so much.
Which is why in this video we’re bringing you a real-life, live and kicking RU-vid comments section. Join Nicola as she invites Nichola, Sara, Alison and Richard to have a look around the new Dacia Spring - months before it arrives in retailers.
How do they rate the Spring? Has the cost-cutting gone too far in some places, or has Dacia pulled off a masterstroke and created a brilliant package? Will the range of just 137 miles be a deal-breaker for our reviewers, or has Dacia got its sums right?
Do you agree with our reviewers? Let us know in the comments below.
If you want to be one of our review team, let us know at info@electrifying.com. We’ll be planning more shoots like this in the near future and we’d love to have you along.
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@trixiepickle8779 4 месяца назад

I have a Spring, bought it last June. I live in the heart of the French countryside with winding lanes and lots of hills. I drive into the towns, to the airport, shop etc. I absolutely love it. The range is just under 300 km in the Summer and I am getting 225 km out of it in our Winters. I love it. Defrost while I'm in the house, top it up at home. Fun to drive and behaves like a small SUV which is handy on some of our roads. No complaints at all.

@drfisheye 4 месяца назад

The WLTP is 230km. No way you get 300km out of it, sorry. WLTP is about the most optimistic range a manufacturer can quote.

@alapar73 4 месяца назад

Belive it or not, Dacia Spring is the only EV which can do more then VLTP. On a longer journey I can allways can go around 300 km with a consumption between 7-8 kwh/100 km. It is a very light car. Has only 970 kg.

@AR-rs2dy 4 месяца назад

That's more than 180 miles which on a 27kWh battery is well over 6 miles per kWh so I'm prepared to call you a big fat french liar.

@sebastiansandvik825 4 месяца назад

@@drfisheye No, CLTC is far more optimistic.

@drfisheye 4 месяца назад

@@alapar73 that's an admirable efficiency, but enough video's show much worse range for this car, unless you drive at low speeds (like 60kmh) with very little stopping. WLTP is measured at 80kmh. I mean, every EV gets further than WLTP if you drive slower. But people want to know the range for speeds higher than that.

@Yanquetino 4 месяца назад

Why does it not surprise me to see Nicola in matching trousers and umbrella…!?! 😂 Yep: it's a *city* car, with that range. I guess it's selling point is the price: more affordable than other EVs with limited range.

@bill_heywood 4 месяца назад

I think the Spring is very well targeted for its market. It’s a small cheap EV and that is all a lot of people want or need. It’s cheaper than a lot of the combustion competition too, which will be great for helping EV adoption

@BMWHP2 4 месяца назад

Nice item, and good info by the people. This should be done more often. Invite a group of 4 to "feel" the car and let them tell what they think of it. The Dacia EV will have some competition in 2024 and 2025, with the new 200km range Citroën ë-C3 for €20k. And possibly with the Hyundai Casper? But both are indeed €5k more expansive. At €15k this Dacia is blowing the competition out of the water.

@GaryV-p3h 4 месяца назад

Give it 5 years when these start to hit the secondhand market & it will be great, they'll only be used as city cars so will be low mileage, what's not to like for a small city car or a second car for the school run & popping to the shops.

@Brian-om2hh 4 месяца назад

Exactly right. For those who simply need to get the 10 miles or so to work, and home again, used EV's like this will be just the job....

@GaryV-p3h 4 месяца назад

@@Brian-om2hh Yep, the average mileage here in the UK is 20 miles a day/ 140 per week, this will be ideal for many people, meny will only need to charge it once or twice a week meaning you don't even need off street parking for a home charger, just charge it when you go shopping.

@Mi82475 4 месяца назад

In Italy it's been out since 2021. You can find 3 years old cars with low milage at 10k€

@trackingcalin1988 3 месяца назад

@@Mi82475 You can find The best V8 cars at 3000 Euro...What is the point of giving SH cars example?

@glennmckenzie1096 4 месяца назад

Fun format! Congrats - so watchable and interesting

@turbogeek.421 4 месяца назад

As someone who does about 30 miles a week and have access to a 2nd car for longer journeys... This is almost perfect!

@pefranel 4 месяца назад

Tengo uno hace dos años y medio, 85.000km, encantado.

@ISuperTed 4 месяца назад

Nice colour co-ordination at the start with the Yellow Brolly and trousers and the Orange Spring. Just needed to add some Lime Green for a full house of Oranges, Lemons and Limes. As for the car, we have a Dacia already, but this is too small and not enough for range for us. Bravo to Dacia for getting it out there at that price though.

@ObiePaddles 4 месяца назад

Great idea and great to see innovation in the channel. It’s interesting to compare what the people want vs what some reviewers talk about (scratchy plastics is my personal gripe ). Well done.

@brucekennedy5274 4 месяца назад

This is a shopper, a runaround, a second car basically, that could be the gateway drug to EV for a lot of folks. As a city car tho, the real challenge is still charging infrastructure - you’ll need a long cable to dangle out of your tower block apartment. That’s not the cars fault tho - I think it’s great.

@746laurie 3 месяца назад

I live in Romania and one of my friends has a Dacia Spring. I've been in it once with THREE adults in the back seat! When he first got it the price was just under 10k Euros including VAT. He uses it for a short commute to work and as well as charging at home, he can if necessary charge it at work so it suits his needs perfectly. I like the way Dacia have styled it to fit the corporate look of their ICE and hybrid cars and not given it a slab front like the Polestar, the Ioniq and many others.

@keithhooper6123 4 месяца назад

Not likely to be in the market for an EV,but have been looking at the Spring,and it's much nearer,t to what I would buy,then anything else available in the UK.

@akf2000 4 месяца назад

That front charging port, like the Leaf, is so good, really wish my Ariya had that

@jamesmccormack3229 4 месяца назад

Really enjoyed this vid! Like how it was described as an honest little car, I think that perfectly describes the Spring its not trying to ne everything to everyone, it's happy being a daily city drive for folks wanting to change from ICE to EV.

@richardgledhill 4 месяца назад

Thanks! That was exactly what I felt and tried to get across (but fumbled it a bit, not being a pro ;-)

@DIYtryer 2 месяца назад

Dang US Manufacturers need to watch and learn

@CarlosFandango1975 4 месяца назад

A great looking little thing, well worth a drive, and the car

@AkeN996 4 месяца назад

Dacia seems to have had a collosal improvement compared to what it was 1 or 2 decades ago. I remember those horrid Dacia Solenza or Dacia Nova models

@andy5786 4 месяца назад

Datsuns spring electric car nice good round town fantastic price 👍

@urbanstrencan 4 месяца назад

And new design is just awesome 😊😊

@nesetceri Месяц назад

Right hand drive version to UK specifications hasn't been built yet, there will be four months waiting list. After talking to a sales people, what came as a surprise that , home charging using an ordinary 13 amp three pin socket, you need to purchase the optional extra yellow cable at £ 180

@sidsod1616 4 месяца назад

Its good having people come and walk around a new car, sit in it and twiddle a few knobs for first impressions, how about them test driving it on a test track for their evaluation on handling and comfort etc . Whilst most people wont want a pocket rocket for nipping to the shops etc i think the acceleration is a bit sedentary at 14 seconds but having said that around £15,000 by todays standards isn't a bad price especiallyfor an ev.

@richardgledhill 4 месяца назад

The interesting thing is that the Renault Zoe isn't much faster. It has a lot more power, but is nearly twice the weight, and that feels plenty nippy enough. I suspect the Spring will be just fine up to 40mph which covers all city driving.

@Mobile_Dom 4 месяца назад

oh i kinda love this format

@mastarce 4 месяца назад

Your fashion sense is spot on! Anyone who tells you otherwise is just crazy 😂

@GaryV-p3h 4 месяца назад

My dad was colourblind too.

@mastarce 4 месяца назад

Sorry to hear that. I'm just fine thank you ❤

@GaryV-p3h 4 месяца назад

@@mastarce It didn't bother him much either.

@SWR112 4 месяца назад

Was in for a look at the polestar4 and couldn’t because and I quote “ the car has had a few problems and has forgotten how to do showroom mode so people could start it and drive off . I just said this doesn’t really show Polestar in a good light and it’s a £64k Car. European car companies have dropped the ball and now foreign Car companies are giving people enough of what they want for a great price. It’s hard today to make a bad car it’s not like it’s the 1980’s when cars in the U.K. factories broke down two minutes leaving the production line and rusted and electrical faults. A friend bought a brand new XR3i Ford. It had a leaking sunroof from day one, a damp boot, disco lights in that the lights had a wire fault so when you pressed the brake peddle it was like a Disco light show at the back. After a year the same Car that was blazing orange (I think) was starting to fade I places and the rear spoiler was coming off. 😳😂And at the time this was acceptable. I hold my hand up I’ve said I’m not going EV till real world is easy 300 miles and a car sensibly priced. If that new MINI out was in S form was 300 real world it would probably getting ordered if it was not £38-42k 😮 But this for a city Car at that price, MINI last generation wanted £28k for a city Car.

@thecontinuedvoyage3746 4 месяца назад

Hey, how do you get onto the test team??

@ingatestone100 4 месяца назад

Good question . More please Has Manos dried out yet!.

@richardgledhill 4 месяца назад

@@ingatestone100 Manos wasn't there but from what Nicola was saying, he was probably still under a hand-dryer somewhere!

@richardgledhill 4 месяца назад

I was lucky, I just happened to spot them on Twitter advertising it, and on their website. Simples!

@glennkennedy441 4 месяца назад

Maybe one day it will come to the US ?

@gordonmurray2631 3 месяца назад

At last an decent electric car at a decent price, looks as though Dacia have hit a sweet spot with this & hopefully others will follow. Most people just laugh at the crazy electric car prices, I mean the Kia EV9 supposedly family car of the year at £70k I mean what families are they talking about. I only hope that Dacia can keep up with the demand instead of all the 8-9 month plus waiting times from others.

@rodcarter4502 2 месяца назад

Will miss stripey fit inside ?

@simonpaget3867 4 месяца назад

Very nice looking nicola 👌 and the car 😀

@martynf65uk 3 месяца назад

Whats insurance costs likely to be on this, I read EV's are becoming very expensive to insure. Also, battery life span? its not got a cooled battery on this...

@tradingcardboss 2 месяца назад

Mellow Yellow ❤

@michaelsuffield775 4 месяца назад

If you invite a group of people who are already committed EV users (one of whom actually works in the business!) then you'll get the response you're angling for. It would make far more sense to invite long-term ICE users.

@dcvariousvids8082 4 месяца назад

Why do people insist on referring to non cloth, non leather seating as vegan leather?

@magnamundian 3 месяца назад

Range and charging speed are lacking, I could accept the range if it didn't have slower DC charging than cars from nine years ago!

@tusker4954 4 месяца назад

How rude are people… love your dress sense and your videos good too! 🥰😍

@alexishart1989 4 месяца назад

I hate it because screw you Dacia for coming to Australia with all your ICE crap, but refusing to bring the Spring (or any other EV for that matter).

@neildolan7177 4 месяца назад

What about RHD.

@TheAllMightyGodofCod 3 месяца назад

Nicola, your sense of fashion is ok. Is...alright. Don't worry about that.

@tavners8044 4 месяца назад

Sounded good till you mentioned bhp

@robertadams1451 4 месяца назад

No mention of the Spring's crash test result?

@ziggarillo 4 месяца назад

I think you mean EuroNCAP, which isn't actually a crash test.

@MrAdopado 3 месяца назад

It won't be allowed to be sold here if the car doesn't meet safety standards. In other words you can guarantee it will be safer than a new car you could buy 10 years ago.

@gabrielemazzini6177 4 месяца назад

your outfit is awesome, the car not too much

@chunqiu7898 4 месяца назад

I like the sound of you own voice too ...

@greengoblin2347 4 месяца назад

Wouldn't it have been better to invite at least one person who was looking into switching to an EV, I may be cynical here, but I doubt it would be all positive

@richardgledhill 4 месяца назад

They're waiting until they can get a car to test drive later in the year, I think.

@mikeymike1792 4 месяца назад

I'm pretty sure I left a complimentary comment and, if I'm right about where you film, live only a few miles away. I want to see the new stuff!

@richardgledhill 4 месяца назад

It was near Wallingford - a beautiful part of the world!

@NaveenArur 4 месяца назад

@8:42 Outfit looks nice

@toyotaprius79 4 месяца назад

And yet, the entry level EVs and some microcars are more competitive than the Dacia Spring

@aarondynamics1311 3 месяца назад

What's that supposed to mean?

@nicwilson6587 3 месяца назад

Lovely car and nice outfit lol

@TeaBreak. 4 месяца назад

Yellow pants!

@GaryV-p3h 4 месяца назад

*Trousers.

@TeaBreak. 4 месяца назад

@@GaryV-p3h Slacks

@Finglebat 4 месяца назад

@@GaryV-p3h The Prop Heads called them pants in their song by the same name... Velvet Pants by the Propellerheads {Great Song}

@MrGMawson2438 4 месяца назад

Yellow pants Nicola 😁

@LILEE376 4 месяца назад

This should not be more than 10.000 Euro. They should get rid of the SUV/miniSUV design next time if they want to make an affordable EV. The SUV design means much less range. It is cheaper but just relatively to another EV-s. Still has bad price/value ratio similar to any EV.

@MrAdopado 3 месяца назад

Though I agree that we need to get away from SUV designs except where actually necessary I don't think this is necessarily a bad choice for this vehicle. As a small relatively lightweight city car the shape will have negligible impact on range.

@ianhobbs 4 месяца назад

The car look ok

@johnknight9150 4 месяца назад

I am impressed, but come on Dacia, the cheapest you can do is a crossover-SUV thing with funky styling bits? Give us an ultra-cheap misery-spec hatchback. Smaller, cheaper, nastier, more communistical!

@MrGigi-dz9cv Месяц назад

Smaller, than a CORSA ...

@borisrenegade9732 3 месяца назад

Ordinata per mia moglie, è felicissima non sta nella pelle.

@tonybarton3746 4 месяца назад

Boing ,sorry it’s a spring 😂😂😂

@harveybirdman74 2 месяца назад

Is it a fake Chinese Dacia or is it made in Europe?

@martinbrookes1372 2 месяца назад

Cheap enough to be disposable after a few years . All EVs are disposable , its just that many cost a fortune .

@drewheffero9672 4 месяца назад

So.. No ICE drivers to convert... Opportunity missed

@richardgledhill 4 месяца назад

I think that would be better done when they have a driveable car there, as it's often the ease of driving which converts ICE drivers. I suspect they'll do this once they can lay their hands on one later in the year.

@happyguyjoaquimpedro 3 месяца назад

cheap price s good. The look of the Spring car is not good at all. It makes me not liking it. It makes me not wanting to buy it. Please Dacia , make a cheap eletric car with a look of a luxury sedan.

@PaulMeier-cu3ds 4 месяца назад

This is a seriously important car. Almost everyone can afford one. It is European so disproves the notion that everything good and cheap is going to come from China. It also demonstrates just what you do not need in a new car - say electric windows. Nicola, I am not a fashion expert - usually more a fashion disaster - but your outfit was ok to my eyes. So nothing rude to say here.

@thedreamfactory6964 4 месяца назад

This is a 100% chinese product. R&d, design, production.... And rebadged 'Dacia'. You believe in Santa Claus, do you?

@ohyesitsme 4 месяца назад

@@thedreamfactory6964 Dongfeng Motor Company

@ziggarillo 4 месяца назад

Unfortunately it's Chinese, but so are the BMW EVs

@thedreamfactory6964 4 месяца назад

@@ziggarillo Correct, but those are designed and developped by BMW. And production is managed by BMW. Just as Tesla has a Shangai factory for Model 3. BMW and Tesal only have a Chinese production location. This Spring on the other hand is really a 100% Chinese Dongfeng, rebranded Dacia with 2015 tech. Sold for bargain prices in China. How can one be happy about importing this in Europe?

@ziggarillo 4 месяца назад

@@thedreamfactory6964 Without Chinese components there'd be no European cars.

@chrisfox7460 4 месяца назад

Where's the EV sceptic/questioner?!

@MrAdopado 3 месяца назад

It would be like inviting my grandma to give an opinion on a new smart phone ... probably not the best person to ask as she is a smart phone sceptic and knows nothing about them.

@unboxing4319 4 месяца назад

It has the range of 100 km? Isn’t that useless?

@ziggarillo 4 месяца назад

137 miles claimed. That's 220km

@unboxing4319 4 месяца назад

@@ziggarillo isn’t that awful? I mean I don’t drive, it’s just that I imagine you’d be left out in the middle of nowhere hanging around the car with a drained battery

@ziggarillo 4 месяца назад

@unboxing4319 Nonsense, I drive two EVs, one only does 40- 45miles to a charge,I use that for short local trips on 30mph roads. The other does 60-70 miles to a charge and does up to 80mph, I use that for faster roads and motorways. It recharges to 80% in 20mins. You'd have to be a real idiot to drive into the middle of nowhere without enough charge to get to a charging station. If you're that stupid you'd probably run out of petrol all the time too.

@ziggarillo 4 месяца назад

@@unboxing4319I didn't call you stupid, I said " you'd have to be an idiot" it's a phrase in English that refers to people in general. Are you deliberately looking for insults. So, to explain... Anyone who drives into the middle of nowhere without enough charge to get to a charging station, is probably going to run out of petrol before they get to a petrol station. Its a very foolish thing to do, and I'm pleased to say I've never done it. And yes, if was to do a 100 miles in my car I wouid have to stop and charge at least once for 20 minutes. The Dacia wouldn't need to, though. My behaviour wasn't "disgraceful" my words were totally innocuous.

@unboxing4319 4 месяца назад

@@ziggarillo got it, I guess I wasn’t, I’ll leave it; it’s an expression in many other languages maybe. Can’t let go of the fact that the range is so small though, even if the car is quite good otherwise. The range makes it quite unpractical and I’d compare it to the iPhone batteries: you’d charge it so many times a day, even if it’s fresh out of the box No doubt it’ll be successful, but realistically, how many times you’d charge it per week? Or does it have like an extra slot somewhere for one mode battery? I don’t know, I’ll stop, I’m on the skeptic side, even though I like electric cars more than the petrol/diesel ones

@DavidHorsell 4 месяца назад

Have Dacia missed the boat to succeed with this car, there is currently a 73 plate e-Corsa for sale with 400 miles on the clock for £15599. If this arrived a year ago then maybe onto a winner but the competition is hotting up and concerns with used EVs are dropping so unless you are a diehard into buying new for cash then there is too much competition. Should have invested in an electric jogger, Dacia don’t have to always compete on price, have more faith in your products.

@ISuperTed 4 месяца назад

I do agree with you about the availability of much better one year old EV’s for a similar price to a new Spring but still think this will be a roaring success as there will be enough people who want a new EV and only have limited needs. Me - I’d take an 18 month old MG4 for not a lot more.

@ziggarillo 4 месяца назад

They're already a massive success

@DavidHorsell 4 месяца назад

@@ziggarillo in Europe, yes I agree, but we did not get the release of this Dacia at the same time, and it was kind of the point I was making, the market has moved on and used options, and I use this term loosely, as truthfully we are looking at pre registered vehicles that have sat on a forecourt for 6 months now offer better value, Corsa and mokka bargains exist as well as Citroen e-c4 variants are all good price options along with Nissan Leafs, plenty available with £10000 to £12000 off list price making it tough competition for this Dacia. The pool of available customers I think is just reduced somewhat as a result.

@GlassActivist 4 месяца назад

I think the value is straight up bad when a used eCorsa is cheaper has more range, faster charging, and better kit all around, but without v2l.

@davidspencer7254 4 месяца назад

It's a corsa tho.

@ziggarillo 4 месяца назад

You do know that all second hand cars start out new?

@Xenofanis 4 месяца назад

Όμορφα μάτια έχεις

@johndinsdale1707 4 месяца назад

I guess this is a ZEV mandate car. This will allow ICE manufacturers to fill the quota for a five year throw away toy. I guess we will see rebadges and cross selling?

@ziggarillo 4 месяца назад

5 yr throw away toy? Utter nonsense. I'll probably buy one at around 5yrs.

@Brian-om2hh 4 месяца назад

Don't be ridiculous. Dacia have recently introduced a 7 year warranty on their cars....

@GaryV-p3h 4 месяца назад

I bet it will be a better car to own in 5 years time than a 5 year old petrol or diesel car & still a lot cheaper to run.

@Wellibob68 4 месяца назад

I'm all for cars with electrical power. But tbh unless it has a 250 mile range then I'm out. Range anxiety would be insane with this car for me. But Id still put £15k into a 2022 Ford Fiesta say and drive that for 10 years.

@ziggarillo 4 месяца назад

Therapy might help.

@richardgledhill 4 месяца назад

But then it's not the car for you - horses for courses. £15k would get you a very tidy Hyundai Kona Electric 64kWh which will comfortably do over 250 miles in any conditions. I know, I owned one for a couple of years and they're excellent value now second hand.

@leostg1937 4 месяца назад

Пара иv уже сделать полноценный внедорожный электро на базе рено дастер

@yingmustang67 Месяц назад

No, it's like a scripted video. How on earth does that blond jong Ginny now about 6:40 many public changes in the UK? It's like they invited family and relatives to make this video! 😂😂😂😂😂 Still don't like the Dacia Spring, buy a good second-hand Hyundai Ioniq classic 28 KWh, and you are better off in everything! 🎉

@advisorsandy2068 17 дней назад

HA HA HA ; You can't sell them can you hence the advertising campaigns 11/09/2024. IMHO, the world's worse electric car in almost every way.

@mackadresse6095 Месяц назад

This is crap Ev is chinese rubbish. I bought one ... Never again.

@christian84726 4 месяца назад

Please dont decive the customer it is not the17500€ version u show or u schould be transparent and show us all the Extras u pay the frunk and cables alone cost much exta the Red colour the Radio it's missleading and here show us the base Model that would be nice

@martinbeacher6165 4 месяца назад

100 mile range in real world use and still £15k. With the crash in used EV prices I can't see why people would want to buy this over a used EV with more range? What was the point of this video when the people didn't get to actually drive it? The 4 people were already EV converts anyway so was always going to be rather biased.

@MrAdopado 3 месяца назад

They are converts to EV driving so would have a balanced view of it simply comparing it to other EVs that they have owned/driven. A non EV driver could not compare with other EVs ... they'll just make comments on the range compared to what they know .. all other aspects will be ignored.

@marklola12 4 месяца назад

Sorry but lost me at a manual handbrake in a electric car for godsake how stupid lol

@ziggarillo 4 месяца назад

You don't use your hands?

@sIightIybored 4 месяца назад

cheaper than a powered handbrake, it's not a premium car.

@richardbossons4671 4 месяца назад

Missed the point. Less to go wrong and cheaper.

@davidspencer7254 4 месяца назад

Both our cars have auto handbrake, but I miss manual handbrake.

@richardgledhill 4 месяца назад

We have a Zoe (manual handbrake) and a Polestar 2 (automatic hand brake). It's far more reassuring to feel the feedback of the handbrake biting into the discs using the manual handbrake, so given the choice, I actually like the manual one. And it's far less likely to go wrong, and a tiny fraction of the price to fix if it does go wrong.

@wolverine1981pl 4 месяца назад

i'm sorry but that car has so low range

@Mozzer1945 4 месяца назад

I certainly like the style and the equipment for the price. For me the main problem, and probably the reason I would not buy one, is that it is made in China, hence the price. I will continue to buy cars manufactured in democratic countries. Shame.

@ziggarillo 4 месяца назад

What about the Chines parts in your cars built in democratic countries, they can't run without them.

@richardgledhill 4 месяца назад

I think you might like to have a think about where 90% of the items in your house are built - almost certainly including your phone, unless it's a Samsung. The China thing is a tricky one, but we Westerners seem quite happy to overlook it when it suits us - iPhones, TVs, laptops, anything with any kind of battery in it, furniture, clothes... basically everything other than cheap fashion which is often made in Vietnam, Pakistan or the Phillipines.

@christian84726 4 месяца назад

Dislike from me for false add and clickbait u show us the top tier Modell and it feature and claim 16999

@jameschapman4824 4 месяца назад

Nah not for me or I would suspect most of the driving public.

@ziggarillo 4 месяца назад

Its not for " most of the driving public market" and of course no particular car is for " most of the driving public market" that's kind of why different cars exist.

@GillyBikes 4 месяца назад

Horrible. Most likely do less than 100 miles on a full charge. Wouldn’t get me to work and back 👎

@SaK-w4c 4 месяца назад

Really want to watch the channel but this presenter winds me up with her primary school teacher nonsense

@ziggarillo 4 месяца назад

She's very popular, you're probably watching the wrong channel.

@richardgledhill 4 месяца назад

Thanks everyone at Electrifying for my opportunity to be on the channel! (I am the EV geek in the brown jacket...) The video is completely representative of what we said on the day too. Really, really impressed with the Spring - it's everything a cheap, cheerful runaround should be. The right things, done right. Well done Dacia!

@Peoplestariff 4 месяца назад

It was your comment that got me here :)

@thedreamfactory6964 4 месяца назад

Did they inform you you were sitting in a Dongfeng with Dacia logo, and the technology is still the same as in 2015? You know there's no 3 fase charging? As a result it can only be used as a second car. And not in the city because you need time and space on you driveway to charge it.... You also need 1 to 2 miles to pass a semi truck. If you ever succeed in passing. So weird not one negative point was mentionned. And you guys really weren't paid to act all this?

@sIightIybored 4 месяца назад

@@thedreamfactory6964 given they all already own EV's, they'll already have a way to charge them and won't be concerned about that. They didn't drive it so didn't experience the lacklustre performance, though as the former owner of two Fiesta's with less power than the ~60hp variant it'll drive fine anywhere but a motorway (and better off the lights).

@thedreamfactory6964 4 месяца назад

@@sIightIybored They could at least speak out the words: it is cheap, and it definitely looks and feels cheap. Just looking at the spec sheet makes you turn around. I just mis some criticism. Looks like a paid ad this video.

@sIightIybored 4 месяца назад

@@thedreamfactory6964 cynically, you could say they, pulled the same trick as the car manufacturers. Took some people, made them feel good then asked for a review.

@mev202 4 месяца назад

The project manager lady in the purple, represents I'd imagine, over 60% of car drivers. No idea what most of the buttons do, I need air con and radio buttons and I'm happy. Dacia seems to have hit that perfectly. A great video of real people from different demographics. Bravo electrifying. And loved the outfit.

@richardgledhill 4 месяца назад

That was what I liked. We were very different people, with very different needs and expectations of our cars, but all very much enjoy our EVs as they do what we want of them. I found it fascinating that the others highlighted quite different aspects to me and really enjoyed listening to what they had to say. Off-camera it was the same - no-one made up stuff just for the camera and the editing reflected what we said over sandwiches at lunchtime too. Lovely people!

@maximusasauluk7359 4 месяца назад

Exactly all these manufacturers for the love of everything can't make a cheap, super basic A to B electric car, it would SELL to the masses

@Brian-om2hh 4 месяца назад

This car is intended as a commuter city car, and nothing else. If you buy it for that reason, then you're unlikely to be disappointed. The EV market needs cars like this now. We've had all the high end £40k plus cars. The EV market now needs to cater for potential EV buyers at the opposite end of the market.... The new Renault R5 and Citroen e C3will cater for those who are willing to spend a few grand more, and want more style.....

@JohnSmith-gt7tg 4 месяца назад

I love that they added the V2L functionality. We need two cars but if the weather is good everybody is going to work and school by bike. So at least one car is most of the time at home. The Spring could there be used as an additional home battery. As a beekeeper it would also be very useful to have access to electricity no matter there the hive is located.

@ianjames3078 3 месяца назад

V2L not V2G though……shame.

@bogdanpopescu4703 4 месяца назад

love how the presenter pronounced Dacia perfectly ❤

@richardjohnson5529 4 месяца назад

i like the fact that the charging port is were it should be on a EV at the front, not were ICE cars had the filling cap by the fuel tank.

@ohyesitsme 4 месяца назад

Except if you have a frontal bump it could render your charging port useless

@thedreamfactory6964 4 месяца назад

Except if you back in to your drive way, and your charger happens to sit at the end of your drive way.

@simong6855 4 месяца назад

Yeah nose in at the chargers so you can stare at the wall , great🤣

@ianrob4760 4 месяца назад

great idea but how about getting someone who has never driven an EV and let them check out the new Renault 5 later this year !!

@grahamcastle8189 4 месяца назад

Good idea to have a viewers panel, such a pity they didn't get to drive the car though. Probably worth repeating video with another panel of EV virgins once you can have a road test. Be interesting to see how the Kia 2 compares and its a shame we don't have the Nissan Sakura in the UK. Both would give the Spark a run for the money.

@urbanstrencan 4 месяца назад

Hopefully it soon get competition from BYD Seagull 😊

@alantheskinhead 4 месяца назад

You say 60k charging points in the UK? Ok... I looked at ten chargers around London and six were broken. Also how do you charge it if you live in the 25th floor of a council block in Peckam? I have pre ordered a Spring but I am lucky as I have a drive and will only use it around town. But I know I can get back and charge it up without any worry. I already have a Dacia Jogger Hybrid so I used to the snide and car snobs make about the brand. But when you can walk into a showroom and be pay for one on a debit card, that's the difference. If you can save up and buy "cash" that's the best way.

@hellcat1988 4 месяца назад

This car, with 100 miles more real world summer range, would be almost exactly what I've been calling for in EVs for the last DECADE. Too bad it's never going to make it across the pond for anywhere near the claimed sale price in the UK.

@theanswer1993 4 месяца назад

Dacia is taking over the car world. Sandero is one of the best selling cars in Europe, Duster and Jogger and great for familes and now Spring is here as well, offering the best value electric car.

@simonevans8979 4 месяца назад

When its time to replace the Peugeot, this will be high on my list. Need to go over the spec though...

@AndrewTSq 4 месяца назад

we miss the most important in this video, and that is how it handles on the road, and how it is to drive. Seats etc? how are they ? Otherwise can not complain to much for the price I guess.

@jnksgb 4 месяца назад

This is a good idea, I’m definitely interested in this or the Renault 5, I have a Hybrid at the moment and I love it when its in electric, Renault’s hybrid system is brilliant.

@tomduke1297 4 месяца назад

that is one lovely little car! sadly i have no use for a car myself, if i need one(like twice a year), i take it from the carshare in my city.

@greghwong 4 месяца назад

Your outfit matches Spring, we get it and it’s marvellous

@alexgray1905 4 месяца назад

Wow ... our 2nd EV

@paultasker7788 4 месяца назад

It looks quite smart for the price. The range is not that dissimilar to a honda E or a previous gen mini electric. Good little city car. How safe is it? Im not talking electronic safety aids which everyone turns off anyhow. More how it fares in a crash.