Dacia has confirmed that the highly anticipated fully electric new ‘Spring’ model will be launched in Ireland in mid-2024.
Dacia Ireland says that that this will be an all-new version, enhanced by several significant improvements in design and equipment to the original Spring, available in many European left-hand drive markets. In fact, it is already widely credited with making electric mobility widely accessible in Europe, 120,000 Spring have been sold since its introduction to European left-hand-drive markets in 2021.
The current versions of the compact electric crossover is offered in Europe with a choice of 45PS or a 65PS electric motor powertrain and a 26.8kWh battery. This promises to give a range of 219-230 kilometres (WLTP ) and over 300 kilometres in typical urban driving. It has not been confirmed yet whether the same powertrain options will be offered here in the new model next year.
Dacia that the current Spring is already Europe’s most affordable new electric car, and it lives up to Dacia’s reputation for offering unrivalled value. It adds that it has already proved a resounding success throughout Europe, with a huge number of drivers won over by its selection of features and highly attractive price.
Introduced in 2021, the five-door supermini/ compact crossover has made electric mobility widely accessible, with more than 120,000 orders placed since its launch. It also made a significant contribution to Dacia increasing its global sales in 2022 by 6.8 per cent year-on-year against a highly challenging and receding market.
Renault Group brand Dacia says that even more impressive is that three quarters of all sales have been made to individual customers, with retail car buyers finding that the Spring’s simple, fun and efficient formula makes it the perfect companion for everyday travel. Often purchased as a household’s second car, Spring is the main means of transport during the week for 90 per cent of multiple-vehicle households who own one.
Data collected from the Spring’s connected services has provided an insight into how the full four-seat hatchback has met European customers’ requirements. On average, customers’ daily commutes last under 30km and are covered at 25km/h, while in 75% of cases, the Spring is charged at home for an average duration of 3.5 hours.
“We are delighted that Dacia Spring will come to Ireland in 2024. It fills a niche in the Irish electric car market for a highly usable, quality EV that won’t break the bank and which makes electric vehicle ownership more realistic than ever. With over 120,000 customers already sold on the Spring’s unbeatable, ‘no-nonsense’ blend of value, efficiency and durability, Irish car buyers can look forward to an EV that’s perfectly aligned to their mobility requirements and, importantly, is done the Dacia way," Patrick Magee, Dacia Country Operations Director for Ireland, said.
Full details, including timings, pricing and specification, will be announced next year in advance of the Irish launch of the all-new electric Dacia Spring.
