Best New Electric Cars 2025

Last year electric cars accounted for 19.6 per cent of new car sales, and while this fell short of the government’s 22 per cent target, there’s no escaping the ever-increasing presence of electric vehicles on our streets. By the end of 2024 there were 132 different zero emission models available and keeping track of this growing list can be a bit of a challenge.
To give you a helping hand, we have picked out some of our favourite new electric cars. We’ve got something for everyone, from value-conscious hatchbacks to large family SUVs, with a few fun-filled surprises along the way. So, in no particular order, here are some of the best electric cars available.

The Tavascan isn’t Cupra’s first electric model – that was the Born, a re-branded Volkswagen ID.3 – but it is Cupra’s first standalone electric vehicle. It’s an important distinction because Volkswagen has suggested it will be killing off the Seat brand altogether to focus on Cupra. Cupra, you'll probably know, began life as a trim level before becoming Seat’s high-performance offshoot, but will now become a youth-oriented electric brand. The Tavascan is an impressive looking car with a unique interior and plenty of space for the whole family.
Your brand new Cupra Tavascan can be found at Autotrader

As per the Tavascan, the Renault 5’s styling is a big hit and it looks remarkably like the pictures of the initial prototype. The 5 has all the hallmarks of a cutting-edge EV: futuristic exterior, minimalist interior, good battery range (up to 250 miles), and vehicle-to-grid tech – like a Porsche Taycan. This makes the Renault 5 far more sophisticated than the Zoe it replaces and most impressively it has a starting price of under £23,000. “Gamechanger” is an overused word, but…
Your brand new Renault 5 can be found at Autotrader

Porsche turning the Macan into an electric vehicle is a pretty obvious move, really. The Macan is the company’s cheapest and best-selling car, so it’ll make for a great ‘entry-level’ Porsche EV, considerably cheaper than the Taycan. That said, making it electric bumps up the starting price considerably, to around £70,000, while also fundamentally changing the character of what many consider to be the best-to-drive sub-£100k SUV on the market. It’s thunderously quick, though, and while you don’t get the traditional roar of an engine, synthetic noises help the Macan to retain an engaging experience.
Your brand new Porsche Macan can be found at Autotrader

The EV3 is the smallest and cheapest of a bunch of new Kia EVs just around the corner, and that makes it the most interesting. The EV3 provides a perfect blend of practicality, range, and affordability, making it one of the best cars of 2024. Costing just over £30,000, it’s a stylish rival to the (very successful) MG4, but with a better interior and more refinement than the MG.
Your brand new Kia EV3 can be found at Autotrader

Speaking of MG, the company FINALLY got back into the roadster market last year – but probably not in the way most people expected. Sure, in most ways it follows the classic MG formula: it’s a convertible with two doors, two seats, and a fabric roof. But the Cyberster is fully electric. Back to the future. Or something. It’s proper quick – the twin-motor version will have at least 500 horsepower – and the chassis development has links to the Ferrari F1 team, in a roundabout way. It might not be the lightweight sports car of old, but the Cyberster is a high-tech grand tourer you could comfortably cover the miles in.
Your brand new MG Cyberster can be found at Autotrader

Like the Renault 5, the Citroën ë-C3 is designed to be an electric-car-for-the-masses with its sub-£22,000 starting price. While it’s arguably not as stylish as the Renault, the new ë-C3 has loads of space, decent battery range (about 200 miles) and super-floaty “progressive hydraulic cushion” suspension as standard.
Your brand new Citroën ë-C3 can be found at Autotrader

Every now and again, Alfa Romeo pops up with something that feels like it just might… possibly… perhaps… send the brand back into the mainstream, where it really should be. In 2024 the Junior took up the mantle. Initially called the Milano, Alfa’s first EV swiftly rebadged as the Junior when the powers that be in Milan weren’t happy about it using the city’s name – not the best start. However, if any car has a shot at propelling Alfa to higher sales figures, it’s the Junior. Making use of the electric platform underpinning the Fiat 600e and the Jeep Avenger, the Junior injects more Italian flair and range-topping Veloce models offer a genuinely engaging driving experience.
Your brand new Alfa Romeo Junior can be found at Autotrader

If you are still unconvinced electric cars can be genuinely fun, the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N might just change your mind. Winner of the Rory Reid Award in our 2024 New Car Awards, the Ioniq 5 N is a hot hatch for the modern age. With synthetic engine noises and realistic simulated gear changes, the 5 N is not just fast in a straight line, but is exceptional around corners too, plus it also provides bags of space and has a much more restrained Eco mode for when you are in a sensible mood.
Your brand Hyundai Ioniq 5 N can be found at Autotrader

Learn more in our dedicated electric and hybrid cars hub, or follow one of the links below.

• Charging an electric car
• Buying and leasing electric car batteries
• Understanding an electric car’s range
• How electric and hybrid cars work
• Some FAQs on the Renault Zoe, as asked by you