Overview
- Multiple outlets reported this week that Dacia plans to start series production of the Hipster in 2027 at the eGT joint‑venture plant in Shiyan, China, with an expected UK entry price near £9,500 (about €11,000), but Dacia has not formally confirmed the project.
- The Hipster is being positioned as an L7e light vehicle, which limits power to about 15 kW (20 PS), caps top speed at 90 km/h and restricts unladen mass to roughly 450 kg, and those limits reduce some required safety and equipment mandates.
- Reported series details keep the concept’s compact, boxy proportions and extreme simplifications such as a smartphone docking screen, manual sliding windows, basic audio and a very small traction battery of around 15 kWh, with official range figures still unpublished.
- Coverage says Dacia plans to cut costs by building the car in Shiyan at the Renault‑Nissan‑Dongfeng eGT JV, by reusing components from the outgoing Spring and by using freed factory capacity after Spring production moved to Slovenia.
- The programme still needs final executive sign‑off; if approved, the Hipster could expand truly low‑cost urban EV options in Europe while raising questions about safety trade‑offs, tariff treatment and the timetable for confirmed specs and volumes.