We're moving towards the second stages of 2024, but determination are inactive respective caller electrical cars connected the mode that you should beryllium excited about.
It's been a immense twelvemonth already for EVs, with immoderate of the biggest brands successful the manufacture launching caller models: the Lotus Emeya, MG Cyberster, Cupra Born VZ and the caller Mini Cooper to sanction but a few.
There truly is an EV to suit everyone. Some tendency a much affordable option, specified as the Citroën ë-C3 or Dacia Spring, portion others covet multi-million-pound works of creation similar the Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale.
This twelvemonth has been large for EVs arsenic car makers purpose to fulfill the government's zero-emission conveyance mandate, which requires a definite percent of cars sold to nutrient zero emissions.
Essentially, somewhat much than 1 successful each 5 cars that a steadfast sells successful the UK during 2024 has to emit nary carbon, and without a hydrogen fuelling infrastructure to talk of, those cars are bound to beryllium battery-electric.
But what other is connected the way? Read connected for our usher to the all-new electrical cars going connected merchantability successful 2024 – or, if you’re funny to spot which petrol and hybrid cars are besides connected the way, cheque our full database of the caller cars worthy waiting for.
Abarth 600e
The fun-focused mentation of Fiat’s cute caller electrical crossover is expected to person a akin acceptable of chassis tweaks arsenic the smaller Abarth 500e, riding little and stiffer to amended handling. It whitethorn besides summation a flimsy powerfulness uplift compared with the basal car’s 154bhp, positive an Abarth-typical lurid paintjob and much assertive styling.
Everything we cognize astir the Abarth 600e
Alfa Romeo Junior
Alfa’s archetypal mainstream EV is a sporting sibling of the Jeep Avenger, taking Alfa Romeo backmost into the B-segment for the archetypal clip since the Mito was retired. It has 154bhp successful basal guise, portion the top-rung Veloce makes 237bhp – and has a scope of 215 miles.
Read our Alfa Romeo Junior review
Aiways U5
The Aiways U5 is simply a competent if uninspiring family SUV from China that has been connected merchantability successful mainland Europe since 2020. It’s acceptable to spell connected merchantability successful the UK aboriginal this year, priced to rival the Skoda Enyaq.
Read our Aiways U5 review
Alpine A290
Alpine’s propulsion into the mainstream marketplace volition statesman with the A290, an electrical hot hatch based connected the forthcoming caller Renault 5. It has been designed to prioritise agility, with torque vectoring to simulate a accepted limited-slip differential connected the front-mounted motor and a bid of chassis upgrades including hydraulic bump-stops to amended the thrust without compromising handling, positive the four-piston brakes from the A110.
Everything we cognize astir the Alpine A290
Alpine GT X-Over
Alongside the A290 volition beryllium an introduction into the captious C-SUV class, based connected the CMF-EV level of the Renault Mégane E-Tech. It's expected to beryllium a akin proposition to the Lotus Eletre and Polestar 3: a luxurious exemplary with capable abstraction for a family yet besides a sporting character.
Everything we cognize astir the Alpine GT X-Over
Audi A6 E-tron
The caller A6, which is based connected the brand's PPE architecture (also utilized by the caller Q6), delivers a scope of 466 miles and up to 543bhp. It'll travel arsenic both an property and a saloon, with charging speeds of up to 270kW.
Everything we cognize astir the Audi A6 E-tron
BYD Seal U
Chinese giant BYD volition grow its European line-up aboriginal this twelvemonth with its foil to the Tesla Model Y, dubbed the Seal U. It's based connected the aforesaid e-Platform 3.0 arsenic the awesome Seal saloon, with artillery capacities of 71kWh and 87kWh, positive the quality to recharge astatine rates up to 150kW. In keeping with BYD’s UK pricing strategy, it's expected to undercut the Model Y, which presently starts astatine £44,990.
Everything we cognize astir the BYD Seal U
Citroën ë-C3
The electrical mentation of the caller C3 is 1 of the astir important cars arriving adjacent year. That's due to the fact that it costs from conscionable £21,990 successful the UK, making it 1 of the cheapest electrical cars connected sale. That terms inactive gets you a 44kWh lithium-iron-phosphate artillery battalion that delivers an authoritative scope of 199 miles, with the quality to complaint astatine rates of up to 100kW.
Read our Citroen e-C3 review
Cupra Tavascan
The sporting sibling of the Volkswagen ID 5 volition beryllium disposable with a dual-motor, four-wheel-drive powertrain outputting 335bhp and 501lb ft of torque. It packs an 82kWh artillery – the aforesaid portion arsenic successful the ID 5 – good for 341 miles of scope successful 282bhp, single-motor models.
Everything we cognize astir the Cupra Tavascan
Fiat Topolino
Few cars are arsenic bold a connection of a brand’s individuality arsenic the Topolino. It’s the Citroën Ami redesigned successful enactment with Fiat’s ‘dolce vita’ mindset, gaining retro styling and 1 colour option: mint green. You tin adjacent person 1 with nightclub-style ropes alternatively of doors.
Everything we cognize astir the Fiat Topolino
Ford E-Transit Custom
Perhaps the astir consequential of each the year’s arrivals, fixed that it’s an electrical mentation of the UK’s best-selling commercialized vehicle. Twinned with the next-generation Volkswagen Transporter, the caller E-Transit Custom van volition beryllium disposable with a prime of 134bhp and 215bhp rear-mounted motors, some making 306lb ft of torque. Its payload capableness tops retired astatine conscionable supra a tonne.
Read our Ford E-Transit Custom review
Jeep Recon
This electrical alternate to the Jeep Wrangler volition get with 600bhp and a 0-62mph clip of 3.5sec. The doors tin beryllium removed, too, though we’re not definite however utile that volition beryllium successful wind-swept Blighty.
Everything we cognize astir the Jeep Recon
Kia EV3
Kia’s propulsion to connection much affordable electrical cars begins with the EV3, which was revealed backmost successful May and is present priced astatine £32,995. It's underpinned by the Hyundai Motor Group's E-GMP level and volition connection aggregate powertrains, with up to 267 miles of range, oregon 372 miles connected long-range models.
Everything we cognize astir the Kia EV3
Maserati Granturismo Folgore
A trio of 402bhp motors provides this expansive tourer with a combined 751bhp and 996lb ft – constricted lone by the battery’s inability to grip specified powerfulness travel yet. The 0-62mph sprint is dispatched successful conscionable 2.7sec and apical velocity is 199mph.
Read our Maserati Granturismo Folgore review
Maserati Grecale Folgore
As 1 of six electrical cars being launched by Maserati by 2025, the Grecale volition beryllium instrumental successful steering the aboriginal of the storied Italian brand. The SUV volition battalion much than 500bhp and present 0-62mph successful 4.5sec.
Everything we cognize astir the Maserati Grecale Folgore
Maserati MC20 Folgore
The flagbearer for Maserati’s electrical sports cars is anticipated to stock its powertrain with the Granturismo, but successful a lighter, much compact body, with a greater absorption connected outright performance.
Everything we cognize astir the Maserati MC20 Folgore
Mini Aceman
The caller Aceman is simply a crossover sandwiched betwixt the Cooper and the Countryman, based connected a stretched mentation of the former's caller Chinese-developed Spotlight platform. It volition beryllium offered with 181bhp and 215bhp electrical motors, and a blistery John Cooper Works mentation is acceptable to get astir 2026.
Everything we cognize astir the Mini Aceman
Polestar 3
The Polestar 3 is efficaciously a Volvo EX90 wearing a tracksuit and trainers, promising a much sporting dynamic character. Time down the instrumentality of a suggests it’s genuinely bully amusive to drive, and that the interior lives up to its terms tag – which besides happens to undercut the equivalent BMW iX and Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV.
Read our Polestar 3 review
Polestar 4
Polestar’s astir environmentally affable car yet is besides its strangest, forgoing a accepted rear model successful favour of a roof-mounted camera. This allowed Polestar to reposition the 4’s header rail, giving a much rakish roofline – and truthful a longer range.
Read our Polestar 4 review
Range Rover Electric
This has been a agelong clip coming. The Range Rover volition yet summation an electrical powertrain successful 2024, and JLR bosses committedness it to beryllium the astir refined Range Rover to date, each portion offering show comparable with today’s V8 flagship. Even its off-road credentials look to stay intact, with the quality to wade done 850mm-deep water.
Everything we cognize astir the Range Rover Electric
Renault 4
The revived Renault 4 volition stock overmuch of its mechanical make-up with the smaller Renault 5 but bundle it successful a larger and trendier crossover body.
Everything we cognize astir the Renault 4
Renault 5
Fun comes archetypal successful the caller 5 – according to Renault boss Luca de Meo, astatine least. Its Ampr Small level (formerly named CMF-B-EV) features a multi-link rear axle that’s said to supply overmuch greater agility than the torsion beam utilized by the outgoing Renault Zoe. Weight has besides been shed wherever possible, with a caller artillery layout and centrifugal plan credited with important savings.
Everything we cognize astir the Renault 5
Volvo EX90
Volvo’s electrical flagship was delayed owed to bundle issues but is connected way to motorboat aboriginal this year. Priced from £96,255, it offers a veritable feast of technology, with lidar sensors, interior lighting that mimics sunlight and bi-directional charging, positive overmuch much besides.
Everything we cognize astir the Volvo EX90
Xpeng G6
Chinese EV shaper Xpeng’s UK motorboat volition statesman with the G6, a rival to the Tesla Model Y. There are 2 artillery sizes successful the SUV, 66kWh and 87.5kWh, giving ranges of betwixt 360 and 469 miles, according to China's CLTC trial cycle.
Read our Xpeng G6 review