The Dacia Spring Cargo: An Efficient and Affordable Workhorse That Works Non-Stop and Silently – Garáž.cz

The successful small electric city car (over 100,000 units sold in two years!) gave birth to an unexpectedly practical utility variant, basically a small van that… Ok, I’ll wait until you laugh.

You will be surprised, but not everyone needs a huge ship for their business, which can fit several pallets full of goods or materials. There are also a number of delivery companies operating in the urban environment, for which this small and undemanding car can be completely sufficient and suit them.

Delivery of purchases or meals, express delivery of parcels or small craftsmen – these are just the first ideas, there are certainly more ways to use them. The electric Spring Cargo meets them with cheap and trouble-free operation.

With an average consumption of around 12 kWh / 100 km per full charge, which costs (depending on the chosen source) from 100 crowns to 300 crowns, Spring Cargo will travel over 200 km, so you can drive for an unbeatable 0.50 – 1.50 CZK/km.

Electric cars require virtually no service, no regular oil changes, brakes don’t wear much, etc. So you only go to the service center once a year for a routine inspection and usually only to change the cabin filter. In addition, the constant starting and warming up of a cold engine (typical for urban use) together with short driving distances, often in the environment of congested city streets with frequent gear changes, wears out cars with an internal combustion engine at a faster rate, electric cars, on the contrary, happily roar in such conditions. We spent almost half a year with our personal Spring and it didn’t want anything from us except for regular charging.

But that doesn’t matter at all in a (sub)urban environment – driving speeds are low (Spring Cargo achieves them quite briskly) and driving distances are short (so approx. 200 km of effective driving range is more than enough for an entire shift). We also complained about the weaker equipment and quality of workmanship with the personal Spring, but this does not matter at all for a work car. You still have, for example, electric windows, air conditioning (heats really quickly in winter) or infotainment (which you will probably use mainly to connect with Android Auto or Apple CarPlay).

Spring Cargo has two seats and the cargo space is separated by a grid. The maximum volume of the entire space is 1,000 liters, the length of the loading area is 1,172 mm and the width between the wheel arches is 931 mm, the maximum load capacity is a completely sufficient 358 kg – and four court eyes are also available.

No, it really won’t fit inside, just like scaffolding pipes, fridges or IKEA furniture. You’ll need an actual van for that. But various small boxes and bags, or a warming box for food, can be accommodated in the cargo space of the Spring Cargo without any problems.

It makes perfect sense for the intended use. Just as the personal Spring is a great city car (perhaps even for car-sharing companies), the Spring Cargo is the perfect small city delivery van – its drivers will love the ease of driving (no waiting for the ideal revs, no shifting and no noise, just the steering wheel, two pedals and instant electric pull and a quiet, smooth ride) and easy parking (thanks to the small dimensions and “electric” brand), operators will in turn praise the low-cost operation with no breakdowns while spending time in the service.

Dacia offers the Spring Cargo in a single trim with a price tag of CZK 538,400 (including VAT), where you only pay extra for multimedia infotainment with a parking camera (CZK 12,500) and DC charging 30 kW (CZK 15,000), or for charging accessories or an extended warranty – Dacia offers a standard warranty of 3 years / 100,000 km for the car and 8 years / 120,000 km for the traction battery.