Dacia challenges low-cost Chinese EVs with prototype 15,000 euro mini-car


The "Hipster Concept", a mini-EV concept car, is unveiled by Dacia during a presentation in Meudon, near Paris, France, September 30, 2025. REUTERS/Gilles Guillaume

MEUDON, France (Reuters) -Renault's low-cost brand Dacia on Monday unveiled a prototype electric mini-car that could cost less than 15,000 euros ($17,625), potentially providing a competitive alternative to low-cost Chinese electric vehicles.

The "Hipster Concept", which could go into production if the European Union agrees to create a new small car category, is tiny, only 3 metres (9.84 ft) long and weighing less than 800 kg(1,763.7 lb). The shortest car on the market in Europe today, Leapmotor's T03 city car, is 62 cm longer.

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