Alpine offers charger and installation with purchase of A290
We fell in love with the Alpine A290 after testing it on Mallorca’s Llucmajor circuit. It has a revolutionary design and outstanding dynamics (what a touch of brakes for an electric car). And its steering wheel allows us to transform into Pierre Gasly, because thanks to these controls it allows us to control functions such as overtaking, which lasts 10 seconds, and change the resistance of the regenerative braking. The French brand has done a great job of distancing itself from the Renault 5 E-Tech with which it launched.
The differences between both cars go beyond aesthetic appearance and related mechanical preparation. Alpine distances itself from Renault by offering an essential element for proper EV performance as standard on all its A290s, while Renault offers it as an optional extra on its 5.
The cost is almost 3000 euros.
Alpine offers the wall box from its Mobilize division as standard equipment on the new A290, costing around €500, and also includes installation of the unit costing up to €2,400. If the transaction exceeds this price, the customer will be responsible for the difference.
The Alpine A290 is currently on sale in Spanish dealerships, starting at €38,700 for the 180 PS GT version. and up to 46,200 euros for the Première Edition. These amounts represent financing rates and discounts and assistance from the Moves III plan must be deducted.
Carlos is an expert automotive and automotive journalist who has been working in the media for over 16 years. He joined Car and Driver in 2007, where his primary focus is product testing, which he delivers to audiences through YouTube videos and extensive web and paper analysis of the latest news stories presented. As a car enthusiast, you can also read how he interviews various industry leaders, brings you the latest driving-related news, and reveals the most unexpected tidbits about leading brands.
His extensive career also includes work in other media such as El Mundo, Coche Actual and AutoScout24, and he made his first television appearance in the interview program “El Circulo Neox”, broadcast on the Atresmedia channel of the same name. Long before that, almost as a child, he was a reader of Car and Driver, when the title was directed by the Formula 1 driver Emilio de Villota, with whom he was lucky enough to work.
While at the Hearst España publishing group, Carlos wrote engine sections for magazines such as Qué Me Dices, Emprendores and deViajes, and now he does so every day for Car and Driver and occasionally for Esquire. If he’s not in the office, you’ll find him on a plane heading to any part of the world with one purpose: to ride the latest new thing on the market, whether it has batteries or not. Oh! And he is an ardent defender of the classics, although he no longer has his own Volkswagen Golf GTI mk3.
Through his work, he was lucky enough to race a Mercedes-AMG GT at Laguna Seca, and made his debut as a driver at the legendary Nordschleife in a BMW M2. He also visited exotic destinations such as the Dhofar Mountains in Oman, which he visited on board an Audi RS 3 Sedan; the spectacular Vancouver Island, which he toured in a Porsche Panamera Sport Turismo; and the beaches of Essaouira thanks to the wild Ford Ranger Raptor.