Dacia in the automotive panorama it is a brand that offers cars at affordable prices and with an excellent quality/price ratio, today also with an attractive design, quality mechanics and technology resulting from the synergy with the Renault Group. Among the economical cars there is precisely the small one Electric spring waiting in the Dacia dealerships in September 2024.
The Spring is very popular, the numbers say it: in 2023 it was the fifth best-selling electric car in Italy with 2,267 units, after the smart Fortwo (4,639), Fiat 500e (4,749), Tesla Model 3 (7,385) and the Queen Model Y (8,587).
New Dacia Spring for those who are ideal
The Spring is ideal for those who travel less than 200 km a day and above all have the possibility of recharging it at home (they spend over 50% less than public charges). The Dacia Spring is an electric car designed primarily for city, with compact dimensions: 3.73 meters long, 1.776 meters wide, 1.52 meters high and a wheelbase of 2.42 meters. Despite an autonomy of 220kmwhich may seem limited, is sufficient for all daily travel.
According to Dacia’s calculations, it is usually used daily for trips to the office and in free time, with an average daily distance of 37km and an average speed of 37 km/h. In Italy, the average distance traveled by a motorist stands at just over 20km per day.
Dacia Spring, power and charging methods
Charging can easily take place at home using the in charging mode alternating current up to 7 kWor with greater power and speed by choosing a more powerful on-board charger capable of charging it with a power of up to 30 kW in AC, thus also exploiting all the charging power of public AC charging stations (the waiting time is shortened to a third ).
Compared to the previous model, the new Spring also integrates technology V2L which allows you to power an external electrical device.
In the photo he is charging a scooter.
The Dacia Spring, powered by an electric motor from 45 HP or 65 HPmount a battery from 26.8 kWhmore compact than the competition, thus contributing to reduce the cost overall of the car and its weight, which stands at just 984kg. This translates into low energy consumption, estimated at 14.6 kWh/100 km according to the WLTP cycle.
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Battery optimized between weight and capacity
Clement Ariehead of the Spring project, explained that working on a small battery and on the weight of the vehicle made it possible to develop alight electric car and suitable for urban mobility. The compact and lightweight battery allows sufficient autonomy for daily travel.
The home charger standard and the option for a high-capacity magazine contribute to the convenience and accessibility of charging. Using an existing platform also helps reduce environmental impact. The problem of batteries produced in China remains a challenge, but Renault is investing in assembling batteries in Europe.
Price, how much does the Dacia low-cost electric car cost
The starting price of the new Dacia Spring is 17,900 euros, lower than the previous model. The maximum price is 19,900 euros, therefore below the psychological threshold of 20,000 euros where other brands are also pushing.
The DACIA solution to reduce emissions
Second Didier Michaudresponsible for Dacia’s engine and platform strategy, the rapid increase in greenhouse gas emissions in recent years it has represented a serious threat to the environment and for this reason the automotive sector, together with industry, is called to intervene. The Renault Group has set itself the objective of reducing CO2 emissions and achieving the carbon neutrality in Europe by 2040 and in the world within 2050with a particular emphasis on electric vehicles.
Within this epochal challenge, Dacia’s approach is based onessentiality: by reducing the weight of vehicles, fuel consumption is also reduced. Furthermore, Dacia works onenergy efficiencyusing LED lights and recovering energy.
The new Dacia Spring, for example, uses recycled materials in the bumpers and focuses on aerodynamics to reduce emissions. Dacia’s production facilities are also working hard to become carbon-neutral by 2030. But Dacia’s strategy is not only focused on electrics because there are also engines in the range hybrid, mild-hybrid and ECO-G LPG.
The Spring emits zero exhaust emissionswhile the options hybrid reduce emissions 20% and those mild hybrid And LPG of the 10%. Considering the entire life cyclean electric car compared to an endothermic one allows a savings of up to 60% of CO2. Therefore, based on this data, the future of the brand it will be electric onlyalso given the upcoming arrival of the Sandero 100% electricbut the transition will be gradual, also depending on themarket trend.
After the debut on the eve of the Geneva Motor Show, we saw the low-cost electric car first-hand in its first release in Italy, on the occasion of the Dacia Talk in Romeheld at the Borgo della Mistica.
They attended the event Didier MichaudDacia engine and platform strategy manager; Clement Ariehead of the Spring project, together with Guido TocciManaging Director of Dacia Italy, e Rosa SangiovanniMarketing Director of Dacia for Italy.
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