Like them or loathe them, electric cars are here to stay — and 2025 is looking to be the biggest year yet, with several major new models arriving on the market.
Electric car ownership is growing in the UK. According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, a record number were sold in 2024. Of the 1.95 million cars sold in 2024, 19.6% were electric - an increase of 16.5% year-on-year.
We’re expecting huge arrivals from legacy carmakers including Renault, Mercedes, Ford and Hyundai, while brands newer to the UK, including Tesla, BYD and XPeng are also preparing to upgrade their electric arsenals.
These range from your everyday electric hatchback to larger electric seven-seaters. There’s also a host of electric sports cars to look forward to, and even the odd electric supermini.
Let’s get straight into it. From Abarth to Xpeng, here’s every new electric car coming in 2025.
Abarth 600e
Abarth’s small electric crossover gets up to 276bhp from a single electric motor, which should propel the model from 0-62mph in 5.9sec. Some might feel let down by its range though, with its 54kWh battery offering just 207 miles.
Read our Abarth 600e review
AC Ace Electric
AC’s roadster goes electric, with a lightweight design, a 72kWh battery and a 300bhp electric motor. It tips the scales at just 1134kg, which is low, but its price tag more than makes up for it, coming in at around £212,000.
Read more about the new AC Ace Electric
Alpine A290
If it’s hot hatch thrills you’re after, the Alpine A290 could be the answer. This amped-up edition of the Renault 5 majors of agility, performance and lightness while retaining everyday usability. It uses a 52kWh battery and 236 miles of range, plus 215bhp in its most powerful specification.
Read our Alpine A290 review
Alpine A390
The first crossover to come from the French brand, the Alpine A390 will feature a tri-motor setup with active torque vectoring, which the brand says will make it feel far lighter than it actually is. Expect a price tag just below £100,000.
Read more about the Alpine A390
Audi A6 E-tron
The Audi A6 has gone electric, offering both estate and saloon options. The headline figure is the model’s range. With up to 383 miles of range available, the A6 will be one of the longest-range electric cars on sale in the UK. The range will be topped by a powerful S6 variant.
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Autocar loses credibility every time it inserts a comment about Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles into one of these articles. It already seems abundantly clear that hydrogen is just not going to happen for passenger cars.
Yep, correct. But these 'magazines' aren't written by so-called petrolheads, anymore - they are hipsters with green credentials on their CV, and with no experience of driving an MGB GTV8 around a country lane. They haven't a clue.
The little self entitled electic car brats will rejoice.. but of course its just basically more e-trash coming onto the roads.. this madness needs to be stopped there driving (see what i did there) every ones electricity bills through the roof.. because Electric cars use National Grid power.
You created an account to post just once. If you're going to do that why not make it a good interesting post instead of the tripe you did type.
@E****carsI was going to accuse you of being part of the orchestrated fossil fuel lobby against EVs, which is entirely aimed at protecting the profits of the oil industry, not about helping the car buyer benefit from a better product. But then I realised that you can barely string a sentence together, so it was unlikley that you are that organised. For you information, EVs are likely to help lower bills in the future. For a start it is already way cheaper to run an EV so your bills will immediately drop, not increase. Secondly because EVs can become part of an integrated smart grid they will actually lower electricty bills over time by switching consumption to cheaper times of the day. Or you could just charge from solar panels on your roof, which is free.