EV megatest | Which electric £40k car is best?

If you're in the market for a family-friendly EV, costing up to £40,000, which means you can have one on your driveway for around £100 a week given how most people buy cars, your options have never been broader.

There are more than two dozen such cars on the market today. These are the best 12 of them.

We have competitors from: BYD, Cupra, Hyundai, Jeep, kia, MG, Renault, Smart, Tesla, Vauxhall, Volkswagen And Volvo ready to face off as we name Britain’s best sub-£40k electric car.

On the way we will talk about their prices but also finance deals because that’s how most customers buy cars, and unless otherwise stated assuming a deposit of £4000, likely from a trade in. At the end there’ll be a big chart outlining all of those details, correct as of April 2024 when we conducted the test.

00:00 Introduction
01:19 BYD Dolphin
03:23 Cupra Born
06:05 Hyundai Kona EV
08:10 Jeep Avenger
09:58 Kia Niro
11:25 MG4
13:20 Renault Megane E
14:53 Smart #1
16:50 Tesla Model 3
20:17 Vauxhall Astra Electric
21:43 Volkswagen ID3
22:56 Volvo EX30
25:36 The finishing positions, 12th to 3rd
27:08 The podium positions
27:43 Outro
27:56 Finance summary