The Electric Cars Actually Arriving in UK Showrooms This Autumn

The last quarter of the year is the busiest window in the new car market, and this one arrives with more electric models in UK showrooms than any autumn before it. What follows is a guide to the ones that are genuinely orderable or arriving before January, checked against manufacturer announcements and confirmed UK pricing as of today. Where a price or a date could not be verified, the model has been left out. The 76-plate cars landed at the start of the month, so dealers are working through launch allocations, as we noted on plate change day.

On sale now

Range Rover Electric

Range Rover opened order books on 2 September, and the first electric version of Britain's best-known luxury SUV is on sale from £154,070 on the road in Autobiography short-wheelbase form, rising through SV trims to £225,240 for the long-wheelbase SV Black. It uses a 118.5kWh battery and twin motors for 550PS, with a claimed WLTP range of up to 372 miles and a 10% to 80% charge in about 22 minutes on a 350kW rapid charger. It is built at Solihull, on the same lines as the petrol and plug-in hybrid versions, which lets JLR adjust the mix as demand shifts.

Vauxhall Corsa Electric GSE

Vauxhall's electric hot hatch has opened for orders this month with an on-the-road price of £34,495, which falls to £32,995 with the Electric Car Grant applied. That buys a 50.8kWh usable battery, 207kW through the front wheels and a 0 to 62mph time of 5.5 seconds, with an official WLTP range of up to 232 miles. It is the cheapest way into a quick electric supermini from a mainstream brand, and the practical range means it will handle a week of commuting on one or two home charges.

Volkswagen ID. Polo

Volkswagen started with two high-specification Launch Editions in July, then opened orders for the standard cars on 10 September from £23,945. There are two batteries: a 37kWh pack for around 200 miles of range in the entry Life, and a 52kWh version good for up to 281 miles. The larger-battery cars qualify for the grant. It is built in Spain alongside the petrol Polo, which continues on sale.

Hyundai IONIQ 3

Hyundai opened UK reservations in July with pricing from £22,245, which makes it one of the cheapest new electric cars with a long-range option. The standard 42.2kWh battery gives up to 213 miles and the 61kWh version up to 308 miles. Hyundai's launch terms require a reservation and a registration by the end of December, which is a useful signal that cars are arriving this year rather than next. It is built in Turkey.

Cupra Raval

Cupra opened Raval order books in May with prices from £23,785 for the 37kWh Origin, and the 52kWh versions are grant approved at £28,495. The 52kWh cars claim up to 277 miles and charge at up to 105kW. Deliveries were scheduled to begin later this year, and Cupra's pre-order terms require delivery by 31 December, so this is one to check stock and lead times on now.

Landing in the next few months

Audi A2 e-tron

Audi confirmed details of the reborn A2 in September, and it is the most interesting small car of the quarter. German order books opened on 10 September, and UK order books open in October with prices from £32,200 and the first cars at Audi centres early in 2027. Three battery sizes of 52, 61 and 84kWh combine with four power outputs, all driving the rear wheels, for claimed UK ranges of 262 to 401 miles. The most efficient version uses 12.8kWh per 100km, the lowest figure Audi has recorded. The entry price sits under the grant's £37,000 ceiling, so approval would bring it down further.

Mercedes-Benz VLE

Mercedes has the order books open in Germany for the electric VLE, an eight-seat "grand limousine" MPV, with the VLE 300 electric from €59,441.50 excluding VAT and the all-wheel-drive 400 4MATIC from €66,310.08 as of 8 September. It claims more than 400 miles of WLTP range from a 115kWh battery and can add up to 198 miles in 15 minutes. UK prices have not been confirmed, and What Car? expects a starting figure near £80,000 with UK sales in late 2026 and deliveries from early 2027.

Nissan PIXO

Nissan confirmed the name of its new small electric car on 9 September and will reveal it in full on 23 September, so treat this as a watch item rather than something you can buy before Christmas. It is an A-segment city car built in Europe, and it will sit below the Leaf and Micra in Nissan's electric line-up. It has not published prices, battery sizes or an order date yet.

What to check before you order

Grant eligibility. The Electric Car Grant comes in two bands, £3,750 or £1,500, and applies to cars priced at or under £37,000. The discount is applied by the seller at the point of purchase rather than claimed afterwards. Our running list of eligible models tracks what has been approved so far.

Delivery dates, in writing. Several of the launch offers on this list depend on the car being registered or delivered before the end of the year. Ask for a dated estimate on your order form, and confirm what happens to your deposit if the car slips into 2027.

Running costs, not just the sticker. The car is one half of the bill. A home charge point and an off-peak tariff do more for the monthly cost than most specification choices, and our wallbox guide explains the installation side. Some brands also throw in charging credit at the point of sale, such as the 10,000 free miles offered with a new Citroën on an EV tariff.

Whether the car suits your year. The models we keep coming back to for most buyers are the ones that do the everyday job well rather than the ones with the biggest number in the brochure, a point we made in our recommended list.