Dacia Spring
Small hatchback will be the UK’s cheapest new electric car when it arrives On sale Summer 2024 Price from £20,000 (est)
Lawrence Cheung lawrence.cheung@haymarket.com
THE FIRST STEP in healthy living is to remove the excess fat from your diet. Stick to nutritious essentials and the pounds will soon fall off, and that also explains how the electric Dacia Spring carries such an alluringly lean price tag.
Set to proudly assume the title of the UK’s cheapest new electric car when it goes on sale, the circa-£20,000 Spring will substantially undercut our current favourite small electric car, the MG 4 EV (which starts at £26,995).
RIVALS
Fiat 500 Electric
Great in town and for fitting into tight spaces. Tidy to drive, but Spring is more practical.
MG 4 EV
Pricier than the Spring but brilliant value considering its size, price, safety and battery range.
Before we go any further, we should point out that the car we’re testing here is the current European-market model; the UK will get a refreshed version. The changes are unlikely to be radical, though; it’ll still be a small hatchback with an air of SUV style, but with front-wheel drive and next to no off-road ability.