Car finder

Find the right electric car for you

Five questions, about a minute, no sign-up. We match you against 46 UK electric car variants using sourced manufacturer specifications, and we tell you why each one matched rather than just handing you a list.

The car finder needs JavaScript to score your answers. You can still browse every electric car we cover, or read our best electric cars guide.

How we pick

Your answers are used in two ways. Some are hard requirements: if you tow, we remove every car with no towing rating, and 17 of the cars we cover cannot tow at all. If you need six or seven seats, we remove every five-seater. If you want a car that can power your home, we remove every car without vehicle-to-home or vehicle-to-grid support, and we will never quietly swap in one that lacks it.

Everything else is scored rather than filtered. Range fit and rapid-charging performance carry the most weight, followed by body style and how well the car suits your home charging setup. Your stated priority increases the weight of whichever factor you picked. We deliberately do not reward range you told us you do not need, because that extra battery adds weight and cost you will not use.

We do not show a numerical match score, because a score implies a precision this kind of model does not have. Instead each result explains the two factors that contributed most to it being chosen.

Two things worth being straight about. Company car tax is currently 4% for every electric car on this list, so the salary sacrifice priority cannot rank on the BiK rate; it leans on efficiency and on whether a car is a sensible company choice instead. And we do not rank on price at all, because we would rather show no price than a stale one. Always confirm the current on-the-road figure with the manufacturer or dealer before you commit.

Questions about the car finder

How does the car finder work?
You answer five questions about body style, range, home charging, practicality and priorities. We filter out any car that cannot meet a hard requirement, then score the rest against your answers and show the three that fit best. Nothing is sent anywhere; the scoring runs entirely in your browser.
Do I have to give my email address?
No. There is no sign-up, no email capture and no form. You get your results immediately on screen.
Why are the range figures lower than the official ones?
We show a real-world estimate at roughly 80% of the official WLTP figure, because WLTP is measured in controlled conditions that few UK drivers ever replicate. Cold weather and motorway speeds reduce range further.
Why does it sometimes say it widened my search?
If very few cars match your answers exactly, we relax one requirement at a time and tell you which one, rather than showing you an empty page. We never relax a vehicle-to-home requirement or a six or seven seat requirement, because a car that cannot do those things is not a substitute.
How many cars does it choose from?
We currently hold verified data on 46 electric car variants sold in the UK, each with a fully sourced specification. We add more as we verify them, and we would rather cover fewer cars accurately than list every model with guessed figures.
Do you get paid for the recommendations?
We earn affiliate commission on some charger and energy tariff links, which is how the site is funded. The car rankings themselves are produced by the scoring model described above and are not influenced by commercial relationships.

Prefer to browse?

The finder is a shortcut, not the only route. You can also browse every electric car we cover, read our best electric cars guide, compare the longest-range models, or look at the cheapest electric cars in the UK.

Once you have picked a car, the next two decisions are which home charger to fit and which overnight EV tariff to switch to. Those two choices affect your running costs far more than the badge on the bonnet.