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The Dacia Spring Electric 100 is Europe's cheapest new electric car: a 24.3 kWh LFP pack with 24.0 kWh usable on a 400 V system, 226 km WLTP (TEL) range against an EV Database real-world estimate of 160 km, 40 kW DC charging for 10-80% in 30 minutes, 6.6 kW AC for a full charge in 4 hours 30 minutes, a 75 kW (102 PS) front motor with 137 Nm, 0-100 in 9.6 seconds, a 125 km/h top speed, a 308-litre boot with a 34-litre frunk, 3.6 kW vehicle-to-load and an 8-year battery warranty, from £12,990 in the UK.
Last verified 20 September 2026
Dacia Spring works best when buyers who want the cheapest new electric car they can drive off a forecourt — £12,990 on the road in the uk, €20,800 in the netherlands and predictable charging matter more than headline acceleration.
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Charging fit
Starter setup only: 9 hours of dedicated wallbox or level 2 charger charging gives this EV a 100/100 fit score. Use your real parking and install setup in the full tool.
Overnight recovery
On the charging-fit tool's starter setup, this EV recovers about 59.9 kWh over 9 hours. Adjust the charger type and hours in the full tool.
Pros
Best for buyers who want a genuinely cheap, light and easy city car and who charge at home, and who can live with a small battery, slow DC charging, four seats and no heat pump.
Cons
Reviewed 2026-09-20
Specs that affect ownership
On the WLTP cycle this EV is certified at 226 km. In everyday mixed driving, expect roughly 110–255 km (owner-reported). How we estimate this.
| Spec | Value |
|---|---|
| Price & cost | |
| Price | Accessible entry-market |
| Performance | |
| 0–100 km/h | 9.6 s |
| Top speed | 125 km/h |
| Drive | Single motor FWD |
| Range & charging | |
| Range | 226 km (WLTP) |
| Efficiency | 9.4 km/kWh |
| Battery | 24 kWh |
| Fast charge (10–80%) | 10-80% in 30 min (40 kW peak, 35 kW avg) — a faster charger makes no difference, the car is the limit |
| DC charging (peak) | 40 kW |
| Home charge (full AC) | ~4.5 h |
| AC charging | 6.6 kW |
| Connector | CCS |
| Space & practicality | |
| Boot space | 308 L |
| Frunk | 34 L |
| Length | 3701 mm |
| Towing capacity | 0 kg |
| Seats | 4 |
| Body style | City hatchback |
| Features | |
| Vehicle-to-Load (V2L) | Yes |
| Heat pump | No |
Spec figures checked against the published source.
Battery warranty: 8 years. Verify on the Dacia official site.
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Best for buyers who want a genuinely cheap, light and easy city car and who charge at home, and who can live with a small battery, slow DC charging, four seats and no heat pump.
Best fits include: Buyers who want the cheapest new electric car they can drive off a forecourt — £12,990 on the road in the UK, €20,800 in the Netherlands, City drivers — EV Database estimates about 255 km of city range in mild weather from a 24 kWh battery, and the car is only 3,701 mm long with a 9.6 m turning circle, and Small households that still need to carry things — 308 litres in the boot, 1,004 litres with the rear seats folded, plus a 34-litre frunk and 3.6 kW vehicle-to-load.
The main caveats are these: 226 km WLTP is a small battery by 2026 standards, and EV Database's combined real-world estimate drops to 135 km in cold weather against 190 km in mild weather; DC charging peaks at just 40 kW, so 10-80% takes 30 minutes and no faster charger will speed that up. A home wall box is limited to 6.6 kW and takes 4 hours 30 minutes for a full charge; It seats four, not five, and it cannot tow: EV Database records no tow hitch and 0 kg braked and unbraked; There is no heat pump, which is part of why the cold-weather range drops so far; and This is the Renault CMFA-EV platform rather than a dedicated EV architecture, and no Euro NCAP result is recorded here because none is published on the source page.
Expect roughly 110–255 km in everyday mixed driving (owner-reported). The certified figure is 226 km on the WLTP cycle.
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