EV Megatest!
Thinking about buying an electric SUV? You're not alone – buyers are flocking to these types of cars to take advantage of their low running costs and a fast-improving charging network. The CarGurus UK Electric SUV Megatest puts 10 new electric SUVs priced £45,000 and under head-to-head to find out which is best.

Join Ivan Aistrop and Vicky Parrott for an in-depth electric SUV comparison and find out what we rate as the ultimate CarGurus Electric SUV Champion.

The contenders:
Audi Q4 e-tron 40 Sport: £44,990
Full CarGurus review: https://www.cargurus.co.uk/Cars/Audi-...

Citroen e-C4 Sense Plus: £30,895 (inclusive of PICG)
Full CarGurus review: https://www.cargurus.co.uk/Cars/Citro...

Ford Mustang Mach-E Standard Range RWD: £41,330
Full CarGurus review: https://www.cargurus.co.uk/Cars/Ford-...

Kia e-Niro 3: £37,100
Full CarGurus review: https://www.cargurus.co.uk/Cars/Kia-e...

Lexus UX300e: £41,745
Full CarGurus review: https://www.cargurus.co.uk/Cars/Lexus...

Mazda MX-30 GT Sport Tech: £30,345 (inclusive of PICG)
Full CarGurus review: https://www.cargurus.co.uk/Cars/Mazda...

Mercedes-Benz EQA 250 Sport: £44,495
Full CarGurus review: https://www.cargurus.co.uk/Cars/Merce...

MG ZS EV Exclusive: £28,595 (inclusive of PICG)
Full CarGurus review: https://www.cargurus.co.uk/Cars/MG-ZS...

Skoda Enyaq iV 80 Loft: £39,350
Full CarGurus review: https://www.cargurus.co.uk/Cars/Skoda...

Volkswagen ID.4 Life Pro Performance: £41,570
Full CarGurus review: https://www.cargurus.co.uk/Cars/Volks...

(Small print: All prices correct at time of writing, but are subject to change.)

FAQs

Q: Why is there no Tesla Model Y in the test?
A: Because it hadn’t arrived in the UK when this test was conducted.

Q: Why is there no Kia EV6, Hyundai Ioniq 5, Tesla Model 3 or Polestar 2 in the test?
A: Because this is a test of electric SUVs, and those cars are hatchbacks, not SUVs.

Q: Why is there no Jaguar i-Pace or Volvo XC40 in the test?
A: Because they’re too expensive to qualify for the £45k price cap applied to the test.

Q: Why is there no Peugeot e-2008, Vauxhall Mokka-e or Hyundai Kona Electric in the test?
A: We didn’t mention it in the video, but as well as having a maximum price threshold for our entrants, we also had a minimum size threshold. Our reasoning was that we were looking for a good ‘family’ SUV, and that being the case, we felt that the entrants should be big enough to deliver. So, we wanted our entrants to be what the motor industry calls ‘C-segment’ cars (roughly the size of a Ford Focus) or bigger, rather than ‘B-segment cars (roughly the size of a Ford Fiesta). For that reason, we set a minimum length measurement of 4.3 metres, which is why the Peugeot, Vauxhall and Hyundai didn’t quite make it, but the Mazda just crept in.

Q: Don’t those monthly BIK tax costs look a bit off?
A: Yes, they do, due to a very unfortunate typo that we didn’t spot until after we published. Where it says ‘monthly’ in relation to the BIK tax costs, it should say ‘annual’. The figures themselves are correct in the original context, but they are labelled incorrectly. For the genuine monthly cost, simply divide by 12.


▬ Contents of this video ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
0:00 - Intro
0:59 – Why have have we set a price cap?
01:45 – Let's meet out contenders
03:46 – Bicester Heritage
04:59 – How we will test
05:48 – Let the tests commence
11:44 – 10 become the final two
20:28 – The final two take to the road
25:14 – Fashion and Style at Lakeside
30:07 – What have we learnt so far about our cars?
32:14 – Charging infrastructure
33:33 – Crash course to charging an electric car
36:40 – And the winner is...

#ElectricSUV #electriccar #allelectric

With huge thanks to:
Mark Ireland
Claire Ireland
Chris Knapman
Andy Mackenzie
Bicester Heritage (https://bicesterheritage.co.uk/)
Gridserve Electric Forecourt (https://gridserve.com/braintree-overview)
Lakeside shopping centre (https://lakeside-shopping.com)
Carlene Noel (arrange your own personal shopping session on 01708 684 351 or [email protected]. Follow Carlene on Instagram:@carlenesclosetdotcom)

This video was filmed July 21st - 23rd 2021, after the lifting of Covid 19 restrictions

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