The electric cars that use the least energy

Electric cars ranked by official energy use (kWh/100km), with mi/kWh, MPGe and what each costs to charge a year.

30 cars, by official energy use

Official figures for cars from 2020 on. Tap a car for what it costs to run and its full specs.

  1. 1Tesla Model 32017–202716.4 kWh/100km3.8 mi/kWh · 128 MPGe
  2. 2Tesla Model Y2020–202716.5 kWh/100km3.8 mi/kWh · 127 MPGe
  3. 3Lucid Air2022–202717.0 kWh/100km3.7 mi/kWh · 123 MPGe
  4. 4Hyundai Ioniq 62023–202717.4 kWh/100km3.6 mi/kWh · 120 MPGe
  5. 5Toyota bZ2026–202717.4 kWh/100km3.6 mi/kWh · 120 MPGe
  6. 6Chevrolet Bolt EV2017–202317.5 kWh/100km3.6 mi/kWh · 120 MPGe
  7. 7Chevrolet Bolt202717.5 kWh/100km3.5 mi/kWh · 120 MPGe
  8. 8Subaru Solterra2023–202718.0 kWh/100km3.5 mi/kWh · 117 MPGe
  9. 9Subaru Uncharted2026–202718.0 kWh/100km3.4 mi/kWh · 116 MPGe
  10. 10Chevrolet Bolt EUV2022–202318.3 kWh/100km3.4 mi/kWh · 115 MPGe
  11. 11Kandi K27202118.4 kWh/100km3.4 mi/kWh · 114 MPGe
  12. 12BMW i32014–202118.5 kWh/100km3.4 mi/kWh · 113 MPGe
  13. 13Nissan Leaf2011–202618.6 kWh/100km3.3 mi/kWh · 112 MPGe
  14. 14Volvo EX60202718.6 kWh/100km3.3 mi/kWh · 112 MPGe
  15. 15Subaru Trailseeker2026–202718.6 kWh/100km3.3 mi/kWh · 112 MPGe
  16. 16Audi A6 e-tron202718.9 kWh/100km3.3 mi/kWh · 111 MPGe
  17. 17Fiat 500e2013–202619.0 kWh/100km3.3 mi/kWh · 110 MPGe
  18. 18Tesla Model S2012–202619.0 kWh/100km3.3 mi/kWh · 110 MPGe
  19. 19Toyota bZ4X2023–202619.3 kWh/100km3.2 mi/kWh · 109 MPGe
  20. 20Lexus RZ2023–202619.3 kWh/100km3.2 mi/kWh · 109 MPGe
  21. 21Volvo EX302024–202619.3 kWh/100km3.2 mi/kWh · 109 MPGe
  22. 22Kia EV62022–202619.3 kWh/100km3.2 mi/kWh · 109 MPGe
  23. 23Volkswagen ID.42021–202619.6 kWh/100km3.2 mi/kWh · 107 MPGe
  24. 24Hyundai Ioniq 52021–202719.7 kWh/100km3.2 mi/kWh · 106 MPGe
  25. 25Polestar 22021–202619.7 kWh/100km3.2 mi/kWh · 106 MPGe
  26. 26BMW IX3202720.0 kWh/100km3.1 mi/kWh · 105 MPGe
  27. 27Kia EV32025–202720.5 kWh/100km3.0 mi/kWh · 102 MPGe
  28. 28BMW i42022–202620.8 kWh/100km3.0 mi/kWh · 101 MPGe
  29. 29Ford Mustang Mach-E2021–202620.9 kWh/100km3.0 mi/kWh · 100 MPGe
  30. 30Tesla Model X2016–202620.9 kWh/100km3.0 mi/kWh · 100 MPGe

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