Renault Megane

At the time of writing prices are still to be confirmed, but we expect the sticker price and monthly finance offers to be in line with the competition, which ranges from the Volkswagen ID.3 and ID.4 to the Volvo XC40 Recharge, Cupra Born and Citroën e-C4.

As with all electric cars running costs have the potential to be very attractive, at least as long as you can charge at home on an off-peak tariff overnight. On that basis 200 miles of charge could cost little more than £10, though if you have to use a public charging point it could be as much as five times that. On the plus side there are currently no congestion or low-emission-zone charges, ultra-low Benefit In Kind taxation for company car users, very cheap VED/road tax and much reduced servicing charges. At the time of writing the Government plug-in grant still exists for the base version of this car.