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Still quite expensive though - e.g. Renault Zoe is over 30.000EUR


The Zoe is not Renault's cheapest. The Twingo E-Tech starts here (Austria) at 26k.


From the Renault group the cheapest is the Dacia Spring, which is below 20k I think?


It is below 20k in Europe and below 10k in China.

https://insideevs.com/news/601060/dongfeng-nano-box-ev-dacia...


I saw that electric cars cost 2-se less in china, which is crazy. Are we getting ripped off?


Taxes.


Where are there 100% taxes on EVs?


Probably far from the main reason but related: EV tends to be heavier than their gasoline counterparts so the infrastructures will need to adapt in the long run. Road thickness grow by vehicleWeight^4.


Dacia Spring is still a Chinese car that's got nothing to do with the Romanian brand, it's just a rebadge to a brand the EU consumers are familiar with.


Wow I didn’t know that! Explains why it’s so much more competitive than the rest of Renault’s lineup


so I just checked up on this and it's not exactly true. it may be built in china, but it's a joint design, built on the CMF platform like all dacias


The Birò is cheaper at ~15k or less, popular in The Netherlands, also used in at least the UK and Italy: https://birocars.co.uk/price-list/


It's closer to an expensive cargo bike than a cheap car.

It's a segment that doesn't sense to me but I hope it does well anyway!


It's fully enclosed, has 4 wheels and a steering wheel.

In (some) cities it's a faster commuter than any two-seat convertible, as it can legally get away with straddling the line between a car and a bicycle.

It doesn't appeal to me personally, but I regularly see it used as a city commuter in Amsterdam.

The Canta is more common, but those are traditionally powered by petrol, although they've got electric options now: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canta_(vehicle)


The motors have the same voltage and about the same power as my e-bike. And the range is similar too.

That being said, it's probably way safer among sleepy or frustrated drivers


Ah, wasn't aware of that one.




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