Dacia’s Tiny EV Keeps Its Name, But Not Much Else

Dacia teases its upcoming cheap EV and confirms it will be called the Spring.

The new Dacia Spring will be built in Europe and share its underpinnings with the Renault Twingo E-Tech.

Dacia is expected to pull the wraps off the new Spring in the second half of 2026.

We are months away from the unveiling of an all-new electric Dacia city car, which promises to be one of Europe’s cheapest EVs. Dacia has just revealed additional teaser images of the upcoming model, confirmed it will be built in Europe, and announced that it will keep the Spring nameplate, which is used on its current China-made EV.

The new Dacia Spring will be built on a version of the same platform used for the revived Renault Twingo E-Tech, which itself features simplified Renault 5 underpinnings. Like the Twingo, it will likely be built at Renault’s Slovenia plant, feature a smaller battery and a lower-powered motor, and ditch the more complex (and expensive) independent rear suspension from the larger 5.