#1
€16,900 Dacia Spring Electric 45
#2
€16,900 Dacia Spring Electric 70
#3
€18,700 Dacia Spring Electric 100
#4
€18,900 Dacia Spring Electric 65
#5
€18,900 Leapmotor T03
#6
€19,120 Smart EQ forfour
#7
€19,990 Citroën ë-C3 Urban Range 30 kWh
#8
€19,990 Geely E2 35 kWh
#9
€19,990 Renault Twingo E-Tech 27.5 kWh
#10
€20,490 Dacia Spring Electric
#11
€20,490 Dacia Spring Electric
#12
€20,990 Renault Zoe Q210
#13
€21,421 Volkswagen e-Up!
#14
€21,500 Renault Zoe R240
#15
€21,800 Citroën C-Zero
#16
€21,800 Peugeot iOn
#17
€21,940 Smart EQ fortwo coupe
#18
€21,940 Smart EQ fortwo coupe
#19
€21,940 Smart ForTwo Electric Drive
#20
€22,550 Dacia Spring Electric 45
#21
€22,600 Smart EQ forfour
#22
€22,600 Smart ForFour Electric Drive
#23
€22,975 Volkswagen e-Up!
#24
€22,990 BYD DOLPHIN SURF 30 kWh Active
#25
€23,300 Citroën ë-C3 Standard Range 44 kWh
#26
€23,499 Dongfeng Box 31.4 kWh
#27
€23,790 Mitsubishi i-MiEV
#28
€23,900 Hyundai INSTER Standard Range
#29
€24,499 Dongfeng Box 42.3 kWh
#30
€24,534 Škoda CITIGOe iV
How to read the cheapest-electric-car list
This page answers a narrow question: which available EV publishes the lowest catalog starting price in euros. The current floor is €16,900, held by Dacia Spring Electric 45 and Dacia Spring Electric 70. Every car in the top 30 is at or below €24,534. Sort is price only. A smaller battery usually helps the sticker, and it also caps the week you can plan without a charger. Dongfeng’s two Box hatchbacks sit in this price band — the Dongfeng car price hub is the two-pack comparison if you are not shopping the whole top 30.
These are city and commuter cars. The top 30 average about 157 km WLTP. That is enough for a school run and a weekly shop if you charge at home. It is not a motorway weekend. If the week is the school run, read best EV for commuting before you stretch a 190 km pack. If two cars sit within €1,000, pick on cabin, heat-pump hardware, and DC speed. The price gap is smaller than a missed incentive.
Shortlist two or three models in the EV comparison tool, then run five years in the TCO calculator. Public DC rates belong in that model; so does the charging-cost guide.
Where the sticker number loses
Incentives and market. A French, Czech, or US offer can reorder this table overnight. The rows here are raw catalog euros, not a quote from a dealer. Confirm the out-the-door price in the country you will register the car.
Range. Several cars on this list sit under 200 km WLTP. Winter and highway use cut that further. If distance is the constraint, open the longest-range ranking instead of stretching a Dacia-class pack.
Ownership. Insurance, tyres, and depreciation can erase a €2,000 sticker win. Many cars in this band use LFP packs — see what LFP is and electric vehicle battery lifespan before you treat a cheap pack as disposable. The best-value electric car write-up and the buying guide treat list price as one line, not the answer.
If the job is a family crossover, open the cheapest electric SUVs ranking or the unsorted electric SUVs gallery. If the job is fewer minutes stopped, the fastest-charging ranking is the honest sibling — those cars rarely live in this price band.
Cheapest electric car questions
- What is the cheapest electric car right now?
- In this catalog the lowest starting price is €16,900, currently Dacia Spring Electric 45 and Dacia Spring Electric 70. Prices move with trims, markets, and promotions, so treat the table as the live list rather than a permanent deal.
- Are these US sticker prices?
- No. Figures are catalog starting prices in euros. They omit destination fees, options, VAT differences, and national incentives. A US MSRP or a subsidised Czech / French offer can sit well below or above the same row.
- Is the cheapest EV the cheapest to own?
- Often not. A city car with a small pack can cost more per useful kilometre if you rely on public DC, replace it sooner, or need a second car for trips. Run the TCO calculator before you treat list price as the whole bill.
- Why is the typical range on this list so short?
- The top 30 average about 157 km WLTP, from 85 km to 255 km. That is the city-car tier. If you need motorway range, leave this page and open the longest-range list instead of forcing a 160 km EV onto a 400 km week.
- How is this cheapest-electric-car list ranked?
- Available models only, sorted by catalog EUR price ascending, floor above €10,000 to drop incomplete rows. Ties keep catalog order. Range and DC peak are shown for context; they do not change the sort.