Nice little car, cheaper than a Ford Fiasta or VW Polo. 

 

Although shame they didn't make it Sandero sized and offer 3 in the back? 

Steering wheel’s on the wrong side 😏 

Wonder if after using the coffee machine the car started or the battery was flat 😄

Apart from that, a cheap and cheerful looking motor

Actually quite a good side for the steering wheel in the UK if to be used as a Town / City car. doing deliveries etc.

Get in and out at the pavement side and do not open the drivers door on the road side. 

Lane keep assist will not work under 37 mph, but you can keep well to the left when driving and let those big fat EV,s that should be kept out of town and city centres get past easy enough. 

 

 

 

With 14% it was only getting 30 kW on a 50 kW charger. 

 

Edited 23 December, 20241 yr by Ootohere

38 minutes ago, Ootohere said:

With 14% it was only getting 30 kW on a 50 kW charger. 

 

That is nearly it's maximum charge, it is only a 26 kwh battery so that is about 1.3 C ie charge rate divided by battery size.  I cannot imagine the cooling is too clever. Cannot remember if it is air cooled or liquid cooled.

 

A good 400 v battery can charge at just over 2C, 800 v seem to able to go over 3C and this seems to be the way EVs are going barring all but these very cheap ones. 

 

The young lad says he actually gets 117 miles out of it.   Cooking is likely an issue. Not the charger in the zero temps though.i was surprised I got 48 kW and 90 to 99 went in at 11kW. 

Edited 23 December, 20241 yr by Ootohere

That's rather low......

 

In Leaf 24 kWh, with anything less than ideal 5 bar on battery temperature, it would charge at that sort of speed. But with 5 to 6 bars, it could accept 48 kW up to 55%.

So I think 30 kW is rather poor for such a new car.

 

https://ev-database.org/car/1705/Dacia-Spring-Electric-45

34 kW DC is fastest....... 🤯

32 mins on charger and he was just at 55%

Perfect.

A run around that comes with a warranty and might be bought new or hardly used. 

Simples, try before you buy and do not bother about what those say that have not tried one or want one.

 

He does talk some garbage but he out did himself if he means get the Spring at that price at Arnold Clark.

When were they ever a reputable dealer?

'Having a good reputation' (Oxford Dictionary.)

 

There are and will be people getting exactly cars like that for their 'teenage children',  a new car, even though it might still be near to £2,000 a year to insure. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited 7 January, 20251 yr by Ootohere

Competition price wise.

"They don't go quite so further!".

Who would have thought, smaller battery put in less electricity to 100%, go not so far and it costs less for that electricity. Given that the kW price is the same that is just amazeballs. NOT!.

Edited 19 March, 20251 yr by Ootohere

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