I wondered where these cars are produced, so I looked it up:
Dacia Spring: 🇨🇳
Citroen e-C3: 🇸🇰🇪🇺 / 🇷🇸
Renault 5 E-Tech: 🇫🇷🇪🇺
FIAT Grande Panda: 🇷🇸
Citroen e-C3 Aircross: 🇸🇰🇪🇺
Renault 4 E-Tech: 🇫🇷🇪🇺
FIAT 500e: 🇮🇹🇪🇺
Opel Corsa Electric: 🇪🇸🇪🇺
Opel Frontera Electric: 🇸🇰🇪🇺
Volkswagen ID.3 Pure: 🇩🇪🇪🇺
Citroen e-C4: 🇪🇸🇪🇺
Citroen e-C4 X: 🇪🇸🇪🇺
Lancia Ypsilon: 🇪🇸🇪🇺
Smart 1 Pure: 🇨🇳
Mini Cooper E: 🇨🇳
Skoda Elroq 50: 🇨🇿🇪🇺
Peugeot e-208: 🇸🇰🇪🇺 / (🇪🇸🇪🇺?)
FIAT 600e: 🇵🇱🇪🇺
Cupra Born: 🇩🇪🇪🇺
Renault Megane E-Tech: 🇫🇷🇪🇺
Smart 1 Pro: 🇨🇳
Mini Aceman E: 🇨🇳
Alpine A290 Electric: 🇫🇷🇪🇺
Citroen e-Berlingo: 🇪🇸🇪🇺 / 🇵🇹🇪🇺 / 🇬🇧
Volvo EX30 Single Motor: 🇨🇳 / 🇧🇪🇪🇺 (as of 2025)
Smart 3 Pro: 🇨🇳
Peugeot e-308: 🇫🇷🇪🇺
Volkswagen ID.3 Pro: 🇩🇪🇪🇺
Peugeot e-2008: 🇪🇸🇪🇺
So take heed if you actually want to buy from EU and not China.
So… buying french is a safe bet? It seems all of them are made in europe
Yes, at least in this price bracket.
A safe bet would be to buy Fiat too, i think they produce only in Italy
i bought my first car new from the showroom for 11450 euro. The fact that under 40k is considered cheap is depressing
I would prefer a list around 25k, but any list is better than none.
This list is based on the list above:
- Dacia Spring - €18.900
- Citroen e-C3 - €23.300
- Fiat Grande Panda - €24.990
If you are willing to look outside of Europe (not considering Chinese offerings) then I found the Hyundai Inster to be a very compelling option too at €24.295
The price might differ in various countries. In Austria, I saw an offer for the e-C3 starting at 19.000€.
Yeah there is some slight variation between countries. I took the German price listed on EV Database
What’s wrong with Chinese offerings, don’t they offer far better value?
This community is called buyFromEU after all.
