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Battery size: 72.8kWh
Miles per kWh: 3.83
E-Rating™: B
Max charge rate: 50 kW
Range: 279 miles
Performance
If you want stats, we have them: 0-62mph in 7.5 seconds and a 100mph top speed. Range? Well that depends on which alloy wheels you choose. With the 17-inch standard wheels, the UX300e will do 273 miles on a full charge, but if you opt for the larger, wider (and therefore harder to propel) 18-inch wheels, you’ll see that capability drop.
It’s peppy rather than fast, but more than enough for anything you may need in terms of acceleration - though hoofing down a motorway will see your range drop like a brick from a rooftop. As ever, there are three driving modes (Eco, Normal and Sport), though you probably won’t need them as the car seems best suited to just being left in ‘Normal’, bringing decent steering and a general feeling of wellbeing.
Drive
It’s a long way from fun; instead the UX300e focuses on simply being a lovely car to drive. It's very relaxing and confidence inspiring. There are signs of its age though - despite Lexus redesigning everything from the glass to the tyres to the linings of the wheel arches to make them quieter, there is still a lot of wind and tyre noise compared to newer rivals.
There is also brake re-gen, although it isn’t very strong - this definitely isn’t what we’d usually call a ‘one-pedal’ car - and it annoyingly switches off as soon as you press the throttle again. A bit of a missed opportunity if you ask us. But other than that, the driving experience is relaxed and relentlessly competent.
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