# Dacia Spring

14 Hacker News commenters recommended Dacia Spring and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 7 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** People recommend it as a cheap, basic electric car that works well for city driving and grocery runs. The most common caveat is its short range, especially in winter.

## Why people recommend it

- Low price for an electric car (5 comments): "UK's cheapest car right now happens to be a pretty decent EV anyway, a Dacia Spring" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47638791)) "It's a decent car if you just need something cheap, but cheap doesn't mean good." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49841288)) "Personally I don't think it's a great car but it's certainly doesn't cost 40K." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47548999))
- Simple, no touchscreen or infotainment (2 comments): "The Dacia Spring proves that it doesn't have to be the case. The base version doesn't even have a touchscreen, let alone internet connectivity." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47419767)) "That's genuinely nice that it doesn't have the multimedia crap." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47422471))

## What people warn about

- Cheaply built, may not last (2 comments): "extremely cheaply built, will definitely not last" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50063046)) "the data is in on the Spring. It's just bad." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50069504))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Tesla vehicles](https://hackerapproved.com/p/tesla-vehicles.md): 209 recommend
- [BYD electric cars](https://hackerapproved.com/p/byd.md): 157 recommend
- [Ferrari Luce](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ferrari-luce.md): 140 recommend
- [Tesla Model 3](https://hackerapproved.com/p/tesla-model-3.md): 128 recommend
- [Rivian electric vehicle](https://hackerapproved.com/p/rivian.md): 73 recommend

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://www.dacia.fr/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Dacia Spring", https://hackerapproved.com/p/dacia-spring/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).