Dacia has finally broken its long silence on UK pricing for the new Spring EV, revealing that it will cost from just £14,995 - less than the petrol-powered Renault Clio.
The Spring was recently confirmed for a UK launch in the coming months, following a wide-reaching visual and technical overhaul aimed at sustaining its strong sales figures in Europe.
Until now, Dacia had been tight-lipped on detailing a specific price, but as pre-orders open ahead of the first deliveries in October, it has confirmed that the Spring will undercut the UK’s current cheapest electric car – the Vauxhall Corsa – by nearly £12,000.
The Spring actually comes close to being the UK’s cheapest new car overall, with just the Fiat Panda, Kia Picanto and Dacia’s own Sandero coming in below £14,995.
That sub-£15k headline price is for the entry-level Expression car with the lower-powered 44bhp motor, which is good for 0-62mph in 19sec. Standard kit includes a 7.0in touchscreen, USB port, cruise control, electric front windows and rear parking sensors.
The quicker 64bhp car – which takes 13.7sec for the 0-62mph sprint – starts at £15,995 and adds larger, 15in wheels. The 64bhp model is also available in range-topping Extreme trim for another £1000, which brings copper-style trim details, electric rear windows, a 10.0in touchscreen and wireless smartphone mirroring.
All variants are equipped with a 26.8kWh battery, which delivers a range of up to 137 miles and can be charged at up to 30kW in the more powerful version.
Customers can pre-order the Spring now for £99, which, Dacia says, guarantees them “to be among the first to get behind the wheel”, with demand expected to be high.
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Just wow! At least Dacia are one manufacturer who haven't lost their mojo and as a result, I'd expect this to sell in huge numbers.
I'm sure there will be many other manufacturers loosing sleep tonight over this.
I changed one of our cars last year. If this was available at that time, I'd have bought one. In fact I'm seriously considering placing a deposit on it. What a brilliant town run-around.
The made-in-China Dacia shows how competitive the EV manufacturing chain is in China. I am looking forward to the BYD Seagull to come to Europe to truly shake up the supermini EV segment. It has a much bigger 38.8 kWh LFP battery and a 200 miles range for probably not much more in price.....
I think the Spring is made in India?
Dacia is a Renault own brand and they are all made in Europe in Romania not China...
Excellent news the Spring seems ideal for the urban driver, pricing is between the Citroen Ami and the next step up the Citroen E-C3 and Renault 5, The only competition it will face is in the pre used EV market until Renualt introduce the e-Twingo in a couple of years time