All the longest range EVs on sale listed (plus our favourite)
Sam Burnett
17 Nov 2025
We’ve always said that it’s the way that you deploy it, but there’s no denying that everyone is obsessed with the size of an electric car’s range.
There are two different approaches to getting that headline grabbing figure – you can put lots of battery in there (very heavy) or you can make the whole thing that bit more efficient and put lots of battery in there (very expensive).
What’s really amazing is how much this list has changed in not too long a period of time – the world is truly your oyster if you’re looking for an electric car in 2026. We’ve put together nine of the longest range cars on sale, all of which can comfortably get from London to Edinburgh on a battery. Well, in theory – we know which cars we’d be more comfortable trying that trip in.
The Peugeot is among the cheapest of the cars in our longest range list, but by no means cheap, and it sits behind some surprising candidates – a Peugeot being beaten by a Mercedes saloon on price wasn’t on our 2026 bingo card, even if the Merc CLA is a smaller offering. Ultimately that near-£49k price takes the E-3008 into dicey territory that it’s not really prepared to be in – the interior quality doesn’t match the price, and while the kit levels are decent enough, you’ll resent having to pay an extra £700 for a heat pump that will maximise the car’s efficiency in winter. And you’ll probably need to option that heat pump, because we found that the E-3008 struggles to match up to its official WLTP figures in everyday use.
Volvo's ES90 is one confused car – it looks like a saloon, but it has a hatchback boot. But does it really look like a saloon? It’s got the slightly elevated look of an SUV, but it’s definitely not one of those. Because look, it’s a saloon. Our heads hurt. The ES90 is predictably swanky, it’s a lovely thing to sit inside. And indeed to sit inside while it’s driving – the twin motor versions come with air suspension as standard, which makes for a lovely ride. And all the better to keep that massive battery in check. It’ll juice up at 350kW, though, which means 10 to 80% in 20 minutes on a suitable plug. On the downside, the boot isn’t particularly big at 468 litres and we think you’d much happier anyway if you got a cheaper, shorter range single motor version of this one. What’s 30 miles between friends?
Meet the MG that isn’t actually an MG – it’s actually been designed by IM, a sibling brand of MG over in China. It stands for Intelligence in Motion (as opposed to Morris Garages, they don’t make them like they used to) and the car is much swankier than we’re used to from an MG – hence the £45k price. You probably don’t have to tell anyone it’s an MG, either – the styling is artfully sculpted up front and has more than a hint of Aston Martin ducktail at the rear. It’ll get to 62mph from rest in 4.9secs if you’ve got the stomach. It’s almost as fast plugged in – it’ll charge at up to 396kW, so you’ll get from 10 to 80% on a 350kW rapid charger in 17 minutes. Bonkers.
We’re rather taken by the idea of a sleek electric estate car, but sadly that one will cost you 25 of your finest miles, so saloon it is. Or Sportback in Audi speak. Like the Volvo above the A6 saloon is actually a hatchback, treading that line between executive desirability (important people love their saloons, especially in Germany) and day to day practicality. The A6 is probably the better driver of our group here – you might as well enjoy driving for 460 miles in an EV – and it looks pretty good too (better than the BMW i5? We’d say so). The A6 e-tron will charge up to 270kW, so 10 to 80% can be achieved in 21 minutes. On the right plug with the wind in the right direction, etc, etc.
The DS brand has taken a little while to find its feet, but the No 8 feels like a French luxobarge that can finally go toe to toe with some of its more established German rivals. And it’s not trying to beat them at their own game – the design is distinctive inside and out, and DS has prioritised ride comfort and driving smoothness over any attempt at trying to be sporty. Even if you like it, though, not everyone will agree with you, which will mean a depreciation hit when it comes time to sell it on. And another downside is that it doesn’t charge as fast as some of its rivals – 160kW peak charging means it’ll get from 20 to 80% in 27 minutes.
Strange to think that the Tesla Model 3 is the cheapest car in our list of rangiest electric cars, and also the one with the smallest battery. Not only does the car do more with less, you can also buy it with less. Not that you even really need the range of the Model 3 to get by, because Tesla’s network of Superchargers is comprehensive and easy to use. It’s not the fastest charger, getting from 10 to 80% in a lazy 29 minutes, but the clever onboard tech plans your journey with charging in the battery’s sweet spot for maximum efficiency. Some of the other tech up front takes a bit of getting used to (we’re really not fans of the indicator buttons on the steering wheel), and the slight impracticality of the boot reminds you why people aren’t so keen on saloons anymore.
Finally carmakers are starting to get smart about efficiency – you’d think a German brand would be into that. The CLA has taken on some of the tricks from Mercedes’ Vision EQXX concept of 2022, which means it gets astonishing range from a smaller battery, putting a lot of smaller and lighter EVs to shame. And you don’t have to suffer when you’re inside the car, either, with the level of quality back up to what we expect from a car with the three-pointed star on the front of it. The CLA will charge at up to 320kW, which means 10 to 80% in 21 minutes. The major downside at the moment is that the car will only work on 800v rapid charge points – we’d suggest waiting to order one until spring 2026 when Mercedes says it’s going to sort that one out.
The EQS has taken the opposite approach of the CLA when it comes to achieving range figures – namely wanging in as much battery as they could possibly squeeze into the car (scientific expression, that). That 118kWh pack is a monstrous amount of lithium ion to be carting around, but you can’t argue with 485 miles of range (WLTP of course, real world figures will be lower). The EQS might share an S badge with the S-Class combustion model, but it’s not the sort of car you’d want to be driven around in – the BMW i7 makes for a better zero emission limo. You’d much rather be up front in the EQS showing off the ridiculous 1.4-metre screen. The EQS will charge at a 200kW peak, but the downside of that huge battery is that it’ll take 33 minutes to get from 10 to 80% capacity.
Look, we don’t want to go on about the innovative chemistry of BMW’s new generation of batteries or the way that they’re packaging the cells these days to make everything lighter and more efficient – the main thing is that the new iX3 is significantly cheaper than the old one and that it’ll manage a baffling 500 miles on a tank of electricity. It’ll also charge super quickly, with a 400kW peak charging rate that’s matched only by the new Porsche Cayenne Electric that isn’t quite on sale yet. That means 10 to 80% in 21 minutes if you can plug directly into a power station. Might we also say that we’re very much appreciating BMW’s new look these days, which is courtesy of the ‘Neue Klasse’ philosophy that’s harking back to the company’s last reinvention in the 1960s. It looks fresher, more modern and also has the tech inside to match up to the looks – the iX3 is one of those cars that turns up and suddenly makes everyone else look wheezing and inefficient.
If you’re after a bargain and range is a big priority then we’re quite taken by the new MG IM5 – there’s a lot of car there for £45k and it’ll make a strong case for itself if you’re on a company car scheme. Even then, MG’s own PCP deals will see you paying £530 a month for 30,000 miles over three years with a 10% downpayment. But otherwise? We can’t see past that new iX3. But then there are a lot of great new cars coming in 2026 too...
