The £15k electric supermini is HERE! - 2024 Dacia Spring FIRST LOOK | Electrifying.com

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The Dacia Spring will become the most affordable electric car on sale in the UK and it’s great to see that it’s made a big leap forward in terms of design, desirability and quality.

The first-generation Dacia Spring was a car we wanted to love, but it came with some pretty big flaws in terms of quality and refinement which let it down. But Dacia seems to have fixed those flaws to come up with a fun, affordable electric car with a new look and a nicer interior. It will be the cheapest new electric car on sale in Britain when it arrives in the UK and while you aren’t getting the levels of equipment or space you’ll find in more expensive rivals, we think it should be on your list.

In the UK we'll be getting just one battery size and at 26.8 kWh it's about half the size of the Vauxhall Corsa Electric's and quite a bit smaller than the 44 kWh battery you'll find in the Citroen e-C3. As Dacia is focused on keeping the Spring as light as possible - it’s less than half the weight of a VW ID.3 - Dacia claims it will cover over 137 miles of official WLTP range on a full charge. That’s more than the Mazda MX-30, which has a larger battery pack. You’ll be able to get the most out of your range as the Spring is fitted with regenerative braking for the first time, which feeds precious energy normally lost through braking back into the car's battery.

The Spring has a slow 7kW on-board charger, and a charge from a home wallbox will take four hours. Dacia says many owners will opt to use a three-pin socket to charge, which takes 11 hours; and in Europe there will be the option of a socket booster which uses a more robust three pin which can charge at 3.2kW rather than the usual 2.3 and sees the time cut to around 7 hours - expect to see a similar piece of kit on offer in the UK.

A 30 kW DC charger enables fast(ish) charging from 20% to 80% in 45 minutes, This is standard on the two more powerful models on sale in the UK, but won’t be on offer - even as an option - on the entry level 45 version. The charging flap is nicely located in the centre at the front of the car and a vehicle-to-load adaptor, which allows you to charge up other things from your car - like an e-bike, or vacuum cleaner (should you want to spring clean your Spring) - is fitted as standard on the top of the range Extreme spec.

Join Ginny as she takes a first look around the car that is set to set a new benchmark for affordability when it arrives later this year.

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I’m 50. A lot of people my age learned to drive in 40-odd kW Fiestas and Metros etc. and then were able to borrow their mums’ car of that type. They were fine. Perfectly sufficient. It was about time someone offered that kind of thing again. The only thing missing is that the Spring cannot be fitted with a tow bar. Otherwise it would be ideal not only for going to the market but also to the recycling centre etc. Local pottering; those little trips around one’s home that a long-distance car feels too big and powerful for.

thomash
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Regen braking is really important for a short ranged city car like this, very good that they added that. You can eek out way more range that way when low speed city driving is its bread and butter.

narvuntien
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Hi, I live in SW France, and bought my Spring last Summer. I absolutely love it. It is incredibly nippy, and I live in the heart of the Countryside so speed seriously is not a priority as too many obstacles in the way. We have another electric car for long hauls. I charge at home as I'm quite happy to top up. It's fun, and nippy. The back seat isn't really an issue - the dog loves it. Sorted.

trixiepickle
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The joy of small lower powered cars is underrated - really looking forward to going and test driving one of these

jamesward
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I agree with several comments here in that the only thing that will kill this car is a ridiculous list price. As it is, I can get a three year old Renault Zoe with 20, 000 miles on the clock and 240 miles range for £11, 000.

ouethojlkjn
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I've been holding my breath quite a while for this car to hit the UK. I said I'd be serious about buying one as soon as & now I'm definitely in. This is exactly the type of car we need loads more of.
As soon as it becomes available, I'll be selling my Smart EQ & ordering one of these.
I love my Smart EQ but this is the car I actually wanted before I bought my first EV.
Just starting to exhale now...😅
Deffo need the 65hp motor though!

roguebullet
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"The smaller the car, the smaller the profit"... Honda - hold my beer, here's the 'E'

DougHolmes
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They should advertise that vehicle-to-load thing as a glamping feature for festival party people. Imagine a picture of this thing next to a big bright yellow tent, with a cable leaving the front of the car and entering the tent to power a mini home away from home.

TryNotToDieOmega
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It's the Fiat Panda of our age.
All we need now is an actual electric Panda 4X4.
Apparently one is coming - but it will be nearly double this price.

ashtontechhelp
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Reminds me of the Delorean logo with the ‘M’ missing from the middle.
Oh, and can we stop saying ‘Frunk’ and start saying ‘Froot’? 😂

roywolfenden
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Nice to see an EV that is not trying to be a track day car or 0 to 60 King as well as a family car at the same time Tesla could learn a thing from this car.

Ranohtag
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Trick of the day, no room in the back to sit properly, learn to ? Man spread 😂😂, + great little town daily runaround etc 👍👍

tonybarton
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This reminds me of my mums old suzuki ignis, which was a similar type of car, so i would class it more of the jacked up hatchback rather than mini SUV. Now the ignis wasnt much to look at, had a little 1.3 litre engine but was perfect for commuting to her work, and even for driving to scotland from bristol to visit family. Now journeys like that might be the issue with the slow recharging speed, so would have to plan these sort of journeys, but that would be the same in any EV.

barnoslogik
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It has been sold here in Brazil for some time (as the Renault Kwid E-Tech), and Renault has cut its price multiple times (cars here have a reputation of being overpriced compared even with neighboring countries) to take on the competition (especially BYD - the Kwid E-Tech launched here at 150, 000 BRL, the same launch price as the BYD Dolphin some time later - now, the Kwid E-Tech goes for 100, 000 BRL, in anticipation for the local launch of the BYD Seagull, to be sold here as the "BYD Dolphin Mini")

ArthurVicentini
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£15k ? I'll believe it when I see it. £20K minimum.

stevenjones
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Is the rest of Europe also getting this updated Dacia Spring, really like the new design 😊❤

urbanstrencan
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This is brilliant, it's exactly where we need to be going with EV. Small, cheap, and not dragging around massively heavy batteries that we just dont need. For city drivers, this could be a game changer. With the arrival of Renault's 5 E-Tech and Fiat's new Panda, cheap EV cars are finally on the way!

marktoby
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Oh yes the Ora Cat was going to be £17k so let’s see!

TheDripSpotter
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Near perfect city car, excellent preview and look forward to the test drive, i suspect there will be several aftermarket 3d printed accessories coming to the bay of E. love that a frunk is an option ( would like to know if that can be added later or only at ordering).
the charging times dont worry me even the 11 hrs from a 3 pin plug as i suspect most will not need to do a full charge as a city run around, so an overnight top up via 3 pin saves you £700 ish for a charger
Particularly like the vehicle to load option and Actual buttons

charlesuk
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I'm pleasantly surprised by how Dacia spruced up its Spring, better yet if the better exterior and interior weren't prerequisites of jacking the prices even further. It definitely looks like the PR and white collar management demanded it to look like an SUV because profit & appeal; but when you said it had the same footprint of a VW eUP I was pleased to imagine that it's a cute little but beefy city car that's only allowed out if it dressed up like an SUV by its overbearing parents

If there's anyone at Dacia or Renault reading, and if hairs must be split and gripes had to be made, I'd wish Dacia had the sense and courage to make the Spring as aerodynamic as possible, which is do-or-die for EVs that means full use of air curtains, wheels skirts, underbody panels, aerofoils, longer spoilers; but crucially an extended bum in an estate or kamm back. An estate version of a VW UP was what a good friend of mine really wanted because of how much they loved that brilliant car despite relying on a roof box, matched by how much they hated the driving a Polo, Golf, etc. so they had to go for a 2000s Peugeot 207 estate.

An estate not just brings the extra boot space but it crucially allows the airflow more time or length to slip off the body. The lack of which is why short cars have more drag and turbulence.

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