New Dacia Spring Revealed: Europe's Dirt-Cheap EV Gets A Glow-Up Better than its predecessor in every way, the electric city car offers a lot of bang for the buck. Fall just started in Europe, but at Dacia, it’s Spring time. The second-generation model is completely new from the ground up, but it remains faithful to Dacia’s no-frills philosophy. Better yet, the little boxy hatchback aims to democratize EVs while the European Union continues to pressure automakers to drop combustion-engine cars. By 2035, CO2 fleet emissions must go down by 90 percent compared to 2021 levels. It's all but an ICE ban. The new Spring is the first of four fully electric models Dacia plans to launch by the decade's end. It also marks an important shift for the nameplate, which has racked up more than 210,000 sales across over 40 countries since 2021. This time around, Dacia has moved production from China to Europe, with the new Spring being built at Renault Group’s plant in Novo Mesto, Slovenia. Visually, the transformation is hard to miss. Dacia has given the Spring a more upright and muscular appearance, with a heavily sculpted front end, pronounced wheel arches, and black trim connecting the headlights and taillights. The new model is also substantially wider, gaining a whopping 18 centimeters (7.1 inches) over its predecessor, while overall length increases by a considerable 15 cm (5.9 inches). 2027 Dacia Spring Key Facts - What’s new? The second-generation Dacia Spring is completely redesigned, with a larger, more muscular body. - What’s with the design? The new Spring is 5.9 inches longer and 7.1 inches wider, giving Dacia’s tiny EV a much more substantial look. - What about the powertrain? The Spring uses a single electric motor producing 80 horsepower and 129 pound-feet of torque. - What about