Cheapest All Electric Cars in the UK 2025
If you're looking to minimize your motoring costs and want to drive an electric vehicle, then consider one of the cars on this page. While electric cars can usually offer significant savings in annual running costs, the cars listed below also stand out for cheap purchase prices.
Top 10 Cheapest All-Electric Cars in the UK
To help you start looking for a cheap electric car, we've found the 12 brands offering the cheapest cars on the market. The table below shows these brands, ranked according to the cheapest of their respective models. For example, the cheapest electric car brand is Smart, and their cheapest car is the Smart EQ fortwo coupe. (Smart also sells a cabrio that starts from £24,645.)
Cheap electric car brands
| 10 Cheapest Electric Car Brands UK | Cheapest Model | Starting OTR Price | Usable Battery (kWh) | Real Range (miles) | Cost to fully charge | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cheapest Dacia EV | Dacia Spring Electric 45 | £14,995 | 25 | 100 | £6.75 |
| 2 | Cheapest Citroen EV | Citroen e-C3 | £21,990 | 44 | 165 | £11.88 |
| 3 | Cheapest Fiat EV | Fiat 500e Hatchback 24 kWh | £24,995 | 21.3 | 85 | £5.75 |
| 4 | Cheapest BYD EV | BYD DOLPHIN 44.9 kWh Active | £26,195 | 44.9 | 160 | £12.12 |
| 5 | Cheapest MG EV | MG 4 EV Standard Range | £26,995 | 50.8 | 185 | £13.72 |
| 6 | Cheapest Renault EV | Renault 5 E-Tech 52kWh 150hp | £28,000 | 40 | 160 | £10.80 |
| 7 | Cheapest Nissan EV | Nissan Leaf 39 kWh | £28,495 | 39 | 145 | £10.53 |
| 8 | Cheapest Mini EV | Mini Cooper Electric E | £30,000 | 36.8 | 140 | £9.94 |
| 9 | Cheapest Mazda EV | Mazda MX-30 | £31,250 | 30 | 105 | £8.10 |
| 10 | Cheapest Smart EV | Smart #1 Pro | £31,950 | 47 | 155 | £12.69 |
Charging costs assume a cost of electricity of 27p/kWh.
1. Dacia Spring Electric 45
The Dacia Spring Electric 45 is the cheapest electric car in the UK, with a starting price of just £14,995 OTR. It's inexpensive, which is great—but you make a massive sacrifice for the price. Acceleration. It's incredibly slow, taking 19.1 seconds to get up to 62 miles per hour. I personally wouldn't look forward to pulling onto the motorway with that lack of power. It offers 308 litres of boot space which is on the smaller side. It does deliver 100 miles on average, however, which is good for city driving (meaning not great for extensive distances on motorways anyway...).
- 0-62 mph: 19.1 seconds
- Starting price: £14,995
- Cost per charge: £6.75
- Average range: 100 miles
2. Citroen e-C3
The Citroen e-C3 ranks 2nd in the list of cheapest electric cars in the UK, with a starting price of £21,990. This unique-looking car is narrow so good for driving in the city or on narrow lanes, has great visibility and seats 4 people. However, it is one of the slower EVs in the group taking 10.1 seconds to get up to 60 miles per hour. And it offers 310 litres of boot space which is on the small side. It does deliver 165 miles on average, however, which is quite good.
- 0-60 mph: 10.1 seconds
- Starting price: £21,990
- Cost per charge: £11.9
- Average range: 165 miles
3. Fiat 500e Hatchback 24 kWh
The Fiat 500e Hatchback 42 kWh starts from around £24,995, which is £5K lower than previous releases due to the offering of a smaller battery option, and delivers around 85 miles on a full charge. This is the lowest range in the group here, but sufficient for city driving. This car seats 4 and takes 9.0 seconds to accelerate up to 62 mph, similar to other cars in this category. However the app has somewhat poor ratings, with many complaints about it crashing. This car has one of the smaller boots of the group, with just 185 litres. The Fiat 500e was voted best small electric car & DrivingElectric Car of the Year 2021 by drivingelectric.com.
- 0-60 mph: 9.0 seconds
- Starting price: £24,995
- Cost per charge: £12.68
- Average range: 145 miles
4. BYD DOLPHIN 44.9 kWh Active
Relatively new to the UK, China's larges EV manufacturer BYD (Build Your Dreams) has hit the ground running with the Dolphin. It starts from £26,195 and boasts a 160 mile range, at a cost to charge of £12.12. It's not zippy, however, taking 12.3 seconds to accelerate to 62mph. But the 345 litre boot is attractive.
- 0-60 mph: 12.3 seconds
- Starting price: £26,195
- Cost per charge: £12.12
- Average range: 160 miles
5. MG 4 EV Standard Range
With a starting price of £26,995 (£1K more than last year), the MG4 EV Standard Range is the 5th cheapest electric car to buy in the UK. It's got a great range for the price, at an average estimated range of 185 miles for combined city and motorway driving. The MG 4 EV Standard Range seats 5 people and offers 363 litres of boot space, about the same as the Mazda MX.
- 0-62 mph: 7.9 seconds
- Starting price: £26,995
- Cost per charge: £17.27
- Average range: 185 miles
6. Renault 5 E-Tech 52kWh 150hp
Sporting about the same range as the Citroen e-C3 and BYD Dolphin (#2 and #5 in this list, respectively), the Renault 5 E-Tech 52kWh starts from £28K OTR and delivers around 160 miles on a full charge—which will cost you around £10.80. It's got an equivalent boot as well, at 326 litres.
- 0-62 mph: 7.7 seconds
- Starting price: £28,000
- Cost per charge: £10.80
- Average range: 160 miles
7. Nissan Leaf 40 kWh
The Nissan Leaf is another top pick for a cheap all-electric car, due to the large boot space. Not only does it seat 5 to accommodate extra people, but the boot space is a generous 435 litres to carry school bags, shopping, sports bags and more. The Nissan Leaf provides the most boot space out of all the ten cheapest UK electric cars. If you ever need more storage space, folding the rear seats will provide 1,176 litres of room. The 40 kWh battery delivers an average range of 145 miles (170 in summer and 120 in winter) and it's one of the zippiest cars in the group, reaching 60 mph in 7.9 seconds. This is historically the most popular electric car, and it's price has dropped £500 compared to last year.
- 0-62 mph: 7.9 seconds
- Starting price: £28,495
- Cost per charge: £10.53
- Average range: 145 miles
8. Mini Electric
The Mini Electric is another crowd favourite. This iconic car is not only affordable (and £1K cheaper than last year), it's one of the sportiest cars in the list of 10 cheapest electric cars with a 0-62 mph time of just 7.3 seconds. The range is good for the group at 140 miles of combined city and motorway driving will be enough for most drivers and commuters.
- 0-62 mph: 7.3 seconds
- Starting price: £30,000
- Cost per charge: £9.83
- Average range: 140 miles
9. Mazda MX-30
The Mazda MX-30 is Mazda's first battery electric production car and was voted "Favourite Electric Car 2021" by the readers of DrivingElectric.com. The range is not massive (105 miles on average), but surely this is still enough for most people. This small SUV will appeal to a lot of drivers looking for an electric SUV at an affordable price.
- 0-62 mph: 9.7 seconds
- Starting price: £31,250
- Cost per charge: £8.10
- Average range: 105 miles
10. Smart #1 Pro
Smart EQ fortwo coupe used to be the cheapest all-electric car in the UK market—but this has been replaced by the Smart #1 Pro, which has a higher price tag of £31,950 (nearly £10K more than the EQ fortwo, but the #1 Pro seats 5 people, not 2, and is a small SUV). The car only delivers an average range of 155 miles for combined city and motorway driving and offers 323 litres of cargo space.
- 0-62 mph: 6.7 seconds
- Starting price: £31,950
- Cost per charge: £12.69
- Average range: 155 miles
Comparing Cheapest All-Electric Cars
Of the cheapest all-electric cars in the UK, which offers the best value for money? Have a look at the chart below to see how cars compare—in this case, range per OTR price. As you can see, the Dacia Spring Electric 45 and Citroen e-C3 stand our for offering great range for the price tags.
To see the extent of savings you can make with an electric car vs an ICE, see our How Much Can You Save with an All-Electric Car? article.
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The data on this page was sourced from car company websites and also the EV Database. Prices reflect the On The Road (OTR) price and include VAT, first year VED, vehicle first registration fee, number plates and delivery.