Dacia Spring EV will start from £14,995 - almost half the price of the next cheapest electric car

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予算-friendly car 製造者 Dacia has 確認するd its first fully electric 乗り物 will arrive in the UK later this year with a game-changing low price.

Starting from £14,995, the Spring EV will be £12,000 cheaper than Britain's 現在の cheapest EV, the MG4.?

The Spring is just £200 more expensive than Dacia's most affordable Sandero supermini, and its 取引 price tag is only bettered by a handful of other models - it will become Britain's sixth cheapest new モーター across all 燃料 types.

And its 衝撃 on the EV market could be groundbreaking, as its low price point should 軍隊 the 手渡す of 競争相手 brands to make their 殴打／砲列-力／強力にするd cars いっそう少なく expensive.

Britain's cheapest electric car... and by some 利ざや: Dacia has 確認するd its new Spring EV (pictured) will start from £14,995 in the UK. That's almost half the price of the next most affordable 殴打／砲列-力／強力にするd car in UK showrooms today

Dacia Spring: 定価つきの from £14,995

Dacia says Spring's unique selling point is that it's a '広範囲にわたって affordable' fully electric car that will 'rewrite the EV rulebook'.

Luke 幅の広い, Dacia brand director for the UK, said: 'Spring has played a 重要な part in 普及した 採択 of EVs across Europe and, with a price that is even lower than 推測するd, we’re 確信して it will continue the success story in the UK.'

And he's not wrong;?Spring was the third most sold electric car to '小売 顧客s' in 2022 and 2023, 蓄積するing more than 140,000 全世界の sales in the last two years.?

'We have listened to the 関心s of UK drivers regarding 接近ing EVs, 確実にするing it not only has an 前例のない price but affordability that doesn’t come at the expense of durability, 器具／備品 or usability,' 幅の広い continues.

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'やめる 簡単に, there’s no other new EV 現在／一般に on sale that 申し込む／申し出s so much for so little.'

The 声明 £14,995 入ること／参加（者） price gets you the smaller of the two 力／強力にする 生産（高）s, with the 表現 Electric 45 配達するing - the 削減する level 指名する 示唆するs - 45 horsepower from its 選び出す／独身 モーター 体制／機構.

The more powerful 65hp variant (also using a 選び出す／独身 e-モーター) starts from £15,995 for the 表現 Electric 65, while the 最高の，を越す-of-the-範囲 Extreme Electric 65 （犯罪の）一味s in at £16,995.?

Incredibly, there's a more basic '必須の' 削減する which would be even いっそう少なく expensive, though it 現在／一般に sounds like this won't be coming to the UK market... for now.?

Drivers who put a 持つ／拘留するing 支払い（額） for a Spring 負かす／撃墜する 早期に will get even better value for money.

Not only should it lock them into today's 発表するd pricing (which is likely 支配する to change) for when their car arrives in October, the £99 deposit?安全な・保証するs pre-order 顧客s a complimentary £250 一括.

This can be spent に向かって 追加するing 従犯者s to their Spring or the 取り付け・設備 of a home charger (経由で 動員する 力／強力にする 解答s) or alternatively against the cost of public 非難する.

'This choice recognises that everyone has different 必要物／必要条件s. For 追加するd 簡単, 顧客s choose from the trio of extras at the point of pre-ordering,' the company says.

公式に, the 現在の cheapest EV in showrooms today is the MG4. This medium-size family hatchback is a lot bigger than the Spring and starts from £26,995

The Spring's biggest 競争相手 will be the Fiat 500e. The Italian city car starts from?£28,195, though is 適格の for Fiat's £3,000 e-認める 申し込む／申し出 until the end of the year, meaning the price in 2024 is £25,195. That's still £10k more than the Dacia

The Spring's 殴打／砲列 size is small at just 26.8kWh in a 企て，努力，提案 to keep the price as low as possible. To put its size into 視野, the largest 殴打／砲列 in an EV sold in Britain is four times bigger - the 120kWh pack in the £100,000 Mercedes-Benz EQS 450+

How much cheaper is it than 競争相手s?

The £14,995 starting price is certainly something that shouldn't me 匂いをかぐd at, given that it 意味ありげに undercuts every other electric car on sale in Britain today.

The least expensive EV on sale in Britain today (not 含むing the Citroen Ami quadricycle) is the MG4, which starts from £26,995.

While the MG is somewhat larger and 代表するs 広大な／多数の／重要な value at its 存在するing price point against 競争相手s, the Spring is 始める，決める to 徹底的に move the goalposts for how little an EV can cost, with the starting price some £12,000 いっそう少なく than that of its Chinese 競争.

Arguably the Dacia's most 類似の 殴打／砲列 乗り物 on sale 権利 now is Fiat's 500, which starts from a 意味ありげに pricier £28,195.?

That said, the 500e is 現在／一般に 適格の for Fiat's own £3,000 'e-認める' 申し込む／申し出, which 削除するs the start price to £25,195. With the 認める 利用できる until the end of the year, it makes the 削減（する） Italian city car the nation's second cheapest EV behind the Spring for 2024 at least.

The Spring's 入ること／参加（者） price is just £300 more than its 燃焼-engined sibling, the Sandero.

In fact, the Dacia EV will be the sixth least expensive new car on sale in 2024 across all 燃料 types.

Only the Kia Picanto (from £13,695), Citroen C3 (from £13,995), soon-to-be-取って代わるd MG3 (from £14,320), Fiat Panda (from £14,740) and Dacia Sandero (from £14,795) are cheaper.? ?

The Kia Picanto is 現在／一般に Britain's least expensive new car, with prices for the Korean city model starting from £13,695

The second least-expensive new car sold in Britain 権利 now is Citroen's C3 supermini (left), which starts from £13,995. Third is the MG3 (権利) at £14,320 but the Chinese car recently 確認するd it will be 取って代わるd with a new 世代 this year - and will likely 増加する in price

The Fiat Panda (left) is 現在／一般に Britain's fourth cheapest new car, with prices starting from £14,740 for the least expensive 見解／翻訳／版. The Spring is just £200 more expensive than its ICE sibling, the Sandero (権利), which starts from £14,795. No other new モーターs are cheaper than Dacia's new EV

What 業績／成果 can we 推定する／予想する from the nation's cheapest EV?

The 'all-new' Spring sold to UK 顧客s from next month is said to '達成する greater efficiency through its light 負わせる'. And it's certainly that.

Tipping the 規模 at just 984kg, it's the only EV on sale in Europe that's いっそう少なく than a tonne.

Dacia Spring EV: Will it fit in my garage??

On sale: Now

First 配達／演説／出産s: October

Price: from £14,995

Drivetrain: Electric

殴打／砲列: 26.8kWh

力／強力にする: 45hp or 65hp from 選び出す／独身 e-モーター

Acceleration (0-62mph): 14 secs (65hp) or 19.1 secs (45hp)

最高の，を越す 速度(を上げる）: 78mph

範囲: up to 137 miles

Dimension:

Length: 3.7 metres

Width (with mirrors): 1.8 metres

高さ: 1.5 metres

Wheelbase: 2.4 metres

Kerb 負わせる: 984kg

Boot capacity (後部 seats upright): 308 litres

Boot capacity (後部 s eats 負かす／撃墜する): 1,004 litres?

As such, it doesn't need an enormous 殴打／砲列 to 達成する the 範囲 Dacia みなすs fit for a car of these 割合s.

In fact, the 殴打／砲列 pack is just 26.8kWh.?

To put that into 視野, the largest 殴打／砲列 in an EV sold in Britain today is four times bigger - the 120kWh pack in the £100,000 Mercedes-Benz EQS 450+.

But Dacia says the 殴打／砲列 size has been?'正確に calibrated to 会合，会う the needs and lifestyles of Spring drivers, without degrading the 全体にわたる 業績／成果 by 追加するing 過度の 負わせる'.

The five-door supermini debuts with a 範囲 of up to 137 miles from both variants, though a Dacia spokesperson told us the 65hp will 申し込む／申し出 a little extra grunt for '追いつくing outside of the city'.

That doesn't sound much, 特に when you take into account that under real-world 運動ing 条件s you will do 井戸／弁護士席 to 達成する 90 per cent of that 人物／姿／数字, but bosses say this is more than suitable for Spring 買い手s.

What justification does it have for such a （人命などを）奪う，主張する?

井戸／弁護士席, the company has been collecting data from on-board computers of Springs sold across Europe and 設立する that the 普通の／平均（する） owner 運動s just 23 miles per day.

The 顧客 （警察などへの）密告，告訴（状） it has downloaded also shows that a Spring travels mostly in town at an 普通の／平均（する） 速度(を上げる） of only 23mph. And in three in four 事例／患者s, the cars are recharged at home rather tha n using the public 網状組織.

In an 都市の (inner city) run in slow-moving stop-start traffic with no 急速な／放蕩な B-roads or motorway use, the 範囲 is said to be good for up to 186 miles.?

So green is the Spring that its energy efficiency and 炭素 足跡 received high 賞賛する in 2022, when it was awarded the 最大限 5-星／主役にする 率ing from the 独立した・無所属 European organisation Green NCAP.

But while it might be eco friendly, it's not what you'd call 急速な／放蕩な.

The most powerful 65hp model takes 14 seconds to reach 62mph from a 行き詰まり, which is pretty 歩行者 by EV 基準s. The lesser 45hp example takes a whopping 19.1 seconds, meaning you might get out-sprinted by a milk float or a mobility scooter.

最高の，を越す 速度(を上げる） is 限られた／立憲的な to just 78mph, making the Spring suitable for motorway use - though probably not for long period given the 限られた／立憲的な 範囲.?

While it might be eco friendly, the Spring won't be quick. The slower 45hp 見解／翻訳／版 takes a staggering 19.1 seconds to reach 62mph. 最高の，を越す 速度(を上げる） for both will be 限られた／立憲的な to 78mph

Placing a £99 deposit now 安全な・保証するs pre-order 顧客s a complimentary £250 that can be spent に向かって 従犯者s or the 取り付け・設備 of a home charger (経由で 動員する 力／強力にする 解答s) or alternatively against the cost of public 非難する?

As 基準, the Spring will come with a 7kW AC charger that can 告発（する），告訴（する）／料金 the 殴打／砲列 from 20 per cent to 100 per cent on a 国内の three-pin plug in いっそう少なく than 11 hours, or in just four hours 経由で a 7kW homecharger.?

A 30kW DC charger enables 急速な／放蕩な 非難する from 20 per cent to 80 per cent in 45 minutes if you plug into a public 早い-非難する 装置.

And Dacia has even equipped the UK-spec Spring with a bi-directional V2L (乗り物-to-負担) charger (only on Extreme 削減する levels).

This means it comes with an adapter that plugs into the car's 非難する connector, which is 位置を示すd under the 取調べ／厳しく尋問する, that can be used as a 従来の 220V/16A socket for 器具s.

It then can be used as an energy source to 力／強力にする 電気の 装置s, such as a laptop, kettle or even a microwave.

The car Britons can get their 手渡すs on first is an 昇格d 見解／翻訳／版 of the Spring EV that's been on sale across 本土／大陸 Europe for the last three years.?

This facelifted model comes 昇格d with regenerative ブレーキing for the first time, with the (a)自動的な／(n)自動拳銃 gear selector 含むing a 'B-方式', which noticeably slows the 乗り物 経由で the regenerative system to 料金d energy 支援する into the 殴打／砲列.

As 基準, the Spring will come with a 7kW AC charger that can 告発（する），告訴（する）／料金 the 殴打／砲列 from 20 per cent to 100 per cent on a 国内の three-pin plug in いっそう少なく than 11 hours, or in just four hours 経由で a 7kW homecharger?

The five-door supermini debuts with a 範囲 of up to 137 miles between 告発（する），告訴（する）／料金s from both variants, though a Dacia spokesperson told us the 65hp will 申し込む／申し出 a little extra grunt for '追いつくing outside of the city'?

Will it be practical?

Don't be fooled by the Spring's SUV-奮起させるd looks - this is far from an enormous Chelsea Tractor.

At just 3.7 metres long, it's shorter than Dacia's Sandero supermini.

This will be ideal for inner-city jaunts, with a turning circle of just 4.8 metres making it exceptionally agile and 平易な to plug into the smallest of parking spaces.

In 特に tight scenar ios, owners will be 慰安d by the fact the Spring's bumpers and wheel arches have plastic 保護 （土地などの）細長い一片s.

This is so that the small EV can 'withstand everyday wear and 涙／ほころび without 妥協ing on 外見,' bosses say.?

Its high ground 通関手続き／一掃 also 許すs for 顧客s to '投機・賭ける over rough 地形,' says Dacia, though we wouldn't recommend taking on any mountains or ravines, given it's only 利用できる in two-wheel-運動.?

While its small dimensions will be to the 利益 of 緩和する of 運動ing in the city, the 妥協 will be 内部の 乗客 space.

At just 3.7 metres long, the Spring is shorter than Dacia's Sandero supermini. This will be ideal for inner-city jaunts, with a turning circle of just 4.8 metres making it exceptionally agile and 平易な to plug into the smallest of parking spaces?

If 類似の to the pre-facelift Spring, 推定する／予想する there to be 限られた／立憲的な room in the 後部, which is likely to be cramped for taller-than-普通の／平均（する） adults.

While its small dimensions will be to the 利益 of 緩和する of 運動ing in the city, the 妥協 will be 内部の 乗客 space.

That said, Dacia （人命などを）奪う，主張するs it has?the best 貯蔵 容積／容量 in its class.

The boot 申し込む／申し出s 308 litres of 負担ing space ? 1,004 litres with the 後部 seats 倍のd 負かす／撃墜する ? and has 付加 貯蔵 throughout the cabin, with an 全体にわたる 容積／容量 of nearly 33 litres.?

顧客s will also be able to 接近 35 litres of 'luggage' space under the bonnet.?

Dacia says that にもかかわらず the Spring's '前例のない' low starting price, it still 約束s 強健な durability, lots of 器具／備品 and plenty of usability

The Springs elevated ground 通関手続き／一掃 許すs for cu stomers to '投機・賭ける over rough 地形,' says Dacia - though we wouldn't recommend taking on any mountains or ravines, given it's only 利用できる with two-wheel 運動

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同様に as a class-主要な boot, the Spring also has some 貯蔵 space up 前線. 顧客s will also be able to 接近 35 litres of 'luggage' capacity under the bonnet

Will it feel like a no-frills 製品?

Plenty of drivers have turned their noses up at the prospect of buying a Dacia 予定 to its no-frills asking prices.

Yet, t he 最新の examples of its Sandero, Duster and Jogger are not just 井戸／弁護士席 equipped, they 申し込む／申し出 一般に solid cabins, if not 負担d with the 最新の tech.

They also look pretty smart too, which - from the images seen here - is 始める，決める to continue with the Spring.

It features the brand's Y-形態／調整d light 署名s 前線 and 支援する, with 十分な-LED daytime headlights.

The boxy 割合s give a chunky, 強健な feel, which is 支えるd by square wheel arches over?the 15-インチ wheels.

There is lower-door 味方する 保護 that can be easily 除去するd and 取って代わるd in 事例／患者 of any car park dings and there are are decals instead of chrome badges and lettering as part of the 成果／努力 to make it as lightweight as possible - and to keep costs 負かす／撃墜する.

Dacia says it doesn't come with roof 妨げる／法廷，弁護士業s like some small crossover 競争相手s because 'they are 一般に redundant on a small car used おもに for short trips,' and by 除去するing them again helps to 削減する its 本体，大部分／ばら積みの and 延長する its 運動ing 範囲.

It will come in a 範囲 of six shades, 含むing newly introduced Brick Red and Beige Safari.

The Spring's boxy 割合s give a chunky, 強健な feel, which is 支えるd by square wheel arches over the 15-インチ wheels

The 入ること／参加（者） 表現 削減する level come with just a 7-インチ 数字表示式の 器具 cluster - owners will have to use their smartphone as the infotainment 審査する, with a 両立できる Dacia system. Pricier Extreme models

Pictured is the cabin on the higher Extreme 削減する, which gets a 10-インチ central touchscreen, which 含むs 'smart 航海' that has real-time traffic 条件s and up-to-date European 地図／計画するs for up to eight years

Inside, it's designed to be 持続する yet efficient and clever.

Basic 削減する levels come with just a 7-インチ 数字表示式の 器具 cluster.?

Buttons on the steering wheel 支配（する）／統制する the 多数伝達媒体を用いる system with マスコミ （警察などへの）密告，告訴（状） and phone calls 陳列する，発揮するd on the driver's 陳列する，発揮する.?

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It also 会社にする／組み込むs two （衆議院の）議長s, a Bluetooth 関係, and a USB port.?

When connected to the 解放する／自由な Dacia マスコミ 支配（する）／統制する app, drivers can use 無線で通信する and マスコミ 機能（する）／行事s and 接近 other features - 含むing 航海 - 経由で their smartphone.?

Higher 削減するs get a 10-インチ central touchscreen, which 含むs 'smart 航海' that has real-time traffic 条件s and up-to-date European 地図／計画するs for up to eight years.?

The infotainment 審査する also enables wireless use of Apple CarPlay and Android 自動車 and comes with a pair of USB ports.?

The lower section of the centre console can also be used as a cup 支えるもの／所有者, thanks to a 3D-printed inset, and there's space for Dacia's YouClip 従犯者 開始する, which can carry a smartphone or other 装置s.

Another handy feature is the tray sitting above the glovebox, which has it's own light so 乗客s can find their phone or house 重要なs stashed there in the dark.?

David Durand, Dacia design director, said: 'As Spring embraces the brand’s new design language, it is a resolute 調印する that it is here to stay as a 重要な member of the Dacia family.?

'We gave it a serious and 確信して design. Building on the success of the previous 世代, the All-New Spring confidently 主張するs its own 身元.'

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The lower section of the centre console can also be used as a cup 支えるもの／所有者, thanks to a 3D-printed inset. It also comes with Dacia's YouClip 従犯者 開始する, which can carry a smartphone or other 装置s

Another handy feature is the tray sitting above the glovebox, which has it's own light so 乗客s can find their phone or house 重要なs stashed there in the dark

The model pictured is the high-spec Extreme 削減する level. This 追加するs 巡査 内部の and exterior finishes, 含むing these contrasting wing mirrors?

What's the difference in 削減する levels?

The UK's 入ること／参加（者） 表現 削減する comes with a seven-インチ 数字表示式の 器具 cluster, 高さ-adjustable three-spoke steering wheel, 速度(を上げる） limiter, 巡航する 支配（する）／統制する, steering wheel 機動力のある 支配（する）／統制するs, central locking with remote 支配（する）／統制する and a 'マスコミ 支配（する）／統制する system' with USB port, which lets you use your phone as the infotainment 審査する when cradled to the dashboard.

Electric 前線 windows (勝利，勝つd-up at the 支援する), 後部 parking sensors, 12V socket, 手動式の 空気／公表する 条件ing and 15-インチ wheels (only on Electric 65) 完全にする this 削減する 選択.

For an extra £1,000, Extreme spec 追加するs 巡査 内部の and exterior finishes, electric mirrors and 後部 windows, a 10-インチ 数字表示式の infotainment 審査する, two USB ports and wireless connectivity with Apple CarPlay and Android 自動車.

O nly the Extreme has the bi-directional charger for 外部の 器具s, too.

Dacia UK 見積（る）s that 60 per cent of 顧客s will 選ぶ for the more expensive Extreme 削減する. A more basic 必須の 削減する won't be up for 得る，とらえるs 予定 to how 人気がない this spec has been の中で UK drivers when made 利用できる on other models, like Sandero.

The Spring will be sold as 基準 with an updated 緊急 ブレーキing system with （犯罪，病気などの）発見 for 乗り物s, 歩行者s, cyclists and motorcycles. This should mean it should get a higher Euro NCAP 衝突，墜落 実験（する） 率ing than some of its sister models?

Will the Dacia Spring 証明する to be a game changer for the EV market? Given its 予算 price point, it should 軍隊 the 手渡すs of 競争相手 製造業者s to 削除する the 賞与金 price tags for their 殴打／砲列-力／強力にするd cars

Will it have a better safety 率ing than other Dacia models?

One of the big 批評s of Dacia models of late - 特に the Sandero - is its low Euro NCAP 衝突，墜落 実験（する） 率ing.

However, this is まず第一に／本来 予定 to it 欠如（する）ing passive safety tech as 基準.

That won't be the 事例／患者 with the Spring.

It will come with an updated 緊急 ブレーキing system with （犯罪，病気などの）発見 for 乗り物s, 歩行者s, cyclists and motorcycles.

The 控訴 of safety features also 含む traffic 調印する 承認 with 速度(を上げる） 警報, 後部 park 補助装置, 緊急 stop signal, 小道／航路 change 警報, 小道／航路 keep 補助装置, driver attention 警告 and 緊急 call (eCall) in 事例／患者 of 事故s and an 救急車 or the police needing to be 接触するd.