The engine was launched to stimulate sales of a batch of electric vehicles worth 20,000 euros.

2025 has great ingredients the year electric car sales will soar in Spain. The automotive industry is pinning its hopes on a recovery in demand for these cars, the share of which cannot exceed 5% of the current market in our country, especially given the growing need to increase their penetration to meet the highest European standards. requirements to reduce CO2 emissions, which entails severe penalties for manufacturers.

The government’s support for new mobility will play a crucial role in its development after the current Moves III assistance program expires. Although Moncloa has already expressed its willingness to continue subsidies, the sector hopes they will be changed to streamline assistance. “We want direct help because cost is still a barrier.”defended Stellantis spokesman José Antonio Leon this week, before emphasizing the efforts his group is making to ensure that “the production costs of electric vehicles increasingly resemble those of internal combustion vehicles.”

The position of the Franco-Italian giant extends to the major players in the automotive industry, which have invested in recent years to break down the price barrier that separates these cars in the market. And efforts are starting to show up among Spanish traders who are looking for guns to put up for sale. a new batch of electric vehicles designed to stimulate the market with very competitive prices

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Which models are looking to lead the next generation?

Surveys of cars set to revolutionize the electric vehicle market in Spain agree that Citroen e-C3 This will be one of the preferred models of consumers who want to switch to an electric vehicle at an affordable price. Well, the French brand will expand its range in 2025 with a new variant with 200 kilometers of electric autonomy on the WLT cycle, available unaided from 20,490 euros.

Another one of the most affordable electric models, which are being prepared at Stellantis factories, raises great expectations – Fiat Grande Panda. Unveiled in July last year, the launch of the Italian crossover, which has a range of up to 200 miles, has been delayed until the middle of next year, as expected, due to software problems that have also delayed the development of the Citroën C3. Although its price in Spain remains unknown, bookings in France, as in the similar market, start from €24,900 without additional assistance.

This “revolution” will also have “made in Spain” models, as in the case of Cupra Raval. With a starting price of 25,000 euros, the model, which will bear the seal of the Martorell plant (Barcelona), aims, in the words of its CEO Wayne Griffiths, to “democratize urban electric mobility”, with an autonomy reaching 440 hp. km.

Another contender for inclusion in next year’s ratings is Hyundai Inster. Having seen the light of day on the Dutch market, this crossover will appear in Spain next year at a price that the brand says will be close to 20,000 euros. It will do this with an autonomy starting from 300 km and interesting features, since the South Korean manufacturer sells the battery version of the Hyundai Casper in the local market.

Those wishing to purchase Volkswagen ID2. Although its presentation will take place in the autumn months of 2025, it will not be until mid-2026 that the electric vehicle will begin to be sold for less than 25,000 euros, without assistance, with the promise of an autonomy of more than 450 km. Its launch is part of the German consortium’s “From Europe for Europe” strategy to offer electric vehicles starting at €20,000 to make the market more affordable in the coming years.

China isn’t slamming on the brakes either.

This list could not miss the new electric models that will be put up for sale by Chinese manufacturers who have shocked the European market with advanced technological models at a very competitive price and now, however, they will have to face tariffs introduced after Brussels. In the case of BYD, the Chinese giant is completing production of such models as Gullan electric city dweller with around 300 km of autonomy and the market expects to see it in Spain during 2025 at a price of around 20,000 euros, excluding assistance.

Likewise, the Chinese Dongfeng It will also accelerate its advance in Spain with the help of Portuguese distributor Salvador Caetano, launching a station wagon sedan next April. 007 with a starting price of 22,000 euros for the 100% electric version with a range of 500 km.

All of them will complement the batch of “low-cost” electric vehicles, which already includes other models that recently went on sale in Spain, such as Dacia Spring (19,590 euros), Renault 5 (24,990 euros) or Leapmotor T03 (18,990 euros), all without assistance. Once this offensive was announced, it is now the manufacturers who are leaving the ball in the market court to give electric mobility the boost it needs.