The future of Dacia Sandero goes through total electrification. The fourth generation of the popular Dacia cheap car will have a 100% electric variant. The top leader of the Romanian brand has given the first clues that the electric Sandero is a cheap car. An affordable sale price will be prioritized over autonomy or fast charging.
Dacia continues to work on its electrification process. An electrification process that, although it is not rapid, is being carried out solidly, taking steps in the right direction. After the commercial success of the launch of the Dacia Spring in Europe, the popular cheap car brand can begin preparations to increase its commitment to fully electric mobility.
In the spotlight is the Dacia Sandero. The "central pillar" on which the Romanian company is based must be transformed, sooner or later, into an electric vehicle. And the launch of the next generation, which will be released before 2030, is postulated as the ideal moment to materialize the entry on the scene of the electric Sandero. A model that is called to revolutionize the sustainable mobility market.
Little autonomy and longer charging times for the electric Dacia Sandero
Denis Le Vot, CEO of Dacia, confirmed that the fourth generation of the Sandero will arrive before the year 2030: "It will arrive in 2027 or 2028 and will live until 2034 or 2035." Dacia's top leader has warned that this model will be a standard-bearer for the brand's low-cost route towards a zero-emission product offering.
The challenge that Dacia has is not easy to overcome. The Sandero is one of the best-selling cars in Europe and, in turn, one of the cheapest cars. How to maintain this position with increasingly stringent safety and/or emissions legislation? Le Vot warned that, in the case of the future electric Sandero, to prevent costs from skyrocketing, they will have to have less autonomy and longer charging times compared to the competition. It is the only way to get an adjusted sale price.
“We will look for shorter autonomy and longer charging times. We want a cheaper price for the customer," said Le Vot. In addition, he pointed out that the increase in the entry price of conventional electric cars, which is around between €35,000 and €45,000, means leaving out a large part of the population that cannot bet on an electric car. Dacia's commitment, according to Le Vot, is to offer a more accessible alternative.
Dacia rules out electric cars with 500 km of autonomy
By becoming part of the Renault Group, Dacia will have access to the CMF-B EV platform. This is the architecture that the future electric Sandero will use. Minimizing weight and opting for a small battery will be key issues in the development process. Both tasks will be decisive to prevent costs from skyrocketing.
Le Vot gave the aforementioned Spring as an example. He assured that the average customer of the first electric Dacia travels about 15 kilometers daily. This a figure much lower than the total autonomy offered by this model and which, remember, exceeds 200 km thanks to its 27.4 kWh battery. A battery that, according to Le Vot, would reduce its capacity in half today: "If we did the Spring again, it would reduce the battery in half."
He has also ruled out that Dacia aims to develop electric cars with autonomy of between 500 and 600 km. “Dacia will not aim for a range of 500-600 km and 20 minutes of charging. Maybe the battery is sodium based. Some argue that sodium batteries are not good because they do not store much energy and are heavy, but they are cheap," argued the CEO of Dacia.
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