Euro NCAP slams Renault Zoe and Dacia Spring EVs’ safety test performance

Euro NCAP has slammed the crash test performance of the Renault Zoe and Dacia Spring electric vehicles, suggesting that safety has become “collateral damage” in the group’s transition to EVs.

The facelifted Zoe received zero stars from the organisation after the model update was adjudged to have represented a “degradation” of safety standards, with a downgraded air bag system and a lack of “meaningful crash avoidance technology”, Euro NCAP said.

The Spring crossover of budget sister brand Dacia recorded one star despite a crash test performance branded “downright problematic”, meanwhile.