Britain's most popular new electric cars 明らかにする/漏らすd: The EV models drivers bought in biggest numbers last year

  • 産業 data 明らかにする/漏らすs the electric models that sold in greatest numbers in 2023
  • Gold goes to Tesla, but it might not be the first model that comes to mind?
  • Two electric saloons stand out amongst a league (米)棚上げする/(英)提議する 支配するd by SUVS?

Before 2023 gets too distant in the 後部-見解(をとる) mirror, there’s time to look 支援する at the best-selling electric cars of the last 年.

公式の/役人 産業 人物/姿/数字s from the Society of モーター 製造業者s and 仲買人s (SMMT) 明らかにする/漏らす a Tesla takes the 最高の,を越す 位置/汚点/見つけ出す and with やめる a 利ざや.

登録 data shows the 10 最高の,を越す selling electric 乗り物s (EVs) in Britain by sales 人物/姿/数字s, 同様に as the best-selling new cars across all 燃料 types.

Here’s the rundown of the 10 most popular EVs of the previous calendar year.

10. Skoda Enyaq iV ? 8,136 sold

Price from: £38,980

The Skoda Enyaq iV shares many mechanical parts with the VW ID.4 and Audi Q4 e-tron but it looks vastly different. It's one of the least EV-looking EVs, which is why many buyers are so keen on it

The Skoda Enyaq iV 株 many mechanical parts with the VW ID.4 and Audi Q4 e-tron but it looks vastly different. It's one of the least EV-looking EVs, which is why many 買い手s are so keen on it

The Skoda Enyaq iV is the Czech 製造業者's first 目的-built EV.?

It just snuck into the 最高の,を越す 10 EV best 販売人s, but there’s not much difference between positions 10, nine and eight.

Starting at £38,980 the Enyaq iV is a family-friendly electric SUV that 配達するs between 246 and 339 miles of 範囲.

Perhaps popular because you can’t すぐに tell it’s an EV, its 一般に considered to be better than the 類似して-sized VW ID.4 and Audi Q4 e-tron.

It's also the first 入ること/参加(者) from the Volkswagen Group that do very 井戸/弁護士席 in this league (米)棚上げする/(英)提議する.?

9. Volkswagen ID.4 - 8,459 sold

Price from: £46,640

The VW ID.4 placing in 8th is yet another 調印する of the dominance of the VW Group of late. Volkswagen was the UK's best-selling new car brand for the third year in a 列/漕ぐ/騒動

And here’s the aforementioned 類似して sized ID.4, coming in at number nine on the 名簿(に載せる)/表(にあげる).

Considering it’s so alike to the Skoda Enyaq iV, it's not surprising that there’s only a few hundred 部隊s difference in the sales 人物/姿/数字s between the two cars.

Some 8,459 examples of the ID.4 were sold last year.

In general, Volkswagen had a very strong year in 2023, as it was the UK’s best-selling new car brand for the third year running.

Volkswagen doing 井戸/弁護士席 in the new EVs 名簿(に載せる)/表(にあげる) is 大部分は to be 推定する/予想するd, then.

The ID.4 followed the hatchback ID.3 as the second all-electric ID car and it's been 井戸/弁護士席-received by the 的 買い手 - families after a practical, comfortable electric SUV with decent 範囲 and tech.

8. BMW i4 - 8,940 sold

Price from: £50,755

The BMW i4 is one of those EVs that even the reductants find it hard to argue with. It's the biggest seller in BMW's all-electric range and last year 8,940 units were sold

The BMW i4 is one of those EVs that even the reductants find it hard to argue with. It's the biggest 販売人 in BMW's all-electric 範囲 and last year 8,940 部隊s were sold?

The i4 first went on sale in the UK in November 2021, and it's been a 広大な/多数の/重要な success ever since.

A bit like a futuristic 4 Series, even EV naysayers have 認める that it looks and feels like the best of BMW. The 人気 of this electric gran クーデター has helped it 達成する number eight on the 名簿(に載せる)/表(にあげる) of best-selling EVs for 2023.

With 8,940 部隊s sold the BMW i4 is the standout model in BMW’s 拡大するing all-electric 範囲. 登録s were up a third (33 per cent) on 2022.

The i4 stands out in a 名簿(に載せる)/表(にあげる) that’s 支配するd by SUVs? and it 向こうずねs in a 部類 that is underrepresented by saloon-style models.

7. Kia Niro EV ? 10,084 sold

Price from: £37,325

The Kia Niro EV has been one of the most successful electric of the last 5 years and frequently appears on the top 10 EV best sellers list

The Kia Niro EV has been one of the most successful electric of the last 5 years and frequently appears on the 最高の,を越す 10 EV best 販売人s 名簿(に載せる)/表(にあげる)

It’s one of those 集まり market EVs you see everywhere - hop in an Uber and chances are it’s a?Niro EV.

At number seven, with 10,084 部隊s sold in 2023, the Niro jumps above the Enyaq iV, VW ID.4 and BMW i4.

A small SUV for the eco conscious family, the electrified Niro has always 申し込む/申し出d 広大な/多数の/重要な 範囲, 慰安 and a big boot for a price point.?

Last year the e-Niro had a 再発進する as the all-new Niro EV.

It has 定期的に made 外見s in the 最高の,を越す 10 名簿(に載せる)/表(にあげる) of popular electric cars in 最近の years. But, while many 製造業者s would be happy with seventh, it somewhat of a 落ちる from grace for the Niro, which was third 全体にわたる in 2022.

The year earlier, it was the second most popular EV with 11,197 部隊s sold.

6. Volkswagen ID.3 - 10,29 4 部隊s

Price from: £35,700?

The second appearance of VW in the top, the little ID.3 city car shifted 10,294 units last year bringing it in at sixth place

The second 外見 of VW in the 最高の,を越す, the little ID.3 city car 転換d 10,294 部隊s last year bringing it in at sixth place

VW is one of only two 製造業者s to have two EVs on the best-販売人 名簿(に載せる)/表(にあげる) of 2023.

The little ID.3’s sixth place 一連の会議、交渉/完成するs off a very good year for the German 製造業者 ーに関して/ーの点でs of 殴打/砲列 乗り物 人気.?

VW の近くにd 2023 with an 全体にわたる market 株 of 8.52 per cent across all 燃料 types, almost a whole point ahead of nearest 競争相手 Ford’s 7.57 per cent.

The ID.3 was 開始する,打ち上げるd as an electric 代案/選択肢 to the ever popular ゴルフ, and its 範囲 of 268 to 356 miles makes it one of the easiest everyday small EVs to own.

The 改正 of the ID.3 in 2023 helped 与える/捧げる to its continued success, with an impressive 10,294 部隊s sold - showing that UK 買い手s continue to think it's 広大な/多数の/重要な value for money.

5. Polestar 2 - 12,542 sold

Price from: £44,950

The Polestar 2 is one of just two electric saloons to make it to the top 10 best-selling EVs of 2023. Polestar is a hugely popular brand with sales surging 174 per cent in the first seven month of 2023

The Polestar 2 is one of just two electric saloons to make it to the 最高の,を越す 10 best-selling EVs of 2023. Polestar is a hugely popular brand with sales 殺到するing 174 per cent in the first seven month of 2023

Other than Tesla, Polestar is probably the car brand that comes to mind first when you think EV.

Sales 殺到するd 174 per cent in the first seven months of 2023 alone.

The electric-only Swedish brand has cleverly positioned itself as the driver’s electric car, bringing Scandinavian design, tech and marketing to the EV buying experience.

That positioning has led Polestar to (人命などを)奪う,主張する number five on the best 販売人s 名簿(に載せる)/表(にあげる) of 2023 with the Polestar 2.

While technically a hatchback, this more saloon-looking EV was updated in 2023 to have 400-加える miles of 範囲 on 最高の,を越す models (more than the Tesla Model 3) and faster 非難する.

4. Tesla Model 3 - 13,536 sold

Price from: £39,990

It's hard to imagine a list of most popular EVs without the Tesla Model 3 appearing. It's unsurprising then that with 13,536 units sold its the fourth most popular EV of 2023 in the UK

It's hard to imagine a 名簿(に載せる)/表(にあげる) of most popular EVs without the Tesla Model 3 appearing. It's unsurprising then that with 13,536 部隊s sold its the fourth most popular EV of 2023 in the UK

An electric car that needs very little introduction; the Tesla Model 3 lands at number four with 13,536 部隊s sold.

In 2023 Tesla 攻撃する,衝突する the 大規模な milestone of one million cars sold in Europe. The new Model 3?has just started to land in the UK with a big price 削減, so it’s only natural that sales would remain high for this ubiquitous compact saloon as EV 熱中している人s placed orders for the facelifted car.

The new Model 3 is p riced from £39,990. That's £3,000 いっそう少なく than the cheapest 見解/翻訳/版 of the pre-facelift 見解/翻訳/版.

It’s 高度に likely that the Model 3 will make another 外見 next year too on the 名簿(に載せる)/表(にあげる) of best 販売人s.

3. Audi Q4 e-tron - 16,757 sold

Price from: £51,440

The Audi Q4 e-tron is the second most popular electric SUV in the UK as of 2023, with 16,757 sold - clearly showing there's an appetite in Britain for a premium family electric car

The Audi Q4 e-tron is the second most popular electric SUV in the UK as of 2023, with 16,757 sold - 明確に showing there's an appetite in Britain for a 賞与金 family electric car

Now we’re into podium positions and taking home bronze is the Audi Q4 e-tron.

Before the Q4 e-tron Audi hadn’t really committed fully to electric cars, so this SUV was a turning point for the brand.

It’s based on the same MEB 壇・綱領・公約 that many of the VW Group EVs use 含むing the Skoda Enyaq iV and VW ID.4 that 階級d 10th and ninth それぞれ.

A 賞与金 and more luxurious 代案/選択肢 to those two models, the 入ること/参加(者) price of £51,440 is 大幅に higher than its 競争相手 compact SUV, but that didn't stop UK drivers snapping up 16,757 examples last year.

With a 範囲 of 322 miles on the 入ること/参加(者)-level Q4 e-tron, it is 安全な to say it’s a solid choice for 絶えず-on-the-go family life.

2. MG4 - 21,715 sold

Price from: £26,995

The electric MG4 is a huge success story for the revamped MG brand. Its multiple awards, as well as huge sales figures, are the result of the value for money this hatchback delivers

The electric MG4 is a 抱擁する success story for the 改造するd MG brand. Its 多重の awards, 同様に as 抱擁する sales 人物/姿/数字s, are the result of the value for money this hatchback 配達するs

If you didn’t already know that MG is having a resurgence, then the MG4 snagging silver in the EV sales chart せねばならない be a pretty big 手がかり(を与える).

With 21,715 部隊s 登録(する)d in 2023 alone, this 無 放出/発行s hatchback has transformed the trajectory of MG and 堅固に 工場/植物d it as a leader in the new EV 時代.

By the end of last year more than 62,000 MG4s had been sold since 2022 開始する,打ち上げる, making it one of the 最高の,を越す selling MG models in Europe and the Netherlands.

MG is now seen as a 進歩/革新的な 製造業者, 配達するing 大規模な value for money with cheap cars that are packed 十分な of tech, safety 道具 and space.

With a glittering 記録,記録的な/記録する of awards, the MG4 was also 栄冠を与えるd UK Car of The Year 2023.

1. Tesla Model Y - 35,899 sold

Price from: £44,990

First place to the Tesla Model Y: The best-selling car of 2023 in the UK and of all of Europe. This mid-sized EV starts at £44,990 and triumphed home with 14,000 more sales than the runner up MG4

First place to the Tesla Model Y: The best-selling car of 2023 in the UK and of all of Europe. This 中央の-sized EV starts at £44,990 and 勝利d home with 14,000 more sales than the 走者 up MG4

And the most popular EV on 2023 was: The Tesla Model Y.

By a 利ざや of more than 14,000 sales, the Musk-branded SUV is without a 疑問 Britain’s most-bought electric car of the previous calendar year.

It wasn’t just in the UK either - across Europe the Model Y was the best-selling car of 2023. Period.

Clocking up more than 250,000 登録s, it was the first time that a 非,不,無-European and an electric model 達成するd the coveted 位置/汚点/見つけ出す at the 最高の,を越す of the 最高位のs.

This 中央の-sized SUV starts from £44,990 and is a bigger, taller 見解/翻訳/版 of the Model 3.? It’s loved for its 即時に suave looks 同様に as its practicality.