09:17 24-10-2025

Dacia Spring EV gets a final upgrade before an EU-built successor

Dacia refreshes the Spring EV with 70-100 hp motors, a 24.3 kWh LFP battery and chassis tweaks, as EU tariffs push a 2026 Twingo-based, Slovenia-built successor.

Dacia has unexpectedly refreshed its only electric model, the Spring, adding stronger motors, an upgraded battery and a revised chassis. Yet the update arrives with an expiration date: as early as next year, the car will give way to a second generation built on the new Renault Twingo.

The current Spring adopts 70- and 100-hp motors, an LFP battery rated at 24.3 kWh and a WLTP range of 225 km, along with a reworked suspension and a reinforced body. The timing makes the upgrade feel like a deliberate final tune-up, even though it will remain on sale for roughly a year.

The reason lies in the European Union’s protectionist policy: the EV is assembled in China and has been hit with higher import tariffs. It has also been removed from France’s subsidy program, and similar measures could soon appear in other EU markets.

The new Dacia Spring due in 2026 will be built in Slovenia (Novo Mesto), share its platform with the Twingo and be slightly less powerful and more affordable. Its price is expected to be around 18,000 euros, roughly two thousand less than its French sibling.

Even with the refreshed Spring finding favor, the fate of the China-built version is essentially sealed: European policy now requires that even the most budget-friendly electric cars be produced within the EU.