Rankings

Ranked by the starting price recorded for the selected market, using the cheapest variant of each model. Prices converted from other markets are left out.

Ranked by WLTP range for the entry-level trim, so the figure is the one everyone can actually buy.

How far the car goes on ten minutes of fast charging from 10 percent, which matters more on a long drive than the peak charging power it briefly touches.

Ranked by the highest starting price recorded for the selected market.

The cheapest electric cars that also do at least 500 km on a WLTP charge.

Ranked by WLTP consumption for the entry-level trim, lowest first. Efficiency is what turns battery size into range.

Average charging speed from 10 to 80 percent, which is what a stop actually delivers rather than the peak the car touches briefly.

Boot space with the rear seats up, which is the figure that decides whether the weekly shop and a pram fit together.

Maximum braked trailer weight. Electric cars that are not rated for towing at all are left off rather than listed as zero.

Average speed over a long drive at 120 km/h with charging stops included — the one figure that weighs consumption and charging speed together.

Travel speed at 120 km/h among SUVs and crossovers, which pay the most for their frontal area at motorway speed.

Travel speed at 120 km/h among saloons, estates and liftbacks — the shapes that give up least to the air.

Average speed over a long drive at a steady 70 mph with charging stops included — the imperial counterpart to the 120 km/h list.