Electric cars

[madasafish]

Looks ideal as a city/town runabout and the pricing makes sense (unlike the Honda E)

[sparky Paul]

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/new-dacia-spring-affordable-ev-launches-france-%E2%82%AC12403

No. not for me, performance would be abysmal, compared with the Jazz, with less than half of the HP and Nm available.

To be fair, it's not meant to be a competitor to the Jazz - it is what it is - a small shopping trolley with limited top speed and range. It's also half the price of a Jazz, and then there's the potentially considerable fuel and tax savings.

I can see a lot of people being able to work with that, especially as a second runabout car. Relatively small battery means easier to charge at home.

[Jocko]

Great for me. I won't be going EV until I move to Edinburgh's south edge, and once there, 90% of my driving will be in town. And the centre of Edinburgh is all 20 mph limit.
The main factor will be the price it will be here in the UK (assuming it comes here). It will have to be well short of the MG5, which I am currently looking at.

[Westy36]

If that Dacia makes it over here, it will be a very common sight I expect. Fantastic value for money for an urban based EV.

PS: Did you see the the new Dacia Sandero won What Car? COTY 2021. Gets great reviews.

[TiJazz]

I’m guessing the Dacia has a Zoe 40 battery? It’ll still be upwards of £20k over here 🙄

[sparky Paul]

I’m guessing the Dacia has a Zoe 40 battery? It’ll still be upwards of £20k over here 🙄

26.8kWh battery.

I could make it here if it gets to other RHD markets. No reason why it should be much more expensive here than in EU countries, coming from a factory in China.

Price in France works out at around £14,500 - that drops to £10,500 with the government grant.

[TiJazz]

A missed opportunity to take the silly used Zoe 40 market down a peg or two then...

The MG eZS costs about £10k in its home market I believe... over here it’s nearer £30k.

In Norway, a Tesla Model 3 is basically free after incentives.

Over here the Dacia won’t be below £20k, with a pre incentive price of £25-26k

[sparky Paul]

Over here the Dacia won’t be below £20k, with a pre incentive price of £25-26k

It will never compete at that price. The list price of a Zoe is only £28,795, and the Spring/K-ZE is a very basic (and tiny) car by comparison. You could have bought a MG ZS for £19,995 OTR with the grant just before Xmas, and delivery mileage one for less than that.

[Jocko]

MG5 is available for around £21K.

[madasafish]

A used (5k miles) Honda E is under £26k..

[Westy36]

The MG5 comes with a stonking warranty too, 7yrs/80k. 0-60 I've just read is under 8, so it'll be quick off the line. A lot of EV for the pound. 

This one is for sale at <£20k brand new.

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/new/202101077734347?model=MG5&postcode=cb22aa&radius=200&onesearchad=New&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=Used&sort=price-asc&include-delivery-option=on&make=MG&advertising-location=at_cars&page=1

[Westy36]

These look near identical to me. Any ideas what they are?

[Westy36]

EV chargers on motorways and major roads will receive major upgrade, including contactless payment.

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/electric-cars/gridserve-and-ecotricity-partner-transform-charging-network

[culzean]

EV chargers on motorways and major roads will receive major upgrade, including contactless payment.

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/electric-cars/gridserve-and-ecotricity-partner-transform-charging-network

https://www.whatcar.com/news/electric-vehicle-charging-%E2%80%93-what-does-it-really-cost/n16833

[Jocko]

These look near identical to me. Any ideas what they are?

That's the MG5. There is an upgrade to the wheels available which may be the second image.