- Dacia offers £500 discount to Spring Cash and PCP buyers from just £158 per month
When Dacia launched its latest Spring model earlier this summer, it marked a breakthrough for the new EV market.
The budget car costs just £14,995 new, making it by far the cheapest new electric car in the UK.
And now Dacia has unveiled a PCP offer that makes the Spring even more accessible: you can buy the all-electric supermini for just £158 a month.
Britain’s cheapest electric car, the Dacia Spring, costs just £14,995 and is set to shake up the EV market and pave the way for truly affordable electric cars.
Because the 26.8 kWh is small, Dacia says fast charging at 120 kW will deliver a full battery in 56 minutes, while an overnight charge on a standard 7 kW home charger is completed in four hours
The £158-a-month deal is part of a four-year PCP ‘Electric Boost’ offering with 3.9 per cent APR requiring a £2,325 deposit.
The offer is valid until the end of September, just in time for the first customer deliveries in October. Drivers can save up to £500 if they order before the deadline.
Dacia says it has designed Electric Boost “to make it even easier for car buyers to switch from a traditional petrol or diesel car to an award-winning, brand-new electric car”. For this, Spring customers will receive a £500 deposit.
When purchased on the same four-year PCP finance package with 3.9 per cent APR, the Expression 45 version costs £158 per month, while the more powerful Expression 65 and Extreme 65 versions cost £168 and £178 per month respectively.
Cash customers can also take advantage of the £500 ‘Electric Boost’, taking the Spring’s starting price to £14,495.
And if you’re also looking for a more affordable way to cover the costs of charging your new Spring, Dacia’s in-house charging partner Mobilise Power Solutions also offers you the option of paying just £20 a month for a home charger.
Because the Spring only has a 26.8kWh battery, charging at home is cheap. Outside of peak hours, you can charge for £2.
Dacia Spring – the UK’s cheapest new electric car: why is it such an important new electric car?
With just six years to go before all new models on the market must be electric, many drivers are worried they won’t be able to afford the switch, as new electric cars are typically much more expensive than fuel-powered cars.
But the arrival of Dacia’s Spring could be a huge catalyst and prove that carmakers can indeed offer drivers affordable new battery cars.
And it has already dragged a number of other manufacturers into the low-cost EV ride.
The entry-level version for the UK is called the Expression. This costs £14,995 and comes in a choice of two powertrains: 45bhp or 65bhp. The 65bhp version costs £1,000 more.
Citroën’s new electric car: The French car company has revealed its e-C3, which is due to hit UK showrooms in 2024 with a starting price of £21,990, taking on Chinese rivals
Affordable small EVs are coming: The electric Volkswagen ID.2 (ID.2all concept pictured left) is expected to go on sale in 2026 for under £22k. The Hyundai Inster (right) will beat it to market, launching next spring for around the same price
The second, most luxurious version is the Extreme, which delivers just 65bhp and costs £16,995.
The new Citroën e-C3 will be added later this year, costing £21,990.
Next spring, customers will also be able to get their hands on the Hyundai Inster, which costs less than £22,000, and a year later the Volkswagen ID.2 is expected to cost around £20,000.