I buy an electric car in France (Dacia Spring)

In this video I show you a walk around of a Dacia Sping Extreme electric car.
I also show you some of the charging options and the range you can expect in summer and winter.
We bought the car from new at a Renault dealership in Vannes.
The car has the fast charging option and the extended range battery pack.

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[nativetexson]

Congrats on the new wheels and the informative video. A couple of my neighbors here in the Aude have recently purchased the same model. It's a nice looking car.

[FrenchCountrysideLife]

Fascinating stuff Andy. When the Peugeot is fixed the Dacia could be Janes new car. Is the government grant still available ? Also, If you plan a long journey with the satnav will it plan your recharge along the way ? I'm looking forward to seeing the installation of the fast charger at home and how the car fits into the off grid system. Great video. 👍🏼

[anamartinez-bjzs]

Really nice car and look easy to drive and to look after, for big road trips maybe a portable solar panel would help to charge it? Or is too weak?

[rhiantaylor]

Thanks for the review, I was interested in the Spring but they may have missed the boat for the UK, I guess it wasn't worth producing a RHD version for our numbers though I understand we are getting the updated version soon. In the meantime prices have dropped especially for the used market so I bought a Zoe ze50 which has the same bells and whistles as the Spring as both are Renault Group.

[JulieRees-bw]

Thankyou for the EV info Andy. Great vlog.
Mike says how long does it take to charge up fully using fast chargers and normal chargers when using a public charging station...compared with say charging it up at home ....
And how much do the public chargers cost ? Are the ones in aldi and Lidl free? 🤔
Cheers for the info 👍

[padraigbeag]

Good video Andy. In the UK will be some time before big take off in EVs, distinct lack of investment in charging points, e.g. few installed outside towns, 40% of houses don't have ability to charge at home, in England 42% of all chargers are in London, etc.

[duncanblanchard]

Very interesting video, what are your electric costs when charging at home. We already have solar panels and would be interested in using them to charge a battery which would then charge the electric car.
Has your insurance gone up much.
Will be really interested to see the installation of your home charger. Thanks 😁.

[Escapetofrance-Charente]

Hey Andy.
Love the concept but not brave enough just yet.
Ever heard of ‘range anxiety’ when it comes to electric vehicles?
Also if when you start the journey and it shows 210km left, does it decrease as soon as you turn on the air con stereo etc?
👍🇫🇷

[LimousinLife]

Great video Andy, really useful practical information. France is definitely embracing that more than the uk, another brexit benefit I guess.

Nice car 🚙

[WoodenItBeNice]

Very interesting video Andy.
Being honest I'm still sitting on the fence regarding EVs.
The charging infrastructure around where we live is terrible and charging while at home isn't an option due to no driveway.
Take care mate.
Cheers, Huw

[mavcek]

Definitely waiting for a nuclear car !! 😃

[JulieRees-bw]

Ps!! Me again!! 😅mike says is the Spring " CCS compatible " to connect to the rapid super charging station 50kw+ ?? 😊

[johnroadley-battin]

I have looked into going for an electric car, the running may be environmentally sound, but the manufacturing isn't, apparently, it take 7 year to be net zero from all the elements that goes in to producing the batteries, plus the other humanity issues regarding the mining for the elements and the batteries will need replacing after 10 years.
Until this is improved I'm going to wait, plus the infrastructure isn't good in the UK, and if we all went electric there wouldn't be enough electricity supply to cope with the demand.

I'm not able to charge an electric car from my home which is another issue, that would be the case for nearly everyone that live on our estate and a majority of people that live in this country.

I brought a diesel car in the UK 10 years ago, the first diesel I have ever owned, I'm 69, because the government said that it was better for the environment, they even reduce the road tax to £30 a year to encourage me change over. Now I cant drive the car in some cities without being penalised.

[newbeginnings]

Safety tests for this vehicle are worrying... A decent size? - It's tiny...

[nicholasroberts]

Zero EuroNCAP rating in mixed traffic environment. Nein, danker!

No battery temperature moderation kit i. e. Cooling in summer, heating in winter, leading to faster battery degradation. Fast charging = reduced battery life.
10 kilometers left out of a nominal 200 max range is 5%. Manufacturers of EVs generally advise not to let range fall below 10% of max range before re-charging. Most sensible commentators say that ideal operation should be between 20-80% of full charge .. though there is some variation of the upper end limit with Nickel, Manganese, cobalt batteries.