As we descend further into a busy motoring calendar, we’re preparing ourselves for the arrival of some hotly anticipated electric cars.
Several car makers are preparing some vitally important electric models, ranging from city-slicking small cars to load-lugging SUVs.
We are even bracing ourselves for some ultra-fast electric sports cars. In short, it’s an exciting time for fans of electric cars.
In this article, we’ll walk through the electric cars we’re most excited for this year. We have covered every segment, so you’ll be sure to find something that piques your interest.
Want to find out more? Scroll on for the EVs we’re most excited for this year.
Alpine A110
The first-ever electric Alpine A110 is due to be unveiled this year as the successor to the current two-seater sports car.
Planned for sale in 2027, the electric A110 will sit on the company’s new Alpine Performance Platform, which will also house the Renault 5 Turbo 3E.
We haven’t been told much else about the electric A110’s specification, including power, range and weight, but the sports car will use a highly technical torque vectoring system to make it feel much lighter than the scales suggest.
Perhaps most notably, the new A110 will be sold as a coupe or a convertible - a first for the model.
Audi A2 E-tron
Based on the Volkswagen ID 3, the upcoming electric Audi A2 will hark back to the cult-classic supermini.
The new electric model is in the final stages of development ahead of a planned start to sales early next year.
It will indirectly replace the A1 and Q2 in Audi's line-up. Production of those two models is due to end in late 2026.
Range figures will likely be similar to the Volkswagen ID 3, with 58kWh and 79kWh batteries with up to 579km (360 miles) of range.
Bentley EV
Bentley’s first electric car will be a large SUV, based on the same PPE platform used by alternatives from Audi and Porsche.
The British car maker’s boss previously revealed the SUV will be one of the fastest charging electric cars on sale, when it arrives, with the ability to gain 160km (100 miles) of range in just six and a half minutes.
Bentley also claimed the car would be “comfortable like a Flying Spur and agile like a Continental GT” while also “very fast and “the best Bentley on the road”.
If we assume it’ll share much with the Cayenne, we should expect a few dual-motor, four-wheel-drive powertrains putting out between 400bhp and 805bhp. The most efficient version will likely offer an estimated range of up to 600km (373 miles) from its 108kWh battery.
Cupra Raval
Volkswagen's sportier sibling brand takes the smallest ID car as the basis for this angry little hot hatch packing as much as 223bhp.
All Ravals will get a minimum of 208bhp - as well as shorter suspension springs than their platform relations, the VW ID Polo and Skoda Epiq.
It also gets ‘progressive’-rate steering, special front wheel carriers, and a widened front axle.
Any Raval should, therefore, feel like a swifter, keener-handling take on the modern compact EV - not only than its immediate model relations, goes the thinking, but also than its competitors.
Our testing suggests that the top-level performance model might have a real-world, 322km (200-mile) electric range; with a Dynamic or Dynamic Plus model (the versions immediately below) likely to extend that to 354- or 370km (220- or 230 miles).
Ferrari Luce
Ever since its initial announcement last year, we’ve been patiently waiting for new details of Ferrari’s first electric car.
Originally named the Elettrica during early development, Ferrari’s first EV is now called the Luce. It’s expected to be fully revealed in May, with over 1000 bhp, a quad-motor powertrain, and four seats.
In Italian, ‘luce’ means source of light, and is the colloquial term for electricity. Ferrari boss Benedetto Vigna says the name reflects how the car is “lighting the future of the company”.
Honda Insight
The Honda Insight first went on sale in 1999 as a family car with a hybrid powertrain. Now, it’s back as an electric hatchback.
While most of its technical details are still under wraps, Honda says it will be powered by a single electric motor with 221lb ft of torque. We’re also expecting around 201bhp.
Inside, it follows the existing Honda e:Ny1 in almost completely eschewing physical buttons, with the climate controls – apart from the window demisters – moved to its centrally mounted 12.8in touchscreen.
Honda said the new Insight’s interior was designed to prioritise comfort, with a high driving position and reclining rear seats. It also has a built-in aroma diffuser, offering six different scents.
Jaguar Type 00
Make no mistake: the official unveiling of the Jaguar Type 00 will be one of the most talked-about moments of the year in the world of cars.
The car’s technical details are still to come, but we know it will feature a battery measuring around 120kWh, which will offer a range of around 643km (400 miles).
Jaguar is promising at least 1000bhp from the launch model (other variants may follow), via one 350bhp electric motor at the front, and 950bhp from two rear motors.
Jeep Recon
The Jeep Recon is a pivotal model for the brand, representing its first purpose-built electric off-roader, rather than just an electrified Wrangler.
America's favourite 4x4 purveyor has equipped it with a potent dual-motor powertrain, delivering a sparky 670bhp and 620lb ft.
As standard, it offers 34 degree approach, 34.5 degree departure and 23.5 degree breakover angles – metrics that are only slightly down on the Wrangler's.
The Recon's suspension – a double-wishbone arrangement up front and an integral link at the rear – has been set up for maximum tyre contact and responsiveness while away from the Tarmac, said Jeep.
Kia EV2
The Kia EV2 is set to become the car maker's most affordable electric car yet. A rival to the Renault 4, it will arrive in the form of a chunky little car this year.
The B-segment model is the sixth – and smallest – car in Kia’s line-up of bespoke electric models built on the E-GMP platform. It will be produced at the firm’s Zilina factory in Slovakia alongside the EV4, potentially making it eligible for the UK’s electric car grant.
Taking clear styling cues from larger siblings in Kia’s line-up of electric SUVs, the EV2 has a revised version of Kia’s ‘tiger face’ front end and a boxy shape that’s designed to maximise interior room. It is 4060mm long – slightly shorter than the Renault 4 – and 1800mm wide, with a wheelbase of 2565mm.
The EV2 will be offered with a choice of two battery sizes. Production will start in February with Standard Range models, which feature a 42.2kWh (total) LFP battery for a range of 315km (196 miles). Long Range versions – offering up to 447km (278 miles) from a 61.0kWh (total) NMC pack – will enter production in June. For reference, the Renault 4's maximum range is 409km (254 miles).
Peugeot e-208 GTi
The first Peugeot GTi in years is unashamedly inspired by the legendary hot 205 and has the mettle to back it.
Mounted up front and paired with a mechanical limited-slip differential, it puts out 278bhp and 254lb ft – a substantial increase on the power of the regular 154bhp e-208.
These reserves slingshot the 1596kg hatchback to 62mph in 5.7sec – 0.2sec quicker than the 255bhp Mini John Cooper Works Electric and 0.7sec ahead of the 217bhp Alpine A290 GT Performance. Its top speed is claimed to be 112mph.
The GTi will feature a 54kWh battery with a range of around 349km (217 miles), plus a fast charging speed of 100kW.
Porsche Cayenne
The new-generation Cayenne is nothing like the original, but it has already proved just as polarising. The German car maker’s third EV after the Taycan and Macan Electric is slated as “the beginning of a new era”.
This cutting-edge EV has up to 1140bhp, can outpace a 918 Spyder and can charge wirelessly. In its most expensive specification, it gets a 113kWh battery and up to 642km (399 miles) of range.
The fourth-generation Cayenne is the first iteration since the SUV's launch in 2002 to be sold without a combustion powertrain.
That’s because it sits on the EV-only PPE platform – a decision originally taken as part of a bold target by Porsche for 80% of its line-up to be electric by 2030.
Range Rover EV
There's a lot of expectation behind the electric Range Rover. It could be the best EV off-roader yet, and will go on sale this year after a delay in 2025.
The electric Range Rover uses a 118kWh battery with a range estimated at around 300 miles. Thanks to dual electric motors, it will produce 542bhp and 627lb ft.
We’ve driven an early prototype of the electric Range Rover, and felt it was more refined, effortless and luxurious than the internal combustion model. We’ll have to wait and see what the final car is like, but things are looking positive.
Renault Twingo
The new Renault Twingo E-Tech will become the brand’s smallest electric car, and joins the range alongside the wildly popular Renault 4 and Renault 5.
Measuring 3789mm long, 1720mm wide and 1491mm high, the new Renault Twingo isn’t that much larger than the original petrol hatchback that first launched back in 1992. It weighs 1200kg, which is around 200kg heavier than the second-generation car.
As for power, the Twingo gets a single, front-mounted electric motor which produces 81bhp and 129lb ft of torque.
It has a top speed of 130kph (81mph) and will travel from 0-100kph (0-62mph) in 12.1 seconds, which is over a second faster than the Dacia Spring. It will reach 50kph (30mph) from a standstill in around six seconds.
Volvo ES90
Volvo's posh, technology-heavy rival to the BMW i5 is finally heading to dealers after software struggles.
Power tops out at 671bhp while range can reach a lofty 700km (435 miles) from a battery measuring 102kWh.
The Swedish brand is positioning the five-metre-long ES90 as its technological flagship, thanks to a series of advanced features and mighty computing power that will allow it to be extensively updated and refreshed over the air with new, additional features during its lifetime.
While it's ostensibly a saloon in profile, Volvo says design trickery allows it to combine the raised driving position and ground clearance of an SUV (the latter being 4cm lower than the EX90) with a fastback body; it's actually a five-door, with a rear hatchback.
Volkswagen ID Polo
At long last, Volkswagen takes on the super-popular Renault 5 with an electric supermini that inherits a famous name.
The ID Polo will be offered with 114bhp, 133bhp and 208bhp – and a sporty GTI version will follow with 223bhp.
There are two battery sizes: the two lower-powered cars will use a 37kWh lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) unit, while the 208bhp car and the ID Polo GTI will use the larger 52kWh nickel-manganese-cobalt (NMC) battery.
The smaller battery will offer up to 186 miles of range, the bigger one up to 280 miles. The former can be fast-charged at speeds up to 90kW, the latter 130kW. Both batteries are similar in weight, so every ID Polo will tip the scales at around 1500kg – notably light for an EV.
