Spring at around £154 a month for higher-rate taxpayers shifts entry-level EV maths

The Dacia Spring is the cheapest new road-going EV on sale in the UK, and for salary sacrifice schemes that changes the maths on entry-level fleet EV offers. RRP starts at £11,990, under the £12,000 mark since a Dacia-funded discount on 1 July 2026, and on list price it undercuts every other new electric car on sale in Britain. Run through a salary sacrifice scheme, it worked out at roughly £154 a month for a higher-rate taxpayer when this article was published, according to The Electric Car Scheme's own quote calculator.

The catch is range and status. Per that analysis, the Expression trim manages a 70bhp motor and 140-mile WLTP range from a 24.3kWh battery, with the punchier Extreme trim hitting 100bhp and a 9.6-second 0-62mph. Rapid charging tops up 20-80% in 29 minutes, boot space is a modest 308 litres, and Benefit-in-Kind sits at just 4% for 2026/27. But because the Spring is built in China, it doesn't qualify for the government's Electric Car Grant. THRIVE's company car BiK rates table sets out the appropriate percentages year by year.

Why this matters: For fleets weighing up low-mileage urban or pool-car use, the Spring's tax position and price point are hard to beat, but the missing grant and sub-150-mile real-world range mean it suits short, predictable journeys rather than general-purpose duty. Check driver use patterns before adding it to scheme lists.