The electric cars that use the least energy in the UK

Electric cars ranked by official energy use (kWh/100km), with mi/kWh, MPGe and what each costs to charge a year.

30 cars, by official energy use

Official figures for cars from 2020 on that the UK has. Tap a car for what it costs to run and its full specs.

  1. 1Tesla Model 32017–20273.8 mi/kWh16.4 kWh/100km
  2. 2Tesla Model Y2020–20273.8 mi/kWh16.5 kWh/100km
  3. 3Subaru Solterra2023–20273.5 mi/kWh18.0 kWh/100km
  4. 4Subaru Uncharted2026–20273.4 mi/kWh18.0 kWh/100km
  5. 5BMW i32014–20213.4 mi/kWh18.5 kWh/100km
  6. 6Nissan Leaf2011–20263.3 mi/kWh18.6 kWh/100km
  7. 7Volvo EX6020273.3 mi/kWh18.6 kWh/100km
  8. 8Tesla Model S2012–20263.3 mi/kWh19.0 kWh/100km
  9. 9Toyota bZ4X2023–20263.2 mi/kWh19.3 kWh/100km
  10. 10Lexus RZ2023–20263.2 mi/kWh19.3 kWh/100km
  11. 11Volvo EX302024–20263.2 mi/kWh19.3 kWh/100km
  12. 12Kia EV62022–20263.2 mi/kWh19.3 kWh/100km
  13. 13Volkswagen ID.42021–20263.2 mi/kWh19.6 kWh/100km
  14. 14Polestar 22021–20263.2 mi/kWh19.7 kWh/100km
  15. 15BMW IX320273.1 mi/kWh20.0 kWh/100km
  16. 16Kia EV32025–20273.0 mi/kWh20.5 kWh/100km
  17. 17BMW i42022–20263.0 mi/kWh20.8 kWh/100km
  18. 18Tesla Model X2016–20263.0 mi/kWh20.9 kWh/100km
  19. 19Cadillac Optiq2026–20272.9 mi/kWh21.1 kWh/100km
  20. 20BMW i52024–20272.9 mi/kWh21.2 kWh/100km
  21. 21Volvo C402022–20242.9 mi/kWh21.2 kWh/100km
  22. 22Volvo EC402025–20262.9 mi/kWh21.7 kWh/100km
  23. 23Genesis GV602023–20272.8 mi/kWh21.9 kWh/100km
  24. 24Nissan Ariya2022–20262.8 mi/kWh21.9 kWh/100km
  25. 25Volvo EX402025–20262.8 mi/kWh22.4 kWh/100km
  26. 26Fisker Ocean2023–20242.7 mi/kWh22.9 kWh/100km
  27. 27Volvo EX902025–20272.7 mi/kWh23.0 kWh/100km
  28. 28BMW i72023–20272.7 mi/kWh23.3 kWh/100km
  29. 29Polestar 32024–20262.7 mi/kWh23.3 kWh/100km
  30. 30BMW iX2022–20262.6 mi/kWh24.0 kWh/100km

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