Need boot space and a smooth, quiet ride? These are the electric estates to buy right now
We’ve seen lots of electric hatchbacks and electric SUVs, but carmakers have been a bit slower to build other body styles.
There are only one or two electric convertibles, and only a handful of electric estates – although, as you’ll read, more are coming.
Estate cars are great for carrying people and luggage, with a big boot that’s accessed by a tall, wide opening. Their low ride height means it’s easy to load bulky items – or leggy labradors – and they typically drive as well as hatchbacks or saloons. Add in a clean, quiet electric powertrain and you’ve got a recipe for a relaxing load-lugger. Here are the best all-electric estate cars.
1. MG 5
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Range: 250 miles
Charging rate: 100kW
Charging time (0-80%): 40 mins
The MG 5 was the first electric estate car for sale in the UK, and was the only mainstream choice for several years. It combines family-friendly space with a cosseting, comfortable driving experience and impressively good value for money. All MG 5s come with a reversing camera, air conditioning, adaptive cruise control, sat nav, keyless start and Apple CarPlay/Android Auto, but used examples cost about as much as a supermini.
2. Porsche Taycan
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Range: 315 miles
Charging rate: 270kW
Charging time (5-80%): 23 mins
For a while, your only electric estate choices were the aforementioned MG and the Porsche Taycan, and we doubt anyone has ever cross-shopped them given the Porsche starts at £80.000. So, unsurprisingly, the Taycan will comprehensively win in a game of Top Trumps, with up to 762hp on tap in the top-spec Turbo S. Engage all that power and you’ll hit 0-62mph in just 2.8 seconds. Almost all versions of the Taycan estate are available in two treatments – there’s the Sport Turismo, and the Cross Turismo (pictured) with its higher ride height and body cladding. All versions have the power to rearrange your internal organs.
3. BMW i5 Touring
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Range: 348 miles
Charging rate: 205kW
Charging time (10-80%): approx. 30 mins
For the first time ever, the new BMW 5 Series Touring is available with purely electric power. There are actually two versions to choose from – a standard version called the eDrive40 and an M60 rocketship. You can think of the latter as a sort of M5 estate, seeing as it has nearly 600hp, a sub-four-second 0-62mph time... and a near-six-figure price tag – albeit without the V8 soundtrack. There's no practicality penalty for picking the i5 Touring over any other 5 Series estate, as all get the same 570 litres of boot space.
4. Peugeot e-308 SW
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Range: 258 miles
Charging rate: 100kW
Charging time (10-80%): 30 mins
If you want curtain-twitching style for half the price of the Taycan, you need to check out the Peugeot e-308 SW. It’s not obviously electric unless you spot its green number plates and blue ‘e’ badges – you get the same arresting looks that grace every new 308. The similarities continue inside, as the e-308 SW boasts a state-of-the-art interface with a fantastically crisp touchscreen, and a versatile boot.
5. Vauxhall Astra Electric Sports Tourer
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Range: 258 miles
Charging rate: 100kW
Charging time (10-80%): 30 mins
Have you seen that meme with the two Spidermans (Spidermen?) pointing at each other? That’s the Peugeot e-308 SW and the Vauxhall Astra Electric Sports Tourer – they both have the same underpinnings and the same focus on stylish design. The Peugeot has a marginally bigger boot, though, and perhaps looks a teensy bit more eye-catching. Inside the Astra, it’s screen central, with two 10-inch displays to look at – plus parking sensors, keyless start, 18-inch alloys and a list of active safety features that’d almost make a Tesla blush.
Electric estate cars coming soon
Audi A6 Avant e-tron
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The BMW 5 Series Touring and Audi A6 Avant have long been close rivals, and that rivalry is going to continue with punchy electric powertrains. Its platform will enable super-fast charging – like the Taycan above – and a massive 100kWh battery and, if that’s fitted, we expect the Audi A6 Avant e-tron to offer well over 400 miles of range.
Volkswagen ID.7 Tourer
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Several years ago, Volkswagen unveiled the ID. Space Vizzion concept and it seems that car previewed a production version. It won’t be so wackily named – we expect it’ll be called the ID.7 Tourer or ID.7 Estate – but it’s likely to look just as sleek as the concept.
Read our Volkswagen ID.7 review to see what to expect from the estate version.