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2025 will see lots of new EVs go on sale, we check out five to look out for over the next 12 months
If you’re after an EV family car in 2025 and don’t fancy an SUV, then Audi has got just the car for you – the new A6 e-tron. The A6 e-tron will be available in Sportback and Avant estate bodystyles and boasts the choice of either a 83kWh or 100kWh battery and a range of up to 750 kilometres.
With some of the best aerodynamics in the class, including optional digital cameras in lieu of door mirrors, the A6 e-tron also has adaptive air suspension and an electrochromatic panoramic glass roof that can become opaque at the touch of a button. Inside is packed with tech with an optional 20-speaker Bang & Olufsen stereo system.
Hot from last month’s Los Angeles motor show, this is the new Hyundai IONIQ 9 which is big in every possible way – it’s big on space, big on range and big on practicality. With seating for up to seven people inside, the IONIQ 9 has a huge 110.3kWh battery capable of a 620-kilometre range.
Inside the Hyundai is packed with sustainable materials including Eco Process leather, recycled fabrics and even exterior body paint made from recycled tyres. Digital mirrors are also available as an option, while there are USB ports for all three rows of seats and the steering wheel contains a charge status display too.
The stunning new Renault 5 will undoubtedly be one of the most eagerly awaited cars of 2025. Taking its styling cues from the 1970s original, the new 5 will be available with a choice of 40kWh or 52kWh batteries and a range of up to 405 kilometres.
There are bright retro colours to match the retro looks and a neat ‘5’ logo on the bonnet that lights up when charging showing the level of charge. Later on there will also be an Alpine A290 hot hatch version echoing the classic Renault 5 GT Turbos of yesteryear.
Do the best things come in the smallest packages? It certainly looks it if the new Volkswagen ID.2 is anything to go by. At the moment we’ve only seen this concept version, the ID.2all (pictured here with VW CEO Thomas Schäfer), but we’re expected to see the production version later in 2025 before it arrives in showrooms in 2026.
VW has promised the ID.2 to be “as spacious as a Golf and as inexpensive as a Polo” with a range of up to 450 kilometres and a low starting price. All that plus some incredible practicality (with up to 1330 litres of space) in its five-door hatchback bodystyle, means the ID.2 will definitely be one to watch.
It’s hard to underestimate the huge success of the Volvo XC90 – practical and dependable in equal measure, for many it has been the perfect family car.
And now you can add electric to that list in the form of the new EX90. Still with seven seats like the XC90, the EX90 boasts a 111kWh battery with a 600 kilometre range. Combining good looks with interior luxury and comfort and zero emissions, the EX90 boasts an incredible 48kg of recycled plastics and bio-based materials inside and phone key technology as standard enabling you to use your mobile phone as the key.
