Best 7-seater electric cars & SUVs in 2025

With its space-age design cues, 210kW fast charging ability and varied seat layouts, the Kia EV9 is a popular choice among larger families with a bit more to spend, as well as private hire firms. Things kick off with the entry-level Air, which gets you seven seats, 202PS, and a 349-mile range. 

Of course, if you dig a bit deeper, you can have a more powerful 383PS powertrain, but the battery remains the same size at 99.8kWh, and the range-topping GT-Line S also comes with captain's chairs and a six-seat configuration. 

Second row passengers have stacks of leg and headroom although things get a touch tighter in the third row. Still, there’s enough room for passengers just over six feet, and there are also cup holders and USB-C ports, meaning your children shouldn’t complain too much. 

If you plan on using the third row regularly, remember that your boot space drops to almost zero.

The Peugeot e-Rifter wasn’t designed with long haul jaunts in mind as it only has a 199-mile official range. Still, it offers heaps of room and costs less than £34,000 in its base trim. Spec the range-topping GT, and you’ll get slightly more tech, and it will still be way under £40k. 

The e-Rifter might not be the most thrilling of vehicles as it only has 136PS and 0-62mph in an uninspiring 11.3 seconds, but the 50kWh battery will charge at 100kW and go from empty to 80% in 30 minutes. 

Paddles behind the steering wheel control the regenerative braking levels and legroom is never an issue. Likewise, there's a handy opening tailgate window, which means you can pop your shopping through without opening the full tailgate. 

It’s worth remembering that although this isn’t the poshest seven-seater EV on our list or the one with the largest range, it does offer bang for buck in the seven-seater EV segment. 

Volkswagen’s ID Buzz is a breath of fresh air in the ever-growing electric car market. It looks unique and it’s clear that its design cues were taken from the 1960s Microbus. 

If a bit of quirk is what you seek, then the ID Buzz might be the answer. Like the Kia EV9, there’s a six-seat option which starts at £59,185 while the seven-seater is priced from £59,545. Of course, if you need a bit more zest over the base van’s 285PS, then you can opt for the GTX which has 339PS. 

The five and six-seater guises get a 79kWh battery, but all the seven-seaters get a new 86kWh unit with the larger battery claiming to give around 277 miles on a single charge.

As with most six-seater EVs, there’s a sense of additional luxury because of the individual seating and extra overall room, but the seven-seater will still carry adults in comfort and there are also Isofix points on the rear seats. 

With the third row in place, there are 306 litres of boot to play with. Flatten the third row, and this hops to 1,340 litres. 

Peugeot has done a grand job with its e-5008; there’s lots to like such as its interior and exterior zest, range, and space.

The 5008 has been around since 2009, but Peugeot has since electrified its family-friendly wagon. The e-5008 uses the same underpinnings as the e-3008 and is available with either a 73kWh or 97kWh  battery options. Buyers can also choose from a 212 or 233PS powertrain, both with two-wheel drive, although a 324PS four-wheel drive is on the way. More relevant for many drivers will be a range of up to 414 miles on a charge.

It measures 4.8 meters long and has more interior space than the old 3008. Likewise, the middle row’s space has increased, and the third-row seats can be folded flat to make the most of its 916-litre boot. With the third row in place, this shrinks to a sensible 348 litres. 

While adults can fit in the third-row seating, this is best kept for shorter journeys as these are best suited to children. Prices start at £39,490 for the entry-level Allure model while the GT costs £42,770. 

Tesla offered the Model S with seven seats at one point, which was ludicrous. Occupants were left facing backwards, strapped in with a fairground ride-like racing harnesses. The Model X was a bit more sensible because it was an SUV and the same goes for the Model Y, luckily.

Tesla offers seven seats in only the Model Y’s Long Range All-Wheel Drive trim; it costs an extra £2,500 and could be tempting for those interested in a Mercedes-Benz EQB. 

There are no new aesthetics or major changes with the seven seat option apart from the obvious, but it does eat into the boot space slightly. You’ll still have 753-litres (though Tesla measures boot space with a different method to almost every other car maker) with the third row folded flat and with all seven seats in place, this shrinks to a respectable 363-litres.

Usually, when extra weight is added to an EV, there’s both a range and performance compromise, but this isn’t the case with the Model Y and the range remains at 373 miles. 

It measures 5037mm long, 1964mm wide and 1744mm high so, yeah, the Volvo EX90 is some size. Middle row passengers have plenty of leg and headroom but like a lot of seven-seater EVs, the third row is best reserved for children on longer journeys. 

With all seats up, it’ll carry 310-litres of stuff in the boot while folding the third-row flat increases this to 655-litres. Flatten all the rear seats and this brings it to a mighty 1915-litres, there’s also a 34-litre frunk for stowing charging cables. 

There are two electric motor configurations available, and both feature a 108kWh usable (111kWh) battery. In its standard Twin Motor trim, 408PS is driven through all four wheels, meaning it’ll smash the 0-60mph run in just 5.7 seconds. 

If more is needed, there’s also a Twin Motor Performance guise which brings power up to 517PS and knocks a second off the 0-60mph dash. 

It’s based on the GLB, although a bit cheaper to run, the Mercedes EQB has generous leg and headroom, the seats are very comfortable, and it has 495-litres of boot space behind the second row, which roughly equates to four suitcases or so. 

The middle row slides forward to give taller adults in the third row more space on shorter trips. Popping the boot reveals two charging cable bags which take up most of the space with the third row in place and can cause a dilemma: do you carry seven people with little luggage or five with some luggage?

The third-row folds electrically via buttons in the rear and the boot. You won’t need to test your agility here, either, as pressing the buttons again will fold them back up. 

There are four trim levels available: Sport Executive, AMG Line Executive, AMG Line Premium, and AMG Line Premium Plus. The entry-level version is claimed to give 320 miles on a single charge. All models get 192PS, but the more you spend, the less your range will be with the range-topper returning around 290 miles.

The Mercedes-Benz V-Class, which morphed from the Vito van, has transported millions of celebrities, holidaymakers, and families to their destinations since its 1996 release—and it’s now gone electric. 

Having plenty of seats and luggage space has always been the jewel in the V-Class's crown, and the EQV still offers a large boot and plenty of passenger room with all its seats in place. 

It comes with a 90kWh battery, which gives a range of around 213 miles, which isn't incredible when compared to some of the other cars on our list, but this is mostly because of the EQV’s weight. 

The car comes with six seats arranged across three rows as standard, although you can equip the second and third rows with benches, which allows the EQV to transport up to eight passengers. The second and third rows sit on rails, meaning you can slide them forward to increase the boot space or leg room. 

The Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV is handsome and packed with technology, and all UK-market EQS SUVs come with a third row. The EQS’s middle seats can be repositioned which can give up to 880-litres of boot space and give second and third-row passengers a bit more room. 

The third row will take adults, but the floor sits quite high, and children will be more comfortable over longer runs. Likewise, there’s enough headroom in the rear seats for adults under 6ft. The second row is electric while the third row is purely manual, and all passengers get a selection of air vents, cupholders, and USB ports. 

Of course, this is a posh SUV which means it comes with a high price tag. The entry-level EQS 450 4MATIC starts at around £130,000. This gets you a 364PS powertrain, 10-80% charging via a rapid charger (max DC 200kW) in 31 minutes, and Mercedes claims it’ll do 364 miles on a single charge. 

Yes, we know it says seven-seat electric cars in the title of this guide, but we like to give that bit more and this is exactly what the Citroen e-SpaceTourer does. You don't get seven seats, or eight for that matter, but as many as nine depending on the trim you choose. That makes this one of the most versatile electric cars you could choose and ideal for big families or cab drivers, or both.

As the Citroen e-SpaceTourer is based on a van, the one with the greatest number of seats comes with a commercial vehicle-like three pews up front, plus three in the second and third rows. Everyone gets decent space thanks to the van dimensions and access to the rear-most seats is a lot better than in most seven-seater EVs. You even get some reasonable luggage space left over.

If you want to carry more goods and less folks, the rear seats can slide forwards or you can remove them altogether to create, err, the space of a van. Remember, though, you will need to find somewhere to stash those seats when they are taken out of the Citroen.

When it comes to how it drives, the e-SpaceTourer is also much like its van sisters. There's a bit roll in corners, a reasonable ride on bumpy surfaces, and it's a manageable size for town use. Unlike most EVs, the Citroen doesn't feel that strident when you press hard on the accelerator. It's okay around the city, but on more open roads you'll wish for some turbodiesel urge. The range can also take a battering on faster roads, so we'd certainly choose the 75kWh model with its 215-mile claimed range over the smaller 49kWh model. We'd also pick the Max trim for its plusher fittings and comfier leather-clad seats.