What we like

We appreciate Dacia’s ambition in sticking to its promise of offering low prices by introducing an EV at a cost that significantly undercuts the competition. It should be cheap to run, you can charge it on a three-pin plug overnight, and the interior is at least interesting to look at, with plenty of storage.

What we don’t like 

We continue to be disappointed by Dacia’s approach to safety. Not only is the firm unfussed about improving the Spring’s one-star Euro NCAP rating (it won’t retest the Spring until 2027, it told us), it doesn’t seem to have put much effort into making the car inherently stable in extreme driving situations. The choice of low-grip, low-cost, non-brand tyres should tell you everything you need to know here. We would not buy one.

Once again we would point you to our used car weekly deal page, which regularly highlights the Vauxhall Corsa Electric and Fiat 500e as low cost EVs under a year old at similar money.