Every new electric car coming in 2024

2023 was a thrilling year for electric cars, with a diverse array of new models joining the burgeoning world of zero-emission vehicles – and 2024 is set to be even better.

There are some important machines on their way too: the Ford Explorer will be a significant milestone in the American brand’s electric future; Dacia, meanwhile, is hoping its Spring electric crossover will appeal to those looking for an EV on a budget. 

From electric SUVs to small sub-£25,000 city cars, we preview the new cars that are coming to the UK in 2024. 

Abarth 600e

The Italian firm’s electric crossover is set to be given the Abarth treatment, with the 600e expected to receive a number of chassis and suspension changes for a lower, stiffer and sharper setup. 

While technical details have yet to be confirmed, it is likely that the 600e will get an increase in power and more aggressive styling.

Alfa Romeo Junior

The Italian car maker revealed the Junior in April, but its unveiling wasn't totally smooth sailing. The firm planned to call its new EV the Milano after the Italian marque's hometown, but this caused uproar among some Italian politicians who said the car could not be named Milano as it was not going to be built in Italy. 

The new Junior is closely related to the Jeep Avenger and Fiat 600e, as it rides on the same e-CMP electric platform. It uses a 54kWh battery and 154bhp electric motor, and promises a range of up to 250 miles. A hot Veloce model producing 237bhp will also be available from launch.

Alpine A290

Alpine’s first electric model will be a sporty electric hot hatchback based on the inbound Renault 5. The A290, which is set to be unveiled at this year’s Le Mans 24 hour race, is set to feature an FIA-approved racing chassis, and two motors on the front axle.

Alpine says it has also worked heavily on the A290’s platform so that the car is agile and sporty. Tweaks have been made to the chassis so that at lower speeds the car is fun to drive, but more stable when accelerating. 

Audi Q6 E-tron

Audi’s new electric SUV sits in between the Q4 and Q8 and is the first production electric car to use the Premium Platform Electric (PPE) architecture co-developed with Porsche

The Q6 E-tron wil be available with a choice of dual-motor all-wheel-drive powertrains from launch. The Q6 E-tron Quattro develops 382bhp and 436lb ft of torque from its dual-motor powertrain, and can travel up to 388 miles on a charge. Audi claims its new electric SUV can achieve 3.6mpkWh. 

Power is drawn from a large 100kWh battery that is made up of 12 modules. Audi says the new battery uses 180 prismatic cells, which feature less cobalt. 
 

Citroën ë-C3

Gaining electric power for the first time, the fourth-generation C3 is set to arrive as one of the cheapest EVs in Britain, costing between £22,000 and £24,000. The new ë-C3 has grown in size compared to the previous generation model, with a 100mm growth in height for better headroom and a more SUV-like driving position. 

Sitting in the floor of the ë-C3 is a 44kWh LFP (Lithium-iron Phosphate) battery, promising a range of up to 199 miles. Charging speeds peak at 100kW, which means you can top up the battery from 10-8% in around 26 minutes. 

Cupra Tavascan

Seat breakaway brand Cupra will add the Cupra Tavascan to its line-up in late 2024, with the sharply-styled coupe-SUV becoming the brand’s second electric car. The Tavasxan will sit on Volkswagen Group’s MEB electric platform with a choice of powertrains available. 

The entry-level rear-wheel drive model gets the same 82kWh battery as the Volkswagen ID 5 and has an official range of 340 miles. Topping the range will be a 250kW dual-motor, four-wheel-drive model capable of sprinting from 0-62mph in 5.6sec. Prices are set to start from around £45,000. 

Dacia Spring

Hoping to make electric transport more affordable is the Dacia Spring, a small electric city car which will cost just £14,955, making it one of the cheapest EVs on sale today. 

The Spring is available with a choice of two powertrains: a 44bhp version, which can do 0-62mph in a steady 19sec, or a 64bhp version, which takes 13.7sec to reach 62mph from standstill. All versions are fitted with the same 26.8kWh battery which promises a range of up to 137 miles and can be charged at speed of up to 30kW. 
 

Fiat 600e

Fiat’s second electric car is the B-segment 600e, which takes much of its drivetrain technology from the Jeep Avenger. It sits on the same e-CMP electric platform as the Jeep, meaning it gets a 51kWh battery which gives it an official range of 250 miles. 

Set to rival the Volvo EX30, the Fiat will cost from £32,995 when it lands next year and has been designed for families. 

Ford Explorer

With the Fiesta now consigned to the Ford’s archive room, there is a lot riding on the brand’s new electric SUV. It hasn’t got off to the best of starts: new battery legislation has delayed its launch to summer 2024. 

Intriguingly the new Explorer will use Volkswagen’s MEB platform, with a number of powertrains available, with the single-motor Extended Range version set to offer up to 374 miles of range. The new Explorer will cost from £39,875 in the UK.

Kia EV3

The small SUV is set to replace the Kia Soul in the brand’s electric line-up as its ramps up its push into more affordable EVs, with the inbound EV3 set to be priced from under £30,000 when it arrives later this year. 

Featuring a boxy exterior silhouette, the EV3 takes on a similar design language to the larger EV5 and EV9 SUVs, with the sub-£30k EV sporting a bespoke version of Kia’s ‘Tiger face’ front end and distinctive headlight design. 

Lotus Emeya

Built to take on the likes of the Porsche Taycan, Tesla Model S and Audi e-tron GT, the Hethel-based brand’s second bespoke electric car will arrive next year as a 675kW super saloon. 

The Emeya is fitted with a 105kWh battery, which delivers an as-yet unknown range, but Lotus has said that it will be similar to the Eletre SUV, which can do up to 373 miles on a single charge. Entry-level models are likely to start from around £100,000, with the hot ‘R’ version likely to command a premium at £130,000. 

MG Cyberster

MG is typically associated with practicality and affordability. But for its next electric car the brand is changing tack with a scissor-doored roadster called the Cyberster. Set to go on sale in the UK and Europe next year, the new electric convertible is set to start from £55,000 in rear-wheel-drive form, while a 400kW dual-motor model will cost from around £65,000. 

The new MG will use a high-performance electric platform and showcase the brand’s future design language. 

Mini Cooper SE

The new £31,945 Mini Cooper Electric hatchback will launch next year with two powertrains on offer. The Cooper E uses a front-mounted 135kW electric motor and 40.7kWh battery, giving a range of up to 190 miles. 

A 160kW SE model will also be available, which gets a larger 54.2kWh battery and promises a range of up to 250 miles. That’s almost 100 more than the first-generation Mini Electric. 

Mini Countryman

Offered with electric power for the first time, the new Countryman, like the Cooper, gets two powertrain options and will cost from £42,025 in the UK. 

You can have the single-motor rear-wheel-drive Electric E with a 150kW, or the dual-motor four-wheel-drive Electric SE All4 with 230kW. Both use the same 64.7kWh battery - borrowed from the BMW iX1 - offering official ranges of 269 (Electric E) and 287 (Electric SE All4) miles, with charging speeds of up to 130kW. 

Peugeot e-3008

The boldly-styled e-3008 will arrive next year and will use Stellantis’s radical new STLA Medium 400V electric platform that is set to underpin two million cars each year. 

The standard single-motor front-wheel-drive model develops 154kW and can do 0-62mph in 8.7sec. Models fitted with the 75kWh battery can travel up to 326 miles, however, Peugeot claims its 170kW Long Range model can do up to 435 miles on a charge thanks to its larger 98kWh battery. 

A dual-motor model with four-wheel-drive will also join the line-up and will offer up to 326 miles of range. Prices are set to start from around £45,000. 

Polestar 3

The Swedish brand's sporty SUV will become the firm's second bespoke electric vehicle and will take on the likes of the BMW iX and Lotus Eletre.

Priced from £79,000, the inbound Polestar SUV majors on sustainability, with the firm claiming that the 3 will be build in the most 'responsible way possible. The 380kW machine has a range of up to 379 miles, and thanks to a peak charging rate of 250kW, can be boosted from 10-80% in just 30 minutes. 

Polestar 4

Polestar’s latest electric car is both innovative and strange. The brand claims the new 4 has the smallest carbon footprint of any Polestar model to date, producing just 19.4 tonnes of CO2 over its lifetime, including production. 

Costing from £59,990, the new 4, which has no back window for a more rakish roofline, will be available with a choice of dual- and single-motor powertrains. 

Porsche Macan EV

The firm’s second bespoke electric car will arrive towards the end of 2024 to rival the Jaguar I-Pace and Polestar 4 coupe-SUV. Developed alongside the inbound Audi Q6 e-tron, with both models underpinned by the same Premium Platform Electric (PPE) architecture. 

Two models will be available from launch: the Macan 4, which develops 402bhp and 479lb ft, and the Macan Turbo, which puts out a fearsome 630bhp and 833lb ft of torque, which should be good enough for a 0-62mph sprint of 4.4sec. Prices for the Macan 4 start from 69,800, while the sportier Turbo model costs £95,000. 
 

Renault Scenic

Renault has revived the Scenic nameplate for 2024 with the striking new electric SUV majoring on practicality and sustainability. In fact, the French brand claims that up to 24% of the materials in the Scenic are recycled. 

Standard Range models pair a 60kWh battery with a 125kW motor, which is good enough for a 0-62mph time of 9.3sec. Range is up to 261 miles. High Range models meanwhile get a more powerful 160kW electric motor and 87kWh battery which boosts the range up to an admirable 385 miles. The Scenic is set to undercut rivals – like the Tesla Model Y – in terms of price, with the Scenic likely to start from around £40,000. 

Renault 5

The highly anticipated electric hatchback will ignite the French brand's retro-inspired transformation into an all-electric brand, with the 5 set to be followed by the Renault 4 which will take the form of as a compact 4x4. 

The 5 is available with a choice of power outputs: 94bhp, 121bhp and 148bp. Two batteries will be offered in the UK, with the entry-level 40kWh version offering a range of 186 miles, while the larger 52kWh model can travel up to 249 miles on a charge.

Cars fitted with the smaller battery will be able to charge at speeds of up to 80kW, while the 52kWh battery can accept up to 100kW – that’s the same as the Fiat 500 and Mini Cooper E. 

Tesla Model 3

American EV maker Tesla has given its hugely successful Model 3 saloon a significant overhaul, with the facelifted electric saloon gaining a sharper look and a revised line-up. Interior refinement has also been upgraded with more premium materials implemented. 

The Standard Range model costs from £39,990 in the UK and offers a range of up to 318 miles, while the Long Range model starts from £49,990 and can do an impressive 390 miles on a charge. 

Volvo EX30

The Swedish brand’s all-new compact crossover will launch next year and has been designed to appeal to a younger audience. 

Set to rival the Jeep Avenger, the new Volvo is the brand’s smallest SUV to date, and has been designed with sustainability in mind. The firm claims its new model uses 17% recycled steel, 17% recycle plastic and a variety of renewable materials inside. 

The entry-level Single Motor variant offers the shortest range of 214 miles. It uses a 51kWh battery which can be charged at up to 150kW. Twin Motor and Extended Range models get a larger 69kWh battery offering a range of 285 and 298 miles, respectively. Prices start from £33,795. 

Volvo EX90

Arriving as a luxury, zero-emission alternative to the brand’s flagship XC90 SUV, the EX90 will become the most expensive, safest and technologically advanced Volvo to date. 

The EX90 will be the first Volvo to use parent firm Geely’s new SPA2 electric platform, the same platform used by the Polestar 3, and will be available in dual-motor, four-wheel-drive form with two powertrain outputs. 

Both models use a 111kWh battery, with the Twin Motor model producing 302kW and offering a range of up to 364 miles. Sitting above the Twin Motor is the Performance model, which develops 380kW and can travel up to 360 miles on a single charge. The EX90 will cost from £96,225 in the UK. 

Volkswagen ID 7 

Launching as a rival to the Tesla Model 3 and Hyundai Ioniq 6, the new ID 7 will arrive as a sleek new saloon with new technology and a 435-mile range. Like the updated ID 3, two models form the ID 7 range: Pro and Pro S, both of which use different battery sizes. Pro models get a 77kWh unit, giving a range of 382 miles. Pro S models meanwhile use an 86kWh battery offering a range of 435 miles. 

Volkswagen has added new smart driving systems such a Park Assist Pro and Travel Assist cruise. The new ID 7 will start from £55,570 in the UK.