The best electric SUVs you can buy in 2025

There are absolutely loads of electric SUVs to choose from these days. It's easy to see why. The SUV is the car shape of the moment, thanks to the unique combo of space, style and perceived prestige. And so when a car manufacturer is looking to make an electric car, what better basis than an SUV? Plenty of room for a big battery and plenty of kerb appeal by default.
Here are some cracking ones. We’ve picked ten that broadly cover everything, but honestly, there are so many of these things that we’ve had to leave out some corkers. So don’t fret if nothing here takes your fancy, you’ll find literally dozens of different electric SUV models of all shapes and sizes, new or used (and thousands of examples of them), on Auto Trader. Doing great.

Starting at the bottom, so to speak, because the Dacia Spring is the cheapest new electric car on sale. By miles. For a fiver less than £15,000, the Spring gives you space for five and enough features to shake a really small stick at; air con, a reversing camera and heated wing mirrors are all standard in a basic Spring. Albeit so are manual rear windows and plastic wheel trims. Hey ho. The battery range isn’t great (about 100 miles) and it’s ’uncultured’ to drive, but hey, for this price it's an amazing electric runabout.
Check out our Dacia Spring review here.

The Tavascan is Cupra’s latest attempt to be all youthy and different and fun, while still basically making a sensible five-seat family SUV. It does the family thing by using Volkswagen Group bits (it’s a VW ID.4 underneath, basically), so it gets a big battery and a range that eclipses 300 miles. Also two power choices, both of them quite quick, but a top-tier Tavascan will crack 62mph in 5.5 seconds. And the interior light show is quite staggering, because youths are easily pleased.
Our Cupra Tavascan review is right here.

There isn’t much of Kia’s ‘EV’ stuff available to buy just yet (just the EV3 and the EV9) but those two cars are already enough to know that Kia has a very bright future. The EV3 is one of the best medium-sized family SUVs ever made, and the EV9 one of the best luxury ones. By blending modern tech and feel with striking looks and great basic functionality (the cars are easy to use, spacious, built well and nice to drive), Kia is basically achieving what Volkswagen hasn’t quite done with its (often frustrating) ID electric cars.
Click here to read things about the EV3. Or here for EV9.

Okay, so it’s lost something of the old car’s charm in the transition to electric (the petrol Macan was/is one of the most exciting to drive SUVs on the planet), but the new Macan is still up there with the very best electric cars. It’s got a top-notch, futuristic interior, is fantastic to drive, and is super quick regardless of spec. Special mention for the Turbo one though, which hits 62mph as quickly as a Lamborghini Huracan does. That one’s a hundred grand though. Damn.
Read more about the electric Porsche Macan right here.

Calling this 'Megane' is a bit odd because it’s nothing like the Meganes before it. Nothing wrong with the old Meganes, but the E-Tech here is a high-tech, highly spacious electric hatchback in the SUV style. We called it “creative, imaginative and pleasant” when we lived with one recently. It has some niggles, which you can read all about in our long-term test updates, but good battery range, useful technology and a comfortable driving experience make it a zero-emissions family car that’s easy to recommend.

The Model Y feels like the best Tesla yet, with build-quality niggles sorted, great steering and handling, a handsome profile and a massive tailgate for great access to the boot. It’s also good for about 360 miles between charges and comes with a generous amount of kit. Oh, and it’s quick. Very quick.
Read the Model Y review right here.

The MG4 is almost certainly the best-value electric car on sale. At £27,000 it’s five grand cheaper than a Vauxhall Corsa Electric. But it doesn’t feel cheap at all – a real step up from the MG ZS, inside and out. Some of the cabin plastics feel built down to a price, and rear legroom is a little tight, but no big deal. And if you’re feeling silly, there’s the mad XPower version that gives you a 3.8-second 0-62mph time for less than £40,000. It’s probably too quick, really. Still… fun.
Read the MG4 review on Auto Trader

The Q4 Sportback joins other E-Tron models in a rapidly expanding electrified range from Audi. The entry-level Q4 35 offers 217 miles of range, whereas the 40 version offers a claimed maximum of 328 miles – much better, and surely enough to overcome any anxiety about reaching your intended destination. If you prefer a traditional SUV shape and a little more practicality, the standard Q4 E-Tron does the same within a more conventional, square-backed profile.
Read the review and browse new and used Audi Q4 E-Tron Sportbacks on Auto Trader

BMW copied the blueprint it set with the i3 with the iX, by thinking outside the box to design an electric car that’s truly unique. A super weird, carbon fibre-bodied hatchback with suicide doors that’s become an EV classic, the i3 gained a cult following. The iX won’t end up with the same sort of hardcore fanbase – too expensive, for a start – but it is one of the most interesting and idiosyncratic cars ever made. The ‘lounge concept’ interior is marvellous, full of quality and intrigue, and yet at its core the iX is just a big, quiet, comfy, luxurious SUV. Skills.
Read the BMW iX review on Auto Trader

Because SUVs are trendier than whatever’s on the big sale rack in Flannels, even proper sports car manufacturers have realised that they need to have one. Hence, Lotus got in on the act in 2023 with the Eletre. It could have backfired horribly – the Eletre is basically the opposite of everything that Lotus has always stood for. Thankfully, it’s brilliant, with a proper sense of futuristic luxury and yet a driving experience that makes a mockery of its SUV shape. The 900-horsepower twin motor Eletre R is the best experience, but even a basic one will give you 603 horsepower (quick enough) and a 373-mile range.
Watch our video on the Lotus Eletre here