The UK’s cheapest EVs: 2024’s best and worst named | Electrifying

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Thankfully, that is about to change. There are a host of new, cheaper electric cars in the pipeline - some of which could be real game changers. Some of them aren’t just cheap for electric cars, they’re cheap cars full stop! But which should you choose? Which ones will be worth waiting for and which are best avoided. As the old adage goes, you get what you pay for…

Join Ginny, Nicola and Tom as they run through all the affordable electric cars that are either on the market or on their way. These include the new Dacia Spring – which will be the UK’s cheapest new car when it arrives – the Citroen ë-C3 and Aircross, and Vauxhall Frontera. The team also consider some existing cars that have seen recent price cuts to keep them competitive. These include the Fiat 500e, the evergreen Nissan LEAF and the BYD Dolphin.

Is your next new car on the list? Are you considering something else? Let us know in the comments below.

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00:00 Intro
01:24 Dacia Spring
04:05 Citroen eC3
06:10 Vauxhall Frontera
07:11 Vauxhall Corsa & Mokka
08:41 BYD Dolphin
10:10 Fiat 500
11:58 MG4
13:12 Nissan Leaf
15:15 Silence S04
17:25 Mazda MX-30
19:40 Renault 5
21:35 Hyundai Inster
22:51 VW ID.2
23:57 Fisker Ocean

[smeghead]

What about the Panda. How could you be so cruel to miss it out.🐼

[AdrianoCasemiro]

Brazilian ev driver here. I'm driving a BYD Dolphin, the small one (44 kWh battery version). I've got a lot to praise about this one. It's solid, great range (for it's size, about 400km city, 300km on the road @ 120km/h). I already did some long trips and it delivers. Great little car.

[anobium]

Good video and good to see "affordable" EV's starting to appear. A lot of reviewers class the smaller battery cars as city cars, but very few look at these cars from another viewpoint where there is a good use case scenario, and that is the rural runabout.

As someone who now lives in rural North Wales (Anglesey) and is semi retired, the need for affordable personal transport is essential. My GP, village store and nearest bus stop are 1.5 miles away. A trolly dash round Lidl (other supermakets are available..) is a 14 mile round trip. My work commute to Bangor is a daily 38 mile round trip. That all represents about 90% of my car usage.

I see many people in the area running around in Hyundai i10's, Suzuki swift/ Ignis, peugeot 107 ( also 205's & 206's), Toyota Aygo's etc. The bus service is patchy and taxis expensive. The nearest school is about 4-5 miles away. Young or old, personal transport is a necessity in this situation. I currently run a pre facelift MG5 and intend to keep it for many years, but when I do replace it, I will be looking downsize and replace with a practical runabout like the ones reviewed.

While I'm typing this just thought I would say great channel, thouroughly enjoy the entertaining & informative content you produce.
Thanks everyone.

[lm]

Thanks for the upgrade in video quality - looks way more professional! Well done.

[gordonmackenzie]

I just ordered a Renault Megane e tech techno +. 6 months old, 4000 miles, expensive optional paint job. Absolute bargain 😊 There are deals out there. Shop around.

[AlanTov]

Cant wait for ID2. It should be a massive success looking at the prototype.

[stephsoltesz]

Thanks for the reviews of what's coming to UK. You ARE Fortunate !
Here in Canada, the 4th World of EV's we have NONE of these ! Not one single model.
I REALLY Wish that Dacia would come here (come on Carlos buddy). Shame because of the Taildragging clay footers to the South of us...

[carly-beatz-DJ]

That Renault 5 is now my dream car.

Really loving this channel! You guys are hilarious.

[PaulMeier-cuds]

Good to see a comparison review of cars people can probably afford. I like the Mazda MX30 in range extender version with the Wankel generator. Mazda priced them initially the same as the full EV version last year. You get good finance deals, though maybe not up to Tom’s most exacting standards. If you do not mind the suicide doors (I like them) then there is quite a lot of practical space in them. They also handle pleasantly but are not especially quick.

[usaverageguy]

With the exception of the Fisker Ocean. Not one of these cars are available in the US. And that explains why we are so far behind Europe in EV adoption.

[GlenGriffiths-in]

You don’t seem to promote the economy (running costs) of EVs .. I run an ID3 and 50 miles costs about a pound, overnight on Octopus

[cameronashton]

Like the look of the ID2 as it looks like a 'normal' car rather than the space-age designs of electric vehicles. Looking like a Polo could be a huge selling point for the grandparents in Suburbia.

[BryanJackson-vyss]

CHAdeMO to CCS converter now available Tom!

[vidpetrovic]

I think you should start looking at efficiency also, because while electricity is cheap, it can still cost a lot more on some cars if they consume more, than on others.

[bamber]

Agree on the leaf, got a 21 plate n-connecta with less than 30k on the clock for 10k at the dealer. home charger the way to go for 100 mile per day commuting.

[mst]

2 year old kona can be had for around 16k now. Very hard to beat that kind of deal

[jeffmcc]

It would be great to see a video on nearly new electric vehicles. Theres now a huge range of nearly new EV's that are about a year old with 5k - 10k miles and are maybe £10K cheaper than brand new. Some great savings to be made!

[raycheshire]

Informative I like the look of the eC3 and the Insta (Suzuki Ignis vibes anyone???). Slight aside, what happened to the audio (I was listening through headphones). Perhaps the size of the room was causing an issue now and then?

[bmc]

You bring up the CHAdeMO question at about 14:10.

I've seen CCS to CHAdeMO adapters on Amazon and elsewhere. Do they actually work? And are they safe?

[eddewhurst]

Just bought a 2.5 year old Kia EV6 for 24k still has 4.5 year warranty. Battery still 100%. I traded in a Kia Sorento by the time my EV6 is as old as my Sorento I expect to have saved 9K on fuel. If I bought a warranty for the Sorento for 4.5 years that would cost me 3K so by the time the EV6 is as old as my Sorrento was it will have effectively cost me nothing. No brainer! Love driving the EV6!