[ChiragM]

The Renault Kwid EV has been launched in Europe as the Dacia Spring EV. Prices start from Rs. 14.76 lakh (before government incentives) for private buyers.



The Spring EV will be available for private buyers in two variants - Confort and Confort+. Its also available as Spring Business for last-mile connectivity and for car-sharing fleets, and as Spring Cargo, which will come without rear seats and with a boot space of 1,100L and a payload of 325 kg.

Powering the Spring EV is a 27.4 kWh battery and an electric motor producing 44 BHP and 125 Nm. The hatchback, which has a kerb weight of 970 kg, has a range of 230 km (WLTP) / 305 km (WLTP City). With a fast charger, it takes 56 minutes to charge the car from 0-80%.







Link to Team-BHP News

[Shreyans_Jain]

Brilliant specs. So relevant for urban use.

Now if a small electric car like this comes to the Indian market at about 7-8L, it will truly revolutionise the EV game. I don’t really need the Nexon’s 250Nm torque, but I can certainly do with a 230km WLTP range and these fast charging abilities.

[AKSarkar1]

Super interesting post! Thanks for sharing.

Wondering what the top speed of this car would be given that it is an all-electric version. Regardless, would love to see this vehicle on our Indian roads as I really feel this package is something perfect for our extremely crowded cities. I feel Renault might have to further lower their price point (before government subsidies) to make it a more financially prudent offering to our customers.

[K_Drive]

Good work Renault/Dacia. This simply confirms how much value for money Nexon EV is. This also underlines the fact that it is very difficult to build a small EV with good range and price it below 10L. Renault can't bring Kwid EV to India by retaining same quality and range and price it 14L. It simply won't sell.

[ads11]

At that price, it makes for a really compelling city runabout EV here in Europe for sure. That 305 km (190 mile) range is about par for the course as well for small urban EVs here in Europe, but that sticker price as is always the case with Dacia undercuts about everything by a good few grand. Essentially it could be a cheap alternative to Renaults excellent Zoe EV.

For those wanting to get on the EV ladder, and maybe not having the finances to stump for something like a Peugeot e-208 let alone a Honda e, then this might make for a very compelling vehicle. It comfortably must be the cheapest EV you can get in Europe. Says here that in France you could be looking at getting one for about £10,600 with govt incentives! If you needed a small runabout say in London and wanted to avoid congestion charge and for some reason didn't want to commute, heck, this becomes very enticing!

Good real world mileage test for the sort of small EVs this Kwid EV will essentially be undercutting:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wd2ArceiJd0&t=376s

In India though, it's extremely hard to see how they can manage to sell this Kwid EV, given it's bargain basement price to start. There's no way they can sell it too far south of say 10L, and even then, for your average Indian consumer it must be unconscionable to think of stumping up that much for what from the outside will always look like a regular old ICE Kwid.

[GTO]

Mod Note: Thread moved to the EV forum. Thanks for sharing!

[SKC-auto]

The same car is sold in China for around 7 lakhs. With better safety equipment than the Chinese model, Renault can sell it to us for atleast 8 lakhs?

Don't those European prices include VAT of 19%?

https://www.autocarpro.in/news-natio...e-masses-55438

[sunnsood]

If it comes to India with same specifications and safety ratings as Europe, I don't mind paying 15 big ones for this.

[carthick1000]

Dacia Spring EV launch prices in the Netherlands known. This will be the cheapest mainstream EV in NL. Bookings start on April 1 and deliveries start around September.

Comfort: 17890EUR ~ 15.33L INR
Comfort plus: 18890EUR ~ 16.19L INR

Comfort plus adds 7 inch infotainment with android auto, apple carplay, reverse parking sensors and reverse camera. Also has a spare wheel included

You can also buy the spare wheel for 145EUR ~ 12300 INR, if you choose the entry level variant.

source (in Dutch)

Note: Prices include 21% VAT

[TorqueIndia]

Dear Renault don't bring this product to India at these prices, add a little more powerful motor and strap these tech on KIGER and sell it here.

Wonder what is the price difference between this Renault EV and MG ZS EV in China and Europe, felt like it's overpriced for the specification.

[powershift]

We have to see whether the EU version will crush like "Paapad" in the NCAP.
If it differs then the media will take care of the rest.

[jayeshnd]

Originally Posted by AKSarkar1

Super interesting post! Thanks for sharing.

Wondering what the top speed of this car would be given that it is an all-electric version. Regardless, would love to see this vehicle on our Indian roads as I really feel this package is something perfect for our extremely crowded cities. I feel Renault might have to further lower their price point (before government subsidies) to make it a more financially prudent offering to our customers.

Per this site, it has 125 Kmph top speed
https://www.autoweek.nl/autonieuws/a...spring-bekend/

Courtesy: Carthick100