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I generally agree, except for this point: "because otherwise it wouldn't be possible to sell it." Like, Dacia is making their EV literally for 1/3rd of the co

I generally agree, except for this point: "because otherwise it wouldn't be possible to sell it." Like, Dacia is making their EV literally for 1/3rd of the cost of the Zoe[0], and yet they managed to get 1 star in ncap tests[1]. So no, I don't think it "wouldn't be possible" to include these better systems - it's just Renault being cheap and riding their brand recognition as Zoe is a pretty popular model. [0] https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/dacia-spring-ev-looking-very-positive-uk-sale https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/dacia-spring-ev-... [1] https://www.euroncap.com/en/results/dacia/spring/44197 https://www.euroncap.com/en/results/dacia/spring/44197

janoc 5y ago
But Renault and Dacia are not on the same level of tech. Dacia literally uses stripped "hand-me-downs" from old Renault models, i.e. everything where any R&D is long paid of. So of course they are cheap. Dacia certainly didn't get that one star because it includes any assistive systems (it does not). It is just slightly bigger so the protection of the occupants in the cabin is naturally better than in the cramped Zoe.