Best Electric Cars of 2020 on sale: how to choose the right model
Buying a car is an important and complicated decision, even more complicated if you plan to get an electric one!
We're here to take a look at the best electric cars of 2020, now on sale, but first of all, answer two questions:
- Where do you plan to drive your electric car?
- Where are you going to charge it?
These two are the biggest variables involved in the decision of buying an electric car or not.
The availability of reliable, affordable places to pump electricity into your BEV matters a lot when you're on a road trip, and it's the reason why, for many people, Tesla is the only logical choice in that category right now.
Charging at home offers the best rates, by far, especially if your utility company offers lower rates for off-peak usage. Home charging uses your local utility connection, at the same rates you pay for powering lamps, appliances, and computers.
For long road trips, charging network becomes crucial.
If you are still planning to get an electric car, then let's start our list!
Pegeot e-208
This compact electric car is the best priced and the most visually appealing.
For its mix of usable range, performance, value, practicality, style, perceived quality and driver appeal, it clearly deserves to figure highly if you’re shopping for your first electric car this year.
Renault Zoe
The Renault Zoe was always an appealing short-hop electric supermini.
It still offers strong value for money against its competitors, with the UK government’s PiCG incentive bringing the car’s entry price down to around £25,000. And it’s also still pleasing to drive: very nippy and fairly quiet, albeit with some leaden feel to the controls.
BMW i3S
Official range is 188 miles, although admittedly this is adequate rather than outstanding in 2021, and the 50kW charging potential is no more than you’d expect given the i3’s high asking price.
What we love about the i3 is, spongy body control aside, its sense of refinement, easy-going drivability, nicely weighted controls and interior ambience. With that carbonfibre-reinforced plastic architecture and standout design, it also somehow manages to still feel avant-garde, and exciting.
DS 3 Crossback E-Tense
This compact crossover is something the budding Mazda MX-30 owner might also consider, not least because the near-200 miles of range comfortably beats that of the Japanese car.
driving experience is ordinary, and the pricing is fairly steep. However, if you want an EV that’s a little less ordinary and are prepared to pay for that, the E-Tense is unlikely to let you down.
An electric engine generates instant torque, which means that electric vehicles zoom off starting lines and provide smooth, responsive acceleration and deceleration. Electric vehicles also have a low center of gravity, which improves handling, responsiveness, and ride comfort.
The driving performance of electric vehicles has been recognized in race series like Formula E or local drag strips and attested to by thousands of electric vehicle drivers across the country...so what are you waiting for? Join the electric car family!!