The best EVs coming in 2025

Posted by: My Electric Lease, 3rd Jan 2025

As we begin 2025, this year has big boots to fill if it wants to be as exciting or as eclectic as the last 12 months for electric cars.

Make no mistake, last year saw an abundance of EVs hit the market ranging from the budget-friendly Dacia Spring, to the completely bonkers Hyundai Ioniq 5N, which captured the excitement and thrill of an internal-combustion-engined car.

This year, more EVs are coming and thankfully it could be another 12 months of interesting and ground-breaking technology.

We’ve compiled a list of some of the best and most interesting EVs arriving on our shore this year.

Renault 4

Renault first brought back the legendary 5 hatchback and now the 4 is making a comeback, too.

This new retro-styled EV will hit our roads this year and will share the same AmpR Small Platform as its smaller electric sibling, as well as be offered with the same choice of battery packs.

The first is a 40kWh unit that Renault claims can take the car 186 miles on a single charge and there’s also a larger 52kWh unit that is claimed to increase the vehicle’s range to 248 miles.

Renault’s new 4 also hints at styling cues of the car from yesteryear with the large moulded body lines running down the side profile and as with some of the latest Renault models, it will feature technology such as Google Built-in.

Range Rover Electric

Finally, 2025 will be the year that we get the option of a battery-powered Range Rover. Although there are still lots of details yet to be announced, what we do know is that the EV version of one of the best luxury off-roaders will look almost identical to the combustion-powered model.

The only hints that give it away as an electric vehicle are the smoothed-off front radiator grille – but apart from that, it’s all typical Range Rover with its flush door handles, tall pronounced bonnet and wraparound headlights.

Further details are still yet to be announced on the Range Rover electric, but it’s expected to launch this year offering the same go-anywhere capability as the fossil-fuelled versions.

Cupra Raval

The Raval is set to be one of Cupra’s smallest cars to be introduced since the brand became a separate entity from Seat back in 2018.

The Cupra Raval is based on Volkswagen’s upcoming new city car – the ID.2. Both cars share the same MEB small platform and the Raval will launch first as a sportier alternative to the latter.

Although we’ve only seen concept images of the car so far, it will still keep most of its looks with the car receiving black lower plastic wheel arches and body mouldings, flush door handles and an angular bonnet, too.

The battery pack capacity has not been revealed yet, but the electric motor on board will produce a total of 222bhp and will enable the car to get from 0-60mph in 6.7 seconds.

Fiat Grande Panda

Fiat’s new global car will be the Grande Panda which will sit on Stellantis’ multi-energy platform, which will enable the car to be available with a multiple selection of powertrains.

From any angle, the car gives a funky and fresh look with LED pixelated headlights and daytime running lights, as well as large ‘Panda’ lettering engraved into the side profile.

It will also be one of the first EVs to come with a built-in charging cable, which should ease the struggle when plugging the vehicle in. Fiat claims that the new Grande Panda in electric guise will be able to cover a total of 195 miles on a single charge from its electric motor and 43.7kWh battery pack. Best of all, the car in electric format will cost less than £22,000 – making it one of the cheapest EVs around.

Hyundai Ioniq 9

Hyundai will launch its largest car yet, and possibly the most expensive with the Ioniq 9. The car will sit above the smaller Ioniq 5 and 6 and will be the flagship SUV and EV in the South Korean firm’s line-up.

It will come with a 110.3kWh battery pack, but there will be an array of different specifications, including all-wheel-drive, rear-wheel-drive and even a Performance model with a dual-motor setup.

There will be a choice of either a six or seven-seat option, making the interior as practical or comfortable as possible. A vehicle-to-load function will also enable you to plug in appliances using the car’s battery and there is a cavernous boot capacity of 620 litres – even with all the seats in place, plus offering an additional 88 litres of storage under the front boot.