Dacia Spring vs Renault Twingo E-Tech
· Real-world figures, not WLTP
Renault Twingo E-Tech
Twingo E-Tech 27.5 kWh£18,000 · 115 mi
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Our verdict
The Dacia Spring and Renault Twingo E-Tech are both electric hatchbacks in the city car class. The Dacia Spring starts at £11,990 in the UK and the Renault Twingo E-Tech at £18,000, comparing the cheapest version of each.
The Spring is £6,010 cheaper to buy new (£11,990 against £18,000).
The Twingo E-Tech goes further, with about 115 miles of real-world range against 103 for the Spring. On top of that, it charges faster on a rapid charger (40 kW against 35 kW on average, 10–80%) and has the bigger boot (360 litres against 342).
There's little between them on efficiency, acceleration and warranty length (3 years).
Choose the Dacia Spring if you want the lower price and the Renault Twingo E-Tech if you want the longest range and quicker charging stops.
Written from the figures below, comparing the cheapest UK version of each. Other versions can differ: open them in Compare to swap versions.
Price
- Price new
- £11,990 (best)on sale now
- £18,000on sale now
- Used from (estimated)
- £6,800 (best)2025 car
- £10,3002025 car
- Price per mile of range
- £117 (best)
- £157
Range and efficiency
- Real-world range
- 103 mi165 km, estimate
- 115 mi (best)185 km, estimate
- Range today, used (estimated)
- about 101 mi2025 car, est.
- about 112 mi (best)2025 car, est.
- Efficiency
- 4.3 mi/kWh (best)145 Wh/km, estimate
- 4.2 mi/kWh149 Wh/km, estimate
- Range with one 15-min stop
- 103 mi166 km
- 120 mi (best)193 km
Charging
- Rapid charging
- 35 kW10–80% average
- 40 kW (best)10–80% average
- Home (AC) charging
- 7 kW
- 11 kW (best)
- Charging plug
- Type 2 CCS
- Type 2 CCS
- Vehicle-to-load (V2L)
- No
- Yes (best)
- Vehicle-to-home (V2H)
- No
- Yes (best)
- Vehicle-to-grid (V2G)
- No
- Yes (best)
Battery
- Usable battery
- 24 kWhestimate
- 27.5 kWh (best)
- Battery chemistry
- LFP (lithium iron phosphate)
- LFP (lithium iron phosphate)
- Heat pump
- No
- No
Body and performance
- Body style
- Hatchback
- Hatchback
- Size class
- A · City car
- A · City car
- Seats
- 4
- 4
- Drive
- Front-wheel drive
- Front-wheel drive
- 0–62 mph
- 12.3 s0–100 km/h
- 12.1 s (best)0–100 km/h
- Weight
- 1,070 kg
- 1,275 kg
Size
- Length
- 3.70 m12 ft 2 in
- 3.79 m12 ft 5 in
- Width (without mirrors)
- 1.58 m5 ft 2 in
- 1.72 m5 ft 8 in
- Width with mirrors
- 1.77 m5 ft 10 in
- –
- Height
- 1.49 m4 ft 11 in
- 1.49 m4 ft 11 in
- Wheelbase
- 2.42 m7 ft 11 in
- 2.49 m8 ft 2 in
Practicality and safety
- Boot space
- 342 litres
- 360 litres (best)
- Towbar available
- No
- No
- Towing (braked)
- Not approved
- Not approved
- Max payload
- 349 kgpeople and luggage
- 395 kg (best)people and luggage
- Euro NCAP rating
- –not tested yet
- –not tested yet
Warranty (UK)
- Car warranty
- 3 years60,000 miles
- 3 years (best)100,000 miles
- Battery warranty
- 8 years100,000 miles, 75% capacity
- 8 years100,000 miles, 70% capacity
- Passes to next owner
- Not confirmed
- Not confirmed
Availability
- Status
- On sale new
- On sale new
- Model years
- 2025–2026
- 2025 on
Green marks the better figure in each row. Range is a real-world estimate, not WLTP. Used prices are estimates. Warranty terms are UK terms from each maker’s website.
Every version
Dacia Spring
- Spring Electric 70£11,990 · 103 mi
- Spring Electric 100£12,990 · 99 mi
Renault Twingo E-Tech
- Twingo E-Tech 27.5 kWh£18,000 · 115 mi