50 ‘reasonably priced’ Electric Cars? Every EV eligible & cheaper! + Why a grant’s needed?
There are tens of millions of battery EVs on the roads around the world now, and the overwhelming majority of owners will never go back to combustion cars. However, if you’ve waited to make the move, well, that’s very understandable. But as of now, if you’re looking to trade in your current car for another one, there’s a whole host of reasons to consider a fully electric car. In this special episode, we break down the most affordable options, including those eligible for the £3,750 UK electric car grant. And there might be some quite big surprises in store. Our three free YouTube channels on EVs and clean tech are funded by our fun-packed test drivetic events in Farra, London, the Southwest, the North, Melbourne, and Sydney. And next up, we’re in Canada for Everything Electric Vancouver. And new for UK viewers, you can now buy a battery EV and much more at everythingleelectric.store. First of all, battery EVs are already a great deal cheaper than many people seem to think. Things have changed hugely, particularly in the last year or so. Used EVs are on average around £3,000 cheaper than a conventional combustion car according to EV UK’s cost of driving electric report. And there’s some absolute bargains out there at the moment. Take the BMW i3 for £7,000. Amazing little car. The fantastic Tesla Model 3 for £10,000 or the incredible Hyundai Ionic 5 for just £15,000. There’s some good examples. So, the question you might be asking is why do battery EVs need a grant anyway if they’re so great like you say? And the answer is that when it comes to new technology, sometimes a little nudge makes all the difference. And I hate to bring this up. I really do. But even longestablished industries like oil and gas still benefit from huge subsidies that we supply as taxpayers. But I digress. More than 95% of Norway’s new car sales are now battery electric because they’ve patiently helped EVs go mainstream by exempting them from taxes over the long term. The UK government has chosen to incentivize manufacturers by reintroducing a grant that was removed 3 years ago and which means that some new EVs could benefit from a £3,750 discount imminently. Now, this only applies to EVs below £37,000, and not all of them are eligible. So, we’ll take you through the 50 or so cars on sale in the UK at the moment that are below £37,000 threshold, and if their costs have come down as a result of the government’s recent announcement. So, let’s dive in. Well, let’s start with Leap Motors, which looks unlikely to be eligible for the grant. But Leap leapt first and lowered its prices due to the grant, making the T3 the cheapest new EV in the UK, starting at £14,495. And the Leap Motor C10 SUV is now available for £32,750. The dethroned Dacer Spring. It’s now not the cheapest car in the UK. It’s still a very competitively priced at 14,995. BYD’s Dolphin Surf, which I had the pleasure of driving recently. It’s fantastic little car. Starts at 18,650, but is unlikely to be eligible to for the grant. So, BYD have bundled in some other benefits, including a longer warranty. Well, it wasn’t that short to start with. BYD dolphin starts from 26,195 and the hotly anticipated ATO2 really nice is expected in the UK. Perhaps it will be at Everything Electric South this autumn. Wouldn’t that be nice? Yes, it would be wonderful. Let’s hope so. The Insta is now available for only 19,255 as Hyundai have generously applied the full discount of almost £4,000. The Kona 2 is now 33,500 and Hyundai has even lowered the cost of some of its more expensive models. The Fiat Grand Panda starts from 20,975 at the time of writing, but other EVs from the Fiat family have been discounted by £1,500 each. Meaning that the new Fiat 500E is now £25,035 and the larger Fiat 600E is £30,035. and the Abbath 500E is 29,985 and the Abbath 600E is 36,8985. Citroen meanwhile were the first to confirm eligibility for the UK government grant and the EC3 is a mere £20,595 while the Airross edition is £21,595 and the EC5 Airross is £32,565. And if you’re in need of a van, the Eurlingo is now available for £29,740. That is a nice car. GWM’s Aura 03 has dropped down almost £4,000 to £21,245. The mindblowingly good Renault 5 is already only 22,995, but we do not know yet if a further discount will be applied. Fingers crossed. The even newer Renault 4 starts from 26,995 and the Alpine A290 from 33,500. The Renault Migan E Tech is 32,495 while the Scenic is a few hundred more, a few hundred over the 37,000 threshold at the moment, but maybe not for much longer. Meanwhile, Nissan’s Micro arrives in the UK and Europe soon and starts from £22,995 and possibly with a discount of £1,500 to boot. The already bafflingly great value MGs have got cheaper, too. My MG4 is a mere £24,495 for the base version, while the stalking new SUV, the MGS5 EV, is only £1,000 more. Crapes. Excitingly, Suzuki’s new Evitara goes on sale later this year and starts from £26,249. The Skywell BE11 has had several,000 reduction and is available from £27,245. Ford’s new Pummer Gen E starts at 29,995 without any grant applied. While the cute smart hashtag 1 is 28,460 and Smart Hashtag 3 is £32,460. Volvo’s brilliant EX30 is now £31,560. Alfa Romeo’s Junior Electrica is down to £32,45. Amoda’s surprise hit, the number one bestseller with Octopus EV this year, is available from £33,055 before any grants are applied. Vauhall has been super proactive in applying its own discounts, and the Frontier is exceptional value from £24,895. Meanwhile, the Corsa comes in at £31,550 and the Mocka at £33,65 and the Astra at 37,250. Also from the Stalantis stable, the Peugeot E208 begins at £32,300, the E208 at 32,400, and the Jeep Avenger at 34,800. the snazzy Mini Kooper Electric E from 30,000 and the Aceman from 31,800. Almost there. Stick with it. We’re getting to some interesting stuff now. The VW Group has adjusted its prices so that the ID3 is now £29,360. The Scoda Lrock is £30,10 and the Cupra Bourne is £34,190. Penultimately, the popular Kia EV3 is 32,995 and the Kia EV4 starts from 34,695, but with no grant expected for those cars. And finally, the KGM Torres EVX is a whole lot of car with a very long name for £36,995. So, that’s the best part of 50 battery EVs for less than £37,000 with many more to come. At the time of recording, we are still waiting some of the details, but we hope this helps to start off with. We do not know how long the grant will last. We certainly hope it’s part of a long-term approach as it’s been so successful elsewhere. As the automotive industry has quite enough to contend with without chopping and changing regulations from governments, there are also some new cheaper EVs coming soon to the UK like Nissan’s Micro and Leaf, which we’ll be reviewing very soon on Everything Electric Cars, Neo’s Firefly, and more. However, if you want to research all of those cars in more detail before buying, we strongly suggest you search through the Everything Electric Cars review archive right here on YouTube. And for test drives, you can visit our events where you can try everything electric too firsthand in the real world. If in the description box below this episode, uh you can see all the details of where the events are and how where you how you get tickets. So that’s it. As always, if you have been, thank you for watching.
Battery EVs are cheaper & better than most people realise, but the UK just got an ‘Electric Car Grant’ to make them even more affordable? Why, and which ones are eligible are just two of the questions we’re being asked! So we thought we would summarise all of the EVs under £37,000, as even if some are not supported by the grant itself, most carmakers have reduced on-the-road costs as a result.
MAJOR CAVEAT – details of the grant are still leaking out, so we have provided prices as we understand them below, and will do our utmost to keep that list as up to date as possible. And if you want to ‘eye, try & buy’ these EVs in real life get along to our next Everything Electric UK expo: https://everythingelectric.show *or* you can lease a new car via https://everythingelectric.store/
Meanwhile if you’re in Australia stick around to see how much more the UK pays for its cars, and if you’re in Canada you can see what our rebate scheme offers compared to yours. Everything Electric VANCOUVER, MELBOURNE & SYDNEY are coming soon too: https://everythingelectric.show
ALL BATTERY EVs for under £37,000 OTR as of 14th August 2025
(list to be updated as manufacturers and or DfT supply official confirmation):
Leapmotors T03: £14,495 – manufacturer reduction
Dacia Spring: £14,995 – no change at time of broadcast
BYD Dolphin Surf: £18,650 – benefits augmented
Hyundai Inster: £19,255 – manufacturer reduction
Citroen e-C3: £20,595 – £1500 Electric Car Grant applied
Fiat Grande Panda: £20,975 – no change at time of broadcast
GWM Ora 03: £21,245 – manufacturer reduction
Citroen e-C3 Aircross: £21,595 – £1500 Electric Car Grant *applied*
Renault 5: £22,995 – UPDATED: *before* £1500 Electric Car Grant applied
Nissan Micra: £22,995 – UPDATED: *before* £1500 Electric Car Grant applied
MG4: £24,495 – manufacturer reduction
Vauxhall Frontera: £24,895 – UPDATED: *before* £1500 Electric Car Grant applied
MG S5 EV: £25,495 – manufacturer reduction
Fiat 500e: £25,035 – £1500 Electric Car Grant applied
BYD Dolphin: £26,195 – benefits augmented
BYD Atto: exact price unknown, car imminent in UK
Suzuki eVitara: £26,249 – no change at time of broadcast
Renault 4: £26,995 – UPDATED: *before* £1500 Electric Car Grant applied
Skywell BE11: £27,245 – manufacturer reduction
Smart #1: £28,460 – no change at time of broadcast
VW ID.3: £29,360 – manufacturer reduction
Citroen e-Berlingo: £29,740 – £1500 Electric Car Grant applied
Abarth (500e equivalent): £29,985 – £1500 Electric Car Grant applied
Ford Puma Gen-E: £29,995 – no change at time of broadcast
Mini Cooper Electric E: £30,000 – no change at time of broadcast
Skoda Elroq: £30,010 – manufacturer reduction
Fiat 600e: £30,035 – £1500 Electric Car Grant applied
Volvo EX30: £31,560 – manufacturer reduction
Vauxhall Corsa: £31,550 – UPDATED: *before* £1500 Electric Car Grant applied
Mini Aceman: £31,800 – no change at time of broadcast
Peugeot e-2008: £32,300 – no change at time of broadcast
Alfa Romeo Junior Elettrica: £32,405 – no change at time of broadcast
Leapmotor C10: £32,750 – manufacturer reduction
Peugeot e-208: £32,400 – no change at time of broadcast
Smart #3: £32,460 – no change at time of broadcast
Renault Megane e-Tech: £32,495 – UPDATED: *before* £1500 Electric Car Grant applied
Citroen e-C5 Aircross: £32,565 – £1500 Electric Car Grant applied
Leapmotors C10: £32,750 – manufacturer reduction
KIA EV3: £32,995 – no change at time of broadcast
Omoda 5: £33,055 – no change at time of broadcast
Hyundai Kona: £33,500 – manufacturer reduction
Alpine A290: £33,500 – UPDATED: *before* £1500 Electric Car Grant applied
Vauxhall Mokka: £33,605 – UPDATED: *before* £1500 Electric Car Grant applied
Cupra Born: £34,190 – manufacturer reduction
KIA EV4: £34,695 – no change at time of broadcast
Jeep Avenger: £34,800 – no change at time of broadcast
Abarth (600e equivalent): £36,985 – £1500 Electric Car Grant applied
KGM Torres EVX: £36,995 – no change at time of broadcast
Vauxhall Astra: £37,250 – UPDATED: *before* £1500 Electric Car Grant applied
Renault Scenic: £37,000+ – UPDATED: *before* £1500 Electric Car Grant applied
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