Best Electric SUVs
10 Leapmotor B10
7.6
$37,888 – $40,888 MRLP
See pricing & specsLikes:
- Wonderfully balanced drive
- Great fit and finish inside and out
- Sizeable interior for a small SUV
Dislikes:
- Safety assist systems are overbearing
- Some infotainment screen lag
- Cheap tyres fitted from factory
- Fuel Type
- Electric | Hybrid
- Fuel Efficiency
- 0.9 L/100KM
- Warranty
- 6 Years / 150000 km
- Safety Rating
- 5 ANCAP (2025)
9 BYD SEALION 7
7.6
$54,990 – $63,990 MRLP
See pricing & specsLikes:
- Comfortable ride
- Well equipped for the price
- ADAS works as it should
Dislikes:
- No buttons for heating/ventilation controls
- Materials make interior quite dark
- Steering is too light
- Fuel Type
- Electric
- Fuel Efficiency
- —
- Warranty
- 6 Years / 150000 km
- Safety Rating
- 5 ANCAP (2025)
8 MINI Countryman
7.4
Likes:
- Unique styling
- Decent room for a small SUV
- Adaptive regenerative braking
Dislikes:
- Laggy infotainment screen
- No electrically adjustable seats
- Synthetic acceleration sound
- Fuel Type
- Electric | Petrol
- Fuel Efficiency
- 6.9 - 8.3 L/100KM
- Warranty
- 5 Years / Unlimited km
- Safety Rating
- 5 ANCAP (2024)
7 Hyundai Kona
7.8
Likes:
- Efficient, smooth hybrid system
- Good boot and second-row seat space
- Practical interior touches
Dislikes:
- Annoying speed-sign alerts
- Expensive servicing
- Four-star ANCAP score
- Fuel Type
- Electric | Hybrid | Petrol
- Fuel Efficiency
- 3.9 - 6.6 L/100KM
- Warranty
- 5 Years / Unlimited km
- Safety Rating
- 4 ANCAP (2023)
6 Polestar 4
7.7
Likes:
- Dynamically engaging
- Oozes style and street appeal
- Long range
Dislikes:
- No rear window takes some getting used to
- Ride can be firm on big wheels
- There is still work required to fit an EV into your life
- Fuel Type
- Electric
- Fuel Efficiency
- —
- Warranty
- 5 Years / Unlimited km
- Safety Rating
- 5 ANCAP (2025)
5 Kia EV3
7.7
Likes:
- Comfortable ride
- Simple and spacious interior
- Punchy even in Eco mode
Dislikes:
- Body roll in corners
- Manual seat adjustment
- Needs rear privacy glass as standard
- Fuel Type
- Electric
- Fuel Efficiency
- —
- Warranty
- 7 Years / Unlimited km
- Safety Rating
- 5 ANCAP (2025)
4 Kia EV9
7.9
Likes:
- Moves stupendously fast for a three-row SUV
- Cabin oozes comfort and spaciousness
- Excellent driving range for a large SUV
Dislikes:
- Misses out on seventh seat
- Most expensive Kia ever...
- Difficult-to-use side cameras
- Fuel Type
- Electric
- Fuel Efficiency
- —
- Warranty
- 7 Years / Unlimited km
- Safety Rating
- 5 ANCAP (2023)
3 BYD ATTO 2
7.5
Likes:
- A very attractive price
- Well-built interior
- Incredibly easy to drive
Dislikes:
- Lane-assist functions could use some work
- Very average infotainment screen in the Dynamic trim
- Lower-spec variant comes with horrendous tyres
- Fuel Type
- Electric
- Fuel Efficiency
- —
- Warranty
- 6 Years / 150000 km
- Safety Rating
- —
2 Zeekr 7X
7.8
Likes:
- Bang for buck
- Cabin is immense, and a lovely place to be in any seat
- Excellent storage and tech inclusions
Dislikes:
- Lacks local dealer support
- Suspension could be more compliant over rough stuff
- Many features still only accessible by the touchscreen
- Fuel Type
- Electric
- Fuel Efficiency
- —
- Warranty
- 5 Years / Unlimited km
- Safety Rating
- 5 ANCAP (2025)
1 Tesla Model Y
7.9
Likes:
- More spacious interior, third row up or down
- Added luxury, technology over regular Model Y
- Rivals can’t match Full Self-Driving Supervised capability
Dislikes:
- Tight third row with clunky access, no tinting on overhead glass
- Only one extra seat, and no entry-level RWD option
- Quirks of all Teslas, including no Apple CarPlay/Android Auto, require adjustment
- Fuel Type
- Electric
- Fuel Efficiency
- —
- Warranty
- 5 Years / Unlimited km
- Safety Rating
- 5 ANCAP (2025)
* ‘MRLP’ is the manufacturer’s recommended list price as provided by our data provider and is subject to change, so is provided to you for indicative purposes only. Please note that MRLP is inclusive of GST, but is exclusive of any options and does not include on-road costs such as registration, CTP, stamp duty and dealer delivery. Where an MRLP is stated as a price range, this reflects the lowest to highest MRLP provided for that model range across the available variants.
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