Dacia Hipster - cheap electric car, uses phone instead of entertainment screen

The electric Dacia Hipster concept redefines the “everyday car” with a minimalist design, low weight, smarter features and more sustainability.

The race for cheap electric cars has spawned some pretty complex ideas, but the Dacia Hipster takes the complete opposite approach. Think of a Citroën 2CV or Fiat Panda, with its simple, practical, no-frills design. The Hipster is built to get people moving without the usual amenities or over-the-top promises that come with electric cars.

The Dacia Hipster is just 3 meters long, 1.55 meters wide and 1.54 meters high, making it even smaller than a Japanese kei car. Only a few microcars like the Citroën Ami surpass the Hipster in terms of “tininess”.

Dacia describes the Hipster’s design as “a solid square mounted on four wheels at four corners.” The Hipster’s appearance resembles a miniature version of the Jeep and Land Rover Defender, with its short front end, upright nose and flat windows. It all exudes a sense of simplicity and practicality, while also feeling neat and streamlined.

The body is painted in a single color, combining three prominent color panels with protective panels made of a partially recycled material called Starkle. To save costs, the door handles are replaced with pull straps, the taillights are mounted on either side of the rear window, and the windows slide.

Despite its small size, the Dacia Hipster electric car still offers enough space for four adults with a comfortable bench seat. The luggage compartment has a modest capacity of just 70 liters, which can be expanded to 500 liters when the rear seats are folded down. The interior uses Dacia’s exclusive “You Clip” accessory mounting system, which includes 11 anchor points for cups, lamps, toys or armrests.

The user's smartphone will be mounted on a holder to act as a digital key, navigation and entertainment system, connected to a portable Bluetooth speaker. In addition, the car also has a digital dashboard behind the steering wheel and 2 airbags to ensure basic safety.

The Dacia Hipster weighs just 800 kg, around 20% lighter than its big brother, the Spring. This “weight-saving” philosophy also helps to cut carbon emissions in half over the product’s lifetime by using fewer materials and energy.

Dacia has not yet revealed the battery capacity or engine power of the Hipster, only confirming that the vehicle's operating range is optimized for real-world needs, not to compete for parameters. According to the company's research, 94% of drivers in France travel less than 40 km per day, equivalent to 280 km per week. Therefore, the Hipster is designed to only need to be charged twice a week, corresponding to an operating range of about 93 km.

The Hipster is currently just a concept car, but the company's intention to mass produce it is very clear. The car is expected to be cheaper than the Spring - Dacia's cheapest electric car currently priced under 17,000 Euros (about 523 million VND) in Germany.

According to Dacia, the average price of a new car in Europe increased by 77% between 2010 and 2024, far outstripping the growth in household incomes. With the Hipster, Dacia wants to bring electric vehicles closer to the majority of consumers, beyond what the Spring, which is already a popular car, can offer.

The Hipster is not just a design experiment, but also a manifesto by Dacia to redefine the concept of “people’s car”. The model is likely to be mass produced, taking advantage of new policies in the European Union, allowing the sale of small and cheap electric cars across the market.

Video : Introducing the electric Dacia Hipster concept car.

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