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My bet for the EV revolution

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Hi,

when we say electric vehicle, everyone is thinking about Tesla. I've got some news for you, there are a lot of options on the market that beat the Tesla in different aspects. Tesla does marketing and hype their products very well and also they managed to make the middle console working. Coming from the automotive industry I think it is still overpriced and the valuation is way off. It is now more worth than the other automotive companies, which is way off, as Toyota for example has a lot more employees, generating a lot more sales and profit and bringing a lot more patents to life than Tesla, but this is our new attention economy where social media matters more than the results.

Now coming back to the topic, I'm a fan of low budget cars. Low budget does not to be cheap as it can be good cars, with a good equipment on them, with a somehow actual design that does not need to cost a fortune. Brands like Skoda, Kia, Hyunday, Seat or Dacia, where Dacia is my favorite on the price to value ratio.

For the actual models you can get so much value for the money. Let's put it this way, the diesel motor block from Dacia Logan is used in Mercedes A and B series, so some Mercedes out there are running with a Dacia motor. But this is not the point, Dacia is not a status symbol, it is a decent car that gets you from A to B. It is sturdy as there are a lot of them who passed the million kilometres and are still running. BTW, it is considered one of the most reliable cars in production.

Now there will be a new model launched, the Dacia Spring, which will be the first full electric car coming from Dacia. It will be in direct competition to the electric Mini, SEAT Mii Electric, WV Up E, Smart EQ, Renault Eve and Honda E. Why here? Because Dacia Spring was made for the city, it is short, 3,73 m but offers so much more than the competition. What more than a mini, well it is cheap, roughly 10k € or 13k USD. Which car offers that? Also compared to the others, it offers a lot of space as being a small SUV, 300L or 600L with the back sits clapped down. And yes, the back sits can be used for real persons not like in the smaller versions mentioned above.

10k € for an electric car that runs for roughly 200 km and comes with a fast charger that charges up to 80% in under an hour. Try to do this with a Nissan Leaf, that costs much more.

Why I go with a Dacia Spring and not with a Tesla? Well, because we need small, affordable cars for the cities. Tesla is far from affordable for the most people. And to be honest, if I have the money for a Tesla, I would probably go for a Porsche Taycann which is a Tesla killer.

By the way,even if I'm not a big fan of sharerides, the first Dacia Springs will be available only for ride sharing services in Q1 of 2021. Only in September they will be available for purchase. We need more companies like Dacia that bring a lot of value compared to the price. Dacia Spring wants to be the cheapest car running in Europe over life time costs. That means it aims maintenance, fuel, acquisition, insurance and service to be one of the lowest on price. I think this is the revolution we need in the automotive industry, we need to bring affordable some way more cleaner rides to the masses, not only the elites who can afford a Porsche or a Tesla.

Imagine tokenizing the ride share industry...but this for another story...

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