Dacia is working on a new Sub-18k EV for Europe

The still unknown city car will be developed in a record period of 16 months

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The highly updated version of the Dacia Spring is one of the cheapest electric vehicles for sale in the old continent, but the Romanian automaker is not based on its laurels. The CEO of Renault Group, Luca de Meo, confirmed that Dacia has already started the development of a new fully electric car, which should arrive in mid-2010 with a target price of less than € 18,000 ($ 18,800) .

Unlike the Spring Dacia at similar prices which is manufactured in China by Dongfeng Renault, the new EV will be built in Europe, avoiding the prices imposed by the EU on imported Chinese cars.

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Addressing Autocar, Luca de Meo revealed that the new product will be ready for a record period of 16 months, which positions its launch in the middle of 2026. The Boss of the Renault group boasted that they “passed At China’s speed “in terms of new cars development following their partnership with a Chinese R&D consulting company for the Renault Twingo e-tech project, adding:” I challenge everything competitor in the world to do so ”.

De Meo also said: “We are preparing to go further in terms of EV affordability”, promising a price of less than € 18,000. By way of comparison, the cheapest garnish in the Spring Dacia electric is currently starting at € 16,900 ($ 17,600) in Germany. The only VE that is getting closer in terms of accessibility is the Leapmotor T03 – a Chinese model made in Europe by Stellantis.

Dacia Spring

Shared foundations

The Dacia still submitted will be linked to Renault Twingo technology and technology, and another affordable EV which is currently being developed by Nissan. The three electric vehicles will rise on a shorter version of the small AMPR architecture, formerly known as the CMF-Bev platform which is used in E-Technine 5 technology. The native EV architecture is linked to the platform CMF-B shape which currently underlies the entire range of Dacia ice.

Renault has set a goal of less than € 20,000 ($ 20,900) for the Twingo E-Tech which should arrive in 2026. Cost reduction tactics.

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However, the modern foundations of the city’s car should make significant improvements in quality, safety, the range and performance compared to Dacia’s spring. The latter is based on an electrified version of the CMF-A platform, originally developed for emerging markets.

Currently, it is not clear if the new car in the electric city of Dacia will serve a direct replacement for spring which is too young to bow out of production. It should be noted that the next generation of Dacia Sandero Supermini slightly larger will also be available in fully electric form when it arrived in 2027.