The All-New Dacia Spring is one of the most affordable cars in the UK and the most inexpensive new electric car in the country. Thanks to Octopus Electric Vehicles’ salary sacrifice scheme, it will be the best value EV to lease, starting from £195 a month. This makes it an appealing option for anyone looking to keep their motoring costs low or wanting to try their first EV.
Through the salary sacrifice scheme, drivers can lease a car through their employer, paying through their gross salary and saving up to 40% on income tax and national insurance.
Octopus Electric Vehicles will offer the five-door supermini in Expression and Extreme specifications. Both offer a 7-inch digital instrument cluster, cruise control, manual air conditioning, rear parking sensors, a Media Control system with USB port, electric front windows, and remote central locking. The 26.8 kWh battery can be charged from 20% to 100% in just four hours using a 7kW home charger.
Octopus Electric Vehicles, the UK’s largest EV-only leasing company, has agreed to purchase an initial batch of 50 All-New Dacia Spring and will continue to monitor demand for the UK’s most affordable new electric car before expanding its order.
Under Octopus’ scheme, drivers are provided with everything they need to take the road for one price—including the car, installed home charger, insurance, maintenance, and access to Octopus Electroverse, a charging roaming service with access to over 850,000 chargers, paid for with one card and app.
With a range of 137 miles (WLTP mixed cycle) or 186 miles (WLTP urban cycle), the All-New Dacia Spring will be a viable EV for many people who want a car to commute to work, use for work, or as an extra car that fits within a budget.
Luke Broad, Dacia Brand Director for the UK, said: “With such an affordable price and compact size, we knew the Spring would be perfect for many fleet customers. We love that leasing via Octopus Electric Vehicles makes switching to an EV easy and accessible, allowing more UK drivers to get behind the wheel of a highly efficient and usable car at a very attractive cost.”
Alvin Castillo, Head of Procurement at Octopus Electric Vehicles, commented: “New EV models are hitting UK roads every month, providing drivers with a choice to help find the car that is the right fit for them. Getting a new electric car for less than £200 a month is a game-changer – opening up clean, affordable driving for drivers that previously wouldn’t have been able to switch.”
The first All-New Spring models will be on UK roads this month.
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