Welcome to the UK’s most affordable new electric car

If you thought all new EVs were out of your budget range, then think again. The new all-electric Dacia Spring is now available to order from just £169 a month or £14,995.

The Dacia Spring is available with a choice of two versions with either a 45bhp or 65bhp electric motor linked to a 26.8kWh battery. That would take just four hours to fully charge on an Ohme home EV charger.

Dacia claims a range of 140 miles on the standard WLTP cycle or 186 miles if driven carefully in an urban environment. The Spring is just one of a number of forthcoming new EVs with what are sometimes referred to as ‘right-sized’ batteries.

So while the Spring’s 26.8kWh battery may seem relatively small, for a small urban hatchback that’s likely to be undertaking lots of shorter journeys as opposed to regular motorway driving, it’s not a problem. Citroen’s forthcoming new e-C3 with its 44kWh battery and 199 mile range will be cut from a similar mould.

Both will enable the likes of Citroen and Dacia to bring the cost of their respective new small EVs down (as that £14,995 price tag attests) while still enabling those on a budget to take their first steps into e-mobility for the first time – even perhaps as a household’s second car.

And don’t be thinking just because the Dacia Spring’s price is low that so is the equipment level. All Springs will have a seven-inch digital instrument display, cruise control, air conditioning, parking sensors and remote central locking as standard. It also boasts a 1004-litre boot with the rear seats folded down, which is equal to some larger superminis on the market.

The new Spring is available to order from Dacia now with deliveries later this year.