Renault starts selling in Europe of its most affordable electric vehicle - subcompact crossover Dacia Spring Electric. The car in the finished form comes from China, where its production is in parallel under four brands - in addition to Dacia (for Europe), it is Renault, Venucia and Dongfeng.
In France, Spring Electric stands from 12 thousand 403 euros (this is 1 million 088 thousand 400 rubles at the current course), taking into account the subsidy for the purchase of an electrocarbon, which is 27% of the initial cost of the car. Orders on Spring Electric will begin to take on March 20, 2021, "live" sales will start a little later. In 2022, a double carriage modification of this model should be released.
The electrocrustry will be available in two configurations: Comfort and Comfort Plus. The basic version includes a 3.5-inch media system and Bluetooth support, air conditioning, and USB ports for charging gadgets, two airbags, automatic mining system and power windows.
The Dacia Spring Electrix model is an adapted and renamed modification of the Renault City K-Ze electrocar, which the concern releases and sells in China since 2019. The K-Ze model itself on the chassis and the body is unified with the KWID gasoline ultrasound crossover, manufactured for some developing countries since 2015.
Dacia Spring Electric crossover length is 3734 mm, width - 1770 mm, and height is 1516 mm. The wheelbase is 2423 mm, and the clearance is 150 mm. In size, the novelty is less than Granta in the body of the hatchback, but its salon is designed for five. The manufacturer has installed an electric motor with a capacity of 33 kW (45 hp), which feeds the energy battery with a capacity of 26.8 kW * h. The power supply of the electric vehicle reaches 225 km along the WLTP in the mixed cycle and 295 km - in urban.
If using the Spring ECO button to activate the cost-effective Dacia Spring ELECTRIC ride settings, the reserve of the move will grow by 10% - this is achieved by reducing the power of the motor at the level of 23 kW (31 hp) and limit the maximum speed at 100 km / h . Battery power supply from 0 to 80% at a rapid charging station with a capacity of 30 kW can be restored in just 1 hour.