Which EV is cheapest to charge in the UK?

A live ranking by cost per mile, based on real-world efficiency and whichever electricity tariff you pick below. Charging cost only — not purchase price, depreciation, insurance or servicing.

This only covers the cars listed in our home charging calculator — not every EV sold in the UK. Efficiency figures are typical real-world averages, not official WLTP numbers, and your own car may differ. Want your own car added? Let us know via About & Sources.

How this ranking works

Cost per mile depends on two things: your electricity rate and the car's real-world efficiency (miles per kWh). Since the rate is the same multiplier for every car on a given tariff, the cheapest car to charge is simply whichever gets the most miles from each kWh — a more efficient car is cheaper to charge even at the exact same electricity price. This ranking updates instantly if you switch tariff above, but the order of the cars themselves won't change between tariffs, only the actual pence-per-mile figures.

FAQs

Which EV is cheapest to charge per mile in the UK?

Among the cars covered by this calculator, the most efficient model (highest real-world miles per kWh) is cheapest to charge per mile, since the electricity rate applies equally to every car. This isn't every EV sold in the UK, and real-world efficiency varies with trim, wheel size, weather and driving style — treat the ranking as a useful comparison, not a definitive claim about every EV on the market.

Is the cheapest EV to charge also the cheapest EV to own?

Not necessarily. This ranking covers charging cost per mile only. It doesn't include purchase price, depreciation, insurance, servicing or finance costs, which usually matter more to overall running costs than the charging rate. A cheap-to-charge car can still be expensive to own overall, and vice versa. For the EV vs petrol/diesel running-cost picture, see the EV vs petrol calculator.

Estimates only, based on figures current as of . See About & Sources.