EVMobile.ro: the Romanian site that helps you understand an electric car before you buy it
I tried EVMobile, a Romanian site just for fully electric cars. Besides listings, it has a side-by-side comparison tool, battery health in the ads, a real-world range map next to WLTP, cost and charging calculators, and guides on range.
On my Mașina Timpului channel I usually talk about consumption, charging and long trips, and much less about headlights and trim levels. The reason is simple: driving an EV from A to B isn't hard. The tricky part starts after you pick up the car, when you head out on a long trip or need to charge it around town. A lot of those headaches can be avoided before you even buy.
That's why I made a video about EVMobile.ro, a new Romanian site dedicated only to fully electric cars. Yes, it's a classifieds site: you can search by budget, body style or brand, and you can sell your own car. But what caught my attention is something else: the education side. The site helps you understand what you're buying before you call the seller.
The video is in Romanian (YouTube's auto-translated subtitles help).
Two cars, side by side
The cleverest tool on the site is the comparison tool. Pick two cars from the listings and see them next to each other: price, mileage, WLTP range, battery, consumption, charging and history. The best figure in each row is highlighted automatically.
In the video I compared a Ford Mustang Mach-E with a Mercedes EQS. Straight away I could see the Ford was €25,000 cheaper, while the EQS had more range. Just as important, the tool shows what needs checking: the Ford's battery health wasn't declared, while the Mercedes seller had listed 97%. Plenty of people only look at the bodywork when buying an EV. Here you see at a glance what else to pay attention to.
Battery health, right in the listing
With a used EV, the first question should be about the battery. On EVMobile, sellers can add the battery state of health (SoH) directly to the listing. For example, a Dacia Spring under €10,000 showed 95%, declared by the seller.
The site is clear that this figure is declared by the seller, not verified by the site. The source is shown next to the percentage: attached report, declared, calculated or estimated. There's also a link to check the car's history by VIN through carVertical.
Real-world range, not just the brochure figure
Every listing has a "Costs & range" tab, calculated for that specific car. The range takes battery health into account: with a 97% battery, the range drops a little below the catalogue figure, because the battery isn't new anymore.
The range map shows how far you can get from a city on real roads, one way and there and back. By default it assumes you leave with 90% and arrive with 10%, which is how people actually drive. With the Dacia Spring from the video, leaving from Iași, I could safely reach Vaslui and even go a bit past Bârlad. There's also a "Motorway / winter" scenario that assumes consumption about 30% above the catalogue figure.
For charging on the road, the site has a charging station map that you can filter by network and power. That way you can see where you can charge along your route.
Monthly cost and charging time
The cost calculator compares the EV with your current petrol or diesel car and shows the savings over 3, 5, 7 or 10 years. Where you charge makes a big difference: at home, mixed or public. For the Dacia Spring in the video, running costs came to about 308 lei a month charging at home, 350 lei mixed and roughly 500 lei using only public chargers. The petrol equivalent was about 1,140 lei a month. These are estimates, but the savings they show are real: I did the same maths for my own car.
The charging calculator takes the car's limit into account, not just the charger's. The Spring charges from 10 to 80% in about 36 minutes, and a 150 or 350 kW charger doesn't help at all, because the car accepts no more than 34 kW.
Range guides: WLTP, city, motorway, winter
The guides section has useful articles, such as the one on real-world EV range: WLTP vs city, motorway and winter (in Romanian). It explains what WLTP actually measures, why city driving can favour an EV, why motorways cut range and what happens in winter. It also gives a simple formula: range = usable battery energy ÷ consumption × 100.
I really recommend reading it before switching from a combustion car to an electric one. Especially now, with winter coming and many of you driving a new EV for the first time.
Is it worth a look?
If you're considering an EV, yes. The idea is simple: get informed, compare and decide for yourself. And if you have an EV to sell, it's a place built specifically for people looking for one. The video shows everything, including how the site looks on a phone and on a laptop.
What would you check first before buying an electric car? Tell me in the comments under the video, and if you want more real-world range and charging tests, subscribe to the Mașina Timpului channel.
