The Dacia Sandero is said to have a range of around 400 km as an electric vehicle.
It has been known since 2024 that the next-generation Dacia Sandero is set to receive a fully electric version. According to a British media report, the E-Sandero is expected to be based on the “RGMP Small” platform and have a range of around 400 kilometers. The release year is speculated to be 2028.
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The Dacia Sandero is on the verge of a generation change, and with the now fourth Sandero, Renault’s subsidiary Dacia plans to introduce a purely electric version of its best-selling model as well. That part is well-known. The Autocar website now reports on some vehicle details based on insider information. According to Autocar, the fourth generation of the Sandero will retain the dimensions of the current model—particularly its 4.10 meters in length. This is because the next Sandero is set to be built on the “RGMP Small” platform, formerly known as CMF-B. And according to Autocar, this apparently applies to the electric version as well.
Background: Currently, the “RGMP” platform only supports models with internal combustion engines and hybrids. The equivalent for electric vehicles in the Renault group is the “RGEV Small” platform, on which the Renault 5 is based. Note the different letters, which can easily be overlooked. According to Autocar, the electric Sandero is also set to be built on the internal combustion/hybrid platform, though it will need to be modified for this purpose. Engineers at Dacia are said to have accepted technical compromises to make this possible. “This creates space for an electric motor and a battery installed under the floor. They also took the opportunity to reduce the vehicle’s weight by about 100 kg to improve efficiency,” writes the website.
Autocar has also shared its thoughts on the key components: the electric Sandero is said to be equipped with a 78-kW electric motor named Shanghai e-Drive and will use the 44-kWh LFP battery from the Renault 5’s entry-level model. The website estimates its range to be around 249 miles (approximately 400 km). However, none of these figures have been confirmed.
Regarding the timeline, the new Sandero is expected to be unveiled in spring 2028 according to the report. Production in Morocco is planned for April, with sales starting in the summer of 2028. At that point, the E-Sandero will become the second electric vehicle in the Dacia lineup, following the smaller A-class model Spring. The Spring was introduced in its second generation this year, adopting the aforementioned RGEV platform and being produced alongside the Renault Twingo E-Tech in Slovenia.
Earlier this week, Autocar reported that Dacia is also considering bringing the Renault Bridger, an electric vehicle developed for the Indian market, to Europe as its own model. The Bridger is smaller than the Sandero but slightly longer than the Spring. According to insider information, the production version is expected to be built on the “RGMP” platform, which has not been used for electric vehicles to date, just like the E-Sandero. The British outlet cited the need for Dacia to accelerate the electrification of its model lineup and reduce the brand’s CO2 emissions as the reason behind this new consideration.
Dacia has already announced that it plans to launch four electric vehicles by 2030, including the Spring and the E-Sandero. The company is also said to be planning to introduce an electric city car named Hipster in Europe starting in 2027.