The 21 worst electric cars on sale

Welcome to the wrong end of our definitive ranking of every electric car on sale. Below are the 21 worst EVs you can currently buy in the opinion of our expert road testers.

We compiled a list of all 161 electric car models on sale in the UK as of August 2026, then our expert road test team each ranked them in order of preference from the best to the worst. On this page we have the bottom 21 cars, the worst EVs on sale. 

It’s true that these cars may suit some buyers, especially if they can be bought at a sizable discount on the list price. But in all cases the Auto Express team feels that there’s something significantly better to spend your money on that will do a similar job. 

The reasons for these being ranked as the worst electric cars vary. Some have outdated tech resulting in limited driving ranges, others feel behind the pace in terms of quality and tech, some are simply too expensive compared to more capable rivals. Read on to discover why these models earned their places at the bottom of the EV pile. 

140. Ford E-Tourneo Courier 

An interesting-looking electric MPV, the E-Tourneo Courier comes with a few problems

• Price (from): £29,940
• Powertrain: 43.6kWh battery, 1x e-motor
• Power/torque: 134bhp/290Nm
• 0-62mph/top speed: 10.4 seconds/90mph
• Range: 178 miles
• Charging: 100kW (10-80% in 35 minutes)
• Class: MPV

The Ford E-Tourneo Courier handles quite well, helped by the fact it shares underpinnings with the Ford Puma. The price is decent enough, too, but things go south from there. The range and charging stats aren’t brilliant, and the left sliding door is blocked by the charge port when you’re topping up.

141. Dacia Spring

Cheap and not very cheerful, but improvements for the Dacia Spring are coming

• Price (from): £11,990
• Powertrain: 24.3kWh battery, 1x e-motor
• Power/torque: 69bhp/137Nm
• 0-62mph/top speed: 12.3 seconds/78mph
• Range: 139 miles
• Charging: 40kW (20-80% in 29 minutes)
• Class: City car

The Dacia Spring is based on a 10-year-old Renault intended for emerging markets, which is evident in the way it feels and drives. The car was recently updated with more power and an anti-roll bar for the first time. An all-new Spring is inbound.

142. Maserati Grecale Folgore 

The Grecale is a very expensive SUV that’s utterly outclassed by the Porsche Macan Electric

• Price (from): £109,905
• Powertrain: 105kWh battery, 2x e-motors
• Power/torque: 550bhp/820Nm
• 0-62mph/top speed: 4.1 seconds/137mph
• Range: 310 miles
• Charging: 150kW (20-80% in 29 minutes)
• Class: Premium SUV

You have to really want a Maserati for the Grecale Folgore to make any sort of sense. It’s considerably more expensive than a Porsche Macan Electric, a car that’s better in pretty much every single way. The Maser is possibly better looking, but not everyone will agree. 

143. KGM Torres EVX

The KGM Torres EVX lacks sophistication; you’d be mad to buy one over a Skoda Enyaq

• Price (from): £36,995
• Powertrain: 73.4kWh battery, 1x e-motor
• Power/torque: 204bhp/339Nm
• 0-62mph/top speed: 8.1 seconds/109mph
• Range: 287 miles
• Charging: 145kW (10-80% in 37 minutes)
• Class: Mid-size SUV

The reborn SsangYong brand’s Torres looks distinctive thanks to its chunky proportions, and the price/spec is eye-catching. The KGM Torres EVX doesn’t have a great deal else going for it, though, with a fairly average range figure and only mediocre charging speeds. A Skoda Enyaq is far better to drive, too.

144. Peugeot E-Rifter 

The E-Rifter is yet another van-based Stellantis MPV, with a quirk.

• Price (from): £32,500
• Powertrain: 52kWh battery, 1x e-motor
• Power/torque: 134bhp/260Nm
• 0-62mph/top speed: 11.7 seconds/ 82mph
• Range: 220 miles
• Charging: 100kW (10-80% in 30 minutes)
• Class: MPV

Everything that applies to the Vauxhall Combo Life Electric also applies here, including that the Toyota version is the better buy thanks to its potentially longer warranty. The Peugeot E-Rifter does have one quirk in its i-Cockpit driving layout, but it works better here thanks to the dashboard height.

145. Citroen e-Berlingo 

Citroen’s take on the Stellantis van-based-electric-MPV trades on a popular name plate

• Price (from): £30,995
• Powertrain: 52kWh battery, 1x e-motor
• Power/torque: 134bhp/260Nm
• 0-62mph/top speed: 11.7 seconds/ 82mph
• Range: 212 miles
• Charging: 100kW (10-80% in 30 minutes)
• Class: MPV

In the kind of deja vu dose that’d give Morpheus a nosebleed in The Matrix films, it’s another Combo Life etc relative. There’s little to differentiate the Citroen e-Berlingo, apart from it arguably having the best-known name of the bunch. Again, we’d go for the Toyota for the better aftersales.

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146. Jaecoo E5

Cheap and well equipped, the Jaceoo E5 is a fiddly car to live with

• Price (from): £27,505
• Powertrain: 61.1kWh battery, 1x e-motor
• Power/torque: 201bhp/340Nm
• 0-62mph/top speed: 7.7 seconds/108mph
• Range: 248 miles
• Charging: 80kW (30-80% in 28 minutes)
• Class: Small SUV

Would you believe it, it’s another Chinese car that’s cheap, well equipped and quite uneven. It’s all the usual complaints – the Jaecoo E5's ride and handling aren’t up to scratch, the driver assistance systems can get annoying and the infotainment is fiddly. At least it’s a lot cheaper than the related Omoda.

147. Toyota Proace Verso Electric

Toyota’s large, van-based electric MPV has the added advantage of up to 10 years’ warranty

• Price (from): £45,895
• Powertrain: 52kWh battery, 1x e-motor
• Power/torque: 134bhp/260Nm
• 0-62mph/top speed: 11.7 seconds/82mph
• Range: 220 miles
• Charging: 100kW (10-80% in 30 minutes)
• Class: MPV

We'll apologise now, because it’s another run of Stellantis and Stellantis adjacent electric van MPVs. Again, it’s the Toyota that comes out on top. The Toyota Proace Verso Electric has a superior five-year warranty as standard, with service-activated cover of up to 10 years. All of these vans also have a bigger battery than before.

148. Omoda E5

The Omoda E5 is an underwhelming small electric SUV that’s too expensive to buy

• Price (from): £34,555
• Powertrain: 61.1kWh battery, 1x e-motor
• Power/torque: 183bhp/340Nm
• 0-62mph/top speed: 7.2 seconds/107mph
• Range: 257 miles
• Charging: 80kW (30-80% in 28 minutes)
• Class: Small SUV

Like the Jaecoo E5, this is one of a few cars that make it feel like Omoda et al aren’t that bothered about selling EVs. While the hybrid and plug-in hybrid Omoda 5 models are outrageous bargains, the Omoda E5 is expensive and doesn’t have a single stand-out attribute. And the wheelspin is ridiculous.

149. Mercedes EQV

The EQV is a decent enough luxury MPV, but wait for its VLE replacement

• Price (from): £93,025
• Powertrain: 90kWh battery, 1x e-motor
• Power/torque: 201bhp/365Nm
• 0-62mph/top speed: 12.1 seconds/87mph
• Range: 226 miles
• Charging: 110kW (10-80% in 40 minutes)
• Class: MPV

Another large electric MPV based on a van, but this one’s much posher. In fact, as a luxury, van-derived seven-seater, the Mercedes EQV is quite a niche, so you don’t have a lot of choice if that’s what you’re after. You do, though, have the option of waiting for the all-new Mercedes VLE. 

150. Peugeot E-Traveller

Practical, but expensive, there’s no getting away from the E-Traveller’s van origins

• Price (from): £42,800
• Powertrain: 52kWh battery, 1x e-motor
• Power/torque: 134bhp/260Nm
• 0-62mph/top speed: 11.7 seconds/82mph
• Range: 219 miles
• Charging: 100kW (10-80% in 30 minutes)
• Class: MPV

Much like the mechanically identical Toyota Proace Version, the Peugeot E-Traveller is very practical, but even with the more recent, bigger battery, the range isn’t amazing, and its van roots can’t be completely disguised. The standard warranty is shorter than the Toyota’s, but service-activated cover runs up to eight years.

151. DS 3 E-Tense 

The DS 3 is premium-ish SUV that’s not long for this world 

• Price (from): £36,995
• Powertrain: 51kWh battery, 1x e-motor
• Power/torque: 153bhp/Nm
• 0-62mph/top speed: 9.0 seconds/93mph
• Range: 245 miles
• Charging: 100kW (10-80% in 30 minutes)
• Class: Small SUV

DS has been busy revamping its range, leaving the DS 3 compact SUV as the remaining car of the old lot. It won’t be around much longer, and it’s set to be replaced by an all-new hatchback rather than given a makeover like the DS No4. That’s just fine by us. 

152. Citroen e-SpaceTourer 

Citroen’s version of the Stellantis large, van-based MPV lacks a USP in this company 

• Price (from): £35,995
• Powertrain: 52kWh battery, 1x e-motor
• Power/torque: 134bhp/260Nm
• 0-62mph/top speed: 11.7 seconds/82mph
• Range: 214 miles
• Charging: 100kW (10-80% in 30 minutes)
• Class: MPV

The penultimate Stellantis van-based MPV on our list. Again, the Citroen e-Spacetourer's standard warranty isn’t as good as the Toyota’s, but like the Peugeot E-Traveller, there’s a service-activated product offering up to eight years of coverage. The Citroen also has a basic but cheap entry-level version, should that be of interest.

153. Vauxhall Vivaro Life Electric 

Vauxhall's van-based MPV is arguably even less distinctive than its Stellantis siblings 

• Price (from): £36,900
• Powertrain: 52kWh battery, 1x e-motor
• Power/torque: 134bhp/260Nm
• 0-62mph/top speed: 11.7 seconds/82mph
• Range: 214 miles
• Charging: 100kW (10-80% in 30 minutes)
• Class: MPV

This is the last of the Stellantis-van shenanigans. The Vauxhall Vivaro Life Electric is last because there’s no extended warranty offer, and the cover it does come with lasts the bare minimum three years. At least there’s a bargain basement entry-level version, distinguishing this and the Peugeot from the Citroen.

154. Leapmotor C10

Leapmotor needs to try much harder than this; the smaller B10 is a more compelling offer

• Price (from): £35,695
• Powertrain: 69.9kWh battery, 1x e-motor
• Power/torque: 205bhp/320Nm
• 0-62mph/top speed: 7.5 seconds/105 mph
• Range: 263 miles
• Charging: 84kW (10-80% in 24 minutes)
• Class: Mid-size SUV

An even more underwhelming effort than the Leapmotor B10. Quite how Leapmotor thinks it can get away with charging this much for something with sub-par range/charging figures, iffy dynamics and badly calibrated assistance systems is a mystery. Although not strictly an electric car, the Leapmotor C10 range extender (REEV) is quite a bit better. 

155. Toyota Urban Cruiser

Toyota’s Suzuki E Vitara-derived EV is a huge disappointment, but big discounts are available 

• Price (from): £33,495
• Powertrain: 49kWh battery, 1x e-motor
• Power/torque: 142bhp/193Nm
• 0-62mph/top speed: 9.6 seconds/93mph
• Range: 214 miles
• Charging: 53kW (10-80% in 45 minutes)
• Class: Small SUV

The vital statistics of the Toyota Urban Cruiser range from underwhelming (214 miles of range in the Icon) to bafflingly poor (53kW charging in the same model). It also feels cheap and is poor to drive. It’s no surprise Toyota is already discounting the car, although it remains a tough sell.

156. Changan Deepal S07

The Changan Deepal S05’s slightly larger, but even more underwhelming sibling

• Price (from): £39,990
• Powertrain: 80kWh battery, 1x e-motor
• Power/torque: 215bhp/320Nm
• 0-62mph/top speed: 7.9 seconds/112mph
• Range: 295 miles
• Charging: 95kW (30-80% in 35 minutes)
• Class: Mid-size SUV

It says it all that you can get pre-registered versions of the Changan Deepal S07 with as much as £10,000 (25 per cent) off the list price. It has all the same issues as the slightly smaller Changan Deepal S05 with a bigger RRP, although an updated version is on the way.

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157. Suzuki e Vitara

Suzuki’s version of the Toyota Urban Cruiser is also rather lackluster

• Price (from): £29,999
• Powertrain: 49kWh battery, 1x e-motor
• Power/torque: 142bhp/193Nm
• 0-62mph/top speed: 9.6 seconds/93mph
• Range: 214 miles
• Charging: 53kW (10-80% in 45 minutes)
• Class: Small SUV

This is Suzuki’s part of a joint venture with Toyota which also yielded the Urban Cruiser. Both cars are more Suzuki’s work, and frankly, not a good enough job has been done. The Suzuki e Vitara distinguishes itself with an AWD model (the AWD Urban Cruiser isn’t sold in the UK), at least.

158. Maxus Mifa 9

Seven-seater Maxus Mifa 9 is a luxury MPV curiosity, but is very expensive to buy

• Price (from): £66,360
• Powertrain: 90kWh battery, 1x e-motor
• Power/torque: 245bhp/350Nm
• 0-62mph/top speed: N/A/112mph
• Range: 273 miles
• Charging: 114kW (30-80% in 30 minutes)
• Class: MPV

Primarily known for its vans, Maxus is branching out with the Mifa 9. Made in the spirit of Japanese luxury MPVs such as the Nissan Elgrand, it’s plush inside, but not that great to drive, and doesn’t have brilliant EV stats. You’d be nervous spending so much on one of these, as well.

159. Maxus Mifa 7

Another curious stab at a luxury car from Maxus, but even harder to recommend

• Price (from): £49,560
• Powertrain: 77kWh battery, 1x e-motor
• Power/torque: 245bhp/350Nm
• 0-62mph/top speed: N/A/112mph
• Range: 293 miles
• Charging: 120kW (10-80% in 40 minutes)
• Class: MPV

The Maxus Mifa 7 is cheaper than the Mifa 9, at least, but probably one to avoid. If you need an electric car that seats seven, you’d be better off with any one of the people movers mentioned on this list, apart from the van-based stuff, if luxury is high on your agenda. 

160. Fiat Topolino

The Topolino is a cute but impractical quadricycle that most buyers are best avoiding 

• Price (from): £8,995
• Powertrain: 5.4kWhkWh battery, 1x e-motor
• Power/torque: 8bhp/44Nm
• 0-62mph/top speed: N/A/28mph
• Range: 46 miles
• Charging: 2.3kW (0-80% in 3.5 hours)
• Class: City car

The final two entries on our list technically aren’t cars at all, and they’re pretty much the same vehicle other than branding. The first of these is the Fiat Topolino, which is classed as a quadricycle, meaning it doesn’t need to pass the same safety regulations as a proper car. And it tops out at 28mph.

161. Citroen Ami

All the same limitations of the Topolino with a Citroen badge on the front 

• Price (from): £7,695
• Powertrain: 5.4kWhkWh battery, 1x e-motor
• Power/torque: 8bhp/44NmNm
• 0-62mph/top speed: N/A/28mph
• Range: 46 miles
• Charging: 2.3kW (0-80% in 3.5 hours)
• Class: City car

A Coporate cousin to the Topolino, the Citroen Ami has the same drawbacks, including a range of only 46 miles. There’s a use case for these if you’re in a heavily urbanised area, but our advice for most people wanting cheap electric motoring is to buy a used Vauxhall Corsa Electric or similar.

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