Abarth 500e vs Dacia Spring

The Abarth 500e costs £16,005 more than the Dacia Spring. For that premium it adds 25 miles more WLTP range, 45 kW faster peak rapid charging and 62 kW more power. The Dacia Spring is not just cheaper - it also offers 123 litres more boot space. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Dacia Spring comes out ahead overall.

The Dacia Spring is £16,005 cheaper to buy. The Dacia Spring is cheaper to charge, roughly £136 a year versus £176 for the Abarth 500e, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the Dacia Spring comes out roughly £16,205 cheaper overall. These figures cover list price and home charging only - insurance, servicing, tyres and depreciation will move the real total.

EVcarsguide estimates a real-world motorway range of about 137 miles for the Abarth 500e and 95 miles for the Dacia Spring - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The Abarth 500e goes roughly 42 miles further between charging stops. Both rapid-charge to 80% in a similar time, around 29-35 minutes.

The Dacia Spring is the easier car for tight UK car parks: it is 100 mm narrower than the Abarth 500e. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 817 mm of total clearance for the Dacia Spring and about 717 mm of total clearance for the Abarth 500e.