Best electric SUVs in 2025

For the family car buyer, the Skoda Enyaq iV ticks an awful lot of boxes and demands little in the way of compromise. Spacious inside, with a decent range on a charge, it's also a lot of car for the money, making this one of the best electric SUVs going. 

The Enyaq iV is based on the same platform as the Volkswagen ID.4 and Audi Q4 e-tron, but despite these pricier siblings having a bit more brand appeal, it's the Enyaq iV that we'd recommend. For starters, the interior is every bit as good as the one found in the ID.4 and features a large and detailed 13.0-inch touchscreen. There's no shortage of space, either, with loads of room for front- and rear passengers, while the big boot should easily swallow up plenty of luggage. It's a very good electric car for parents with more than one child.

There are two flavours to choose between when it comes to battery power, with the Enyaq iV 60 delivering a range up to 268 miles between charges, and a bigger Enyaq iV 85 that will cover an official range of up to 360 miles. 

A facelift in 2025 smartened up the exterior and in the process improved the car's aerodynamics, but under the skin, it's much the same car as before. And that's to say, a very good one. 

If we had room on this list, Kia would have even more cars featured alongside the EV3 and flagship EV9. The Korean company, together with its sister firm Hyundai, is developing quite the reputation for excellent value-for-money EVs, and the the EV9 takes Kia into the more upmarket space, too.

This big seven-seat car is the priciest machine that Kia makes, taking on rivals such as the Volvo EX90 Electric and the Mercedes-Benz EQB. And it takes them on brilliantly, with a supremely comfortable and quiet driving experience, loads of tech included as standard and lots of space for seven inside.

OK, it's quite pricey when new, especially when, with the best will in the world, Kia doesn't quite have the brand image of Mercedes. But, you do get a suitably premium interior and a choice of either a 203PS motor giving rear-wheel drive, or a 384PS version with all-wheel drive in the GT-Line and GT-Line S models. The former will give you up to 349 miles from a single battery charge, according to official figures, while the more powerful model still claims up to 316 miles: impressive for a car of this size.

The BMW iX looks rather controversial due to its slightly awkward appearance and monstrous front grille. But we promise you two things: you'll soon get used to how it looks, and it's so good in every other area that you really won't care what anyone else thinks. And, hey, it's good to stand out from the crowd, right?

The range-topping BMW iX M60 has Tesla-baiting performance but, in all honesty, we reckon the mid-range iX xDrive50 is the one to go for. Its hefty 111kWh battery pack provides an impressive 380-mile range while performance isn't too shabby, either: it'll accelerate to 62mph in 4.6 seconds.

Just like the similarly-sized BMW X5, the BMW iX is practical enough to easily cope as your main family car. And the interior really is exquisite, thanks to a superb mix of high-quality materials along with impressive technology, including a 14.9-inch touchscreen infotainment display and 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster.

After the smash hit of the also-excellent XC40, Volvo followed up with the even smaller and perhaps even better EX30. With a very solid battery range of up to 295 miles, depending on the model you go for, it's got a compact and clever design, and it doesn't cost the earth.

Small it might be, but the EX30 is very practical for its size, and a worthy, more premium-feeling alternative to the Kia Niro EV, Jeep Avenger or Nissan Ariya. The interior is textbook Scandinavian minimalism, albeit one that takes inspiration from Tesla by putting the controls for most of its features on a larger, portrait-orientated touchscreen in the centre of the dashboard.

There are three models to choose from with with rear- or all-wheel drive. All feel very good from behind the wheel, although we'd go for the Single Motor Extended Range model, which gets the most miles from a charge, and blends agile inner-city performance with composed confidence on the motorway. Overall, the EX30 is a great way into Volvo ownership.

Kia is becoming a master at turning out electric cars that just hit the mark, and the Kia EV3 is a perfect example of this. For anyone looking for the practicality of an SUV coupled to the quiet, zero tailpipe emissions of battery power, the EV3 is a near faultless choice. It's only of you need more space than the five-seat Kia provides will you find it wanting.

The standout exterior looks will get you noticed for all the right reasons, while the interior has a premium feel that few others in the EV3's price bracket can even get close to. You'll also find the infotainment and onboard tech is easy to understand and use, and it has proper physical buttons for the heating controls - yay!

As for power, you have a choice between 58.3- and 81.4kWh battery packs, and both deliver good performance. The smaller one offers the most cost-effective route into EV3 ownership, but we'd take the bigger battery for its impressive 375-mile range. Even if you don't drive that far often, it means you don't have to think about charging nearly as often as in some rivals.

And the EV3 is a car you will want to drive. It's comfortable, refined and good fun thanks to a controlled ride, excellent grip and steering with plenty of communicative feel.

Stick with the Air trim and you get everything you need or want, while the GT-Line and GT-Line S spoil you with their generous equipment lists.

The Jeep Avenger is a really impressive little car, with excellent driving manners, perky electric performance and a competitive driving range. It isn’t perfect, with a cheap-feeling interior and limited practicality counting against it, but in pretty much every other respect it makes a very compelling case for itself.

Despite not being the poshest or roomiest, the Avenger’s interior still manages to feel irrepressibly cheery, and the ergonomics, infotainment and visibility are all areas of strength. There's a much-improved infotainment system over those of other Jeep models, and the driving experience mixes a zippy feel with a comfortable ride. It's particularly great around town, where Jeep says it'll do some 340 miles on a single battery charge.

For those that do a mix of driving in town, country and motorway, the official battery range is 244 miles, although we reckon 200 per charge would be doing well in the real world. That's not bad considering the price, which is very competitive against rivals from the likes of Hyundai, Peugeot and Vauxhall.

Renault Megane is a very recognisable name in the world of family cars, but not so much in the world of electric cars. That's surely going to change, because the Megane E-Tech is a very compelling electric car offering.

First of all, the Megane E-Tech looks extremely swish inside and out, with chic Gallic styling and high-quality materials. It also has one of the best infotainment systems in the business thanks to its Android-based software.

It's a really good car to drive, too. Refinement is strong and the ride is comfortable, but even more impressive is that it combines this civility with a level of genuine handling sparkle that many rivals simply cannot replicate, making it a really pleasant and engaging car to roll around in. The perky electric performance and a very decent official range simply top off the package.

Taking what's good about the Model 3 and translating it into a taller, SUV(ish) package, the Tesla Model Y is well worth considering. All versions have good range figures, the most impressive being that of the rear-wheel drive Long Range model which promises up to 387 miles of running on a full charge.

It remains decent value with prices starting at around £44,000, the boot is massive, and a recent facelift means it looks a lot better than before, even if the proportions remain a little awkward. 

There's no such thing as a slow version, with all models capable of hitting 0-62mph in under six seconds, and some doing the deed in under five. Want to go faster still? We suspect the updated car will be available in Performance guise eventually for a 3.5-second 0-62mph time.

We know, we know: the new Volvo EX90 is a hugely expensive car, even in the scheme of huge, all-electric, prestige SUVs. But the thing is that it's just so darned lovely that it doesn't feel like you're getting fleeced. There's so much to like about this car.

It looks great from the outside, with the cool design for which the Swedish manufacturer has rightly become known, while the interior is even better, with jaw-droppingly plush materials and effortless style. The huge cabin has enough room to carry seven adults in comfort, while there's also a useful 310-litre boot for their stuff. Use the car as a five-seater, and you get a whopping 655-litres of cargo space.

The driving experience is lovely: effortlessly quiet, comfortable and refined. Performance, too, is huge, and the first batch of EX90s was only available with the massively powerful twin-motor powertrains. A single-motor variant has since joined the range with a more modest 279PS output, which will be more than fast enough for some, while also offering a near-£14,000 saving over the twin-motor version and 377-mile range that's only eight miles shy of the best the Twin Motor can offer.

Got a family? Need a car to fit them in? You're probably already halfway to considering a Skoda, and you would be wise to think along these lines. Should you add in the need for EV power, the Skoda Elroq is a superb option for anyone who doesn't need the added space of the larger Enyaq.

Think of the Elroq as an EV version of the Karoq and you're right on the money, and this EV really does deliver a lot for your hard earned cash. As well as the stylishly restrained looks, there's a choice of 55-, 63- or 82kWh battery packs depending on how brisk and far ranging you want your Elroq to be. For us, the Elroq 85 is the pick of the lot thanks to its excellent driving range of up to 355 miles on a charge.

Whichever Skoda Elroq model you plump for, they all have a spacious interior with clean, simple design. You get an excellent infotainment set-up, bog boot, and all the crash avoidance kit you could desire to keep you and the offspring safe and secure.

There is just enough of the SUV flavour to the Elroq for it to work. You get the raised driving position and easy entry, plus fitting kids seats in the back is simple. It also drives smoothly and with a hush that's only disturbed by a little tyre noise on the motorway. Beyond that, and no heat pump as standard, we can find little to pick fault at with the Skoda Elroq.