I drove the new Dacia Spring Extreme – it’s light, easy to drive and one of the most affordable new cars you can buy

YOU have to feel sorry for Dacia’s rivals sometimes.

Giants like Volkswagen and Ford are scrabbling like crazy to make the numbers work on an electric car that costs £20,000 – and along come the Romanians with one at £15k.

The Dacia Spring is not just the cheapest EV out there, it’s one of the most affordable cars you can buy The Spring weighs less than a ton, which is unheard of for an EV The interior has lots of clever materials that do a good job of disguising the car’s...