Category: EV Acceleration

EV Acceleration – 0 to 60MPH

  • EV Saloon cars 2026 – 0 to 60mph Acceleration

    The quickest EV 0 to 60MPH performance for saloon cars sold in the UK in 2026, is 2.8 seconds for the Audi RS e-tron GT, followed by 3.2 seconds for the Polestar 5.

    You can compare the EV acceleration of all UK saloon cars from the tables below.

    Make & ModelBody Type0–60 mph
    Tesla Model 3Saloon~5.1s (NimbleFins)
    BMW i4Gran coupe~5.5s
    BMW i5Saloon~5.7s
    BMW i7Luxury saloon~4.4s (Car and Driver)
    Mercedes EQESaloon~6.0s
    Mercedes EQSLuxury saloon~6.2s (NimbleFins)
    Mercedes C-Class Electric (2026)Saloon~4.2s (T3)
    Audi A6 e-tronSaloon~5.4s
    Audi e-tron GTSaloon~3.9s
    Audi RS e-tron GTSaloon~2.8s (NimbleFins)
    Hyundai Ioniq 6Saloon~5.1s
    Polestar 2Fastback~4.5s
    Polestar 5Saloon~3.2s (NimbleFins)
    BYD SealSaloon~5.5s
    NIO ET5Saloon~4.0s
    NIO ET7Saloon~3.8s

    Results correct at time of publishing.

    Acceleration is measured in seconds to reach a speed of 60MPH.

  • EV SUVs 2026 – 0 to 60mph Acceleration

    The quickest EV 0 to 60MPH performance for SUVs sold in the UK in 2026, is 2.4 seconds for the Porsche Cayenne Electric (2026), followed by 2.9 seconds for the Lotus Eletre.

    You can compare the EV acceleration of all UK SUVs from the tables below.

    Make & ModelBody Type0–60 mph
    Hyundai Kona ElectricSmall SUV~7.6s
    Peugeot e-2008Small SUV~8.5s
    Kia Niro EVSmall SUV~7.5s
    Vauxhall Mokka ElectricSmall SUV~8.5s
    Jeep Avenger ElectricSmall SUV~9.0s
    Volvo EX30Small SUV3.6–5.3s (NimbleFins)
    Smart #1Small SUV~6.7s
    Smart #1 BrabusSmall SUV~3.9s (NimbleFins)
    BYD Atto 3Small SUV5.5s (NimbleFins)
    Make & ModelBody Type0–60 mph
    Volkswagen ID.4SUV~8.5s
    Volkswagen ID.5SUV coupe~8.4s
    Skoda EnyaqSUV~8.2s
    Skoda ElroqSUV~9.0s (NimbleFins)
    Ford Mustang Mach-ESUV~5.8s
    Tesla Model YSUV~5.0s
    Nissan AriyaSUV~7.5s
    Toyota bZ4XSUV~7.5s
    Subaru SolterraSUV~7.6s
    Honda e:Ny1SUV~7.6s
    Lexus RZSUV~5.3s
    Volvo EX40 (XC40 Recharge)SUV~4.6s
    Polestar 3SUV~5.0s
    Audi Q4 e-tronSUV~8.5s
    BMW iX1SUV~5.6s
    BMW iX2SUV coupe~5.6s
    Mercedes EQASUV~8.6s
    Mercedes EQBSUV~8.0s
    Genesis GV60SUV~4.0s
    Make & ModelBody Type0–60 mph
    BMW iXLarge SUV~4.4s
    Audi Q8 e-tronLarge SUV~5.6s
    Mercedes EQS SUVLuxury SUV~6.5s
    Volvo EX90Large SUV~4.7s
    Kia EV9Large SUV~5.0s
    NIO EL6 / EL7 / EL8Large SUV~4–5s
    Lotus EletrePerformance SUV~2.9s (NimbleFins)
    Porsche Macan ElectricSUV~3.3s (NimbleFins)
    Porsche Cayenne Electric (2026)SUV2.4–4.5s (Autoweek)

    Results correct at time of publishing.

    Acceleration is measured in seconds to reach a speed of 60MPH.

  • EV Sports/Luxury cars 2026 – 0 to 60mph Acceleration

    The quickest EV 0 to 60MPH performance for Sports/Luxury cars sold in the UK in 2026, is 2.2 seconds for the Porsche Taycan, followed by 2.7 seconds for the BMW i5 Touring.

    You can compare the EV acceleration of all UK Sports/Luxury cars from the tables below.

    Make & ModelBody Type0–60 mph
    Porsche TaycanSports saloon2.2–4.8s (NimbleFins)
    Maserati GranTurismo FolgoreCoupe~2.7s (NimbleFins)
    MG CybersterRoadster~3.2s (NimbleFins)
    Lotus EmeyaHyper GT~2.8s (NimbleFins)

    Results correct at time of publishing.

    Acceleration is measured in seconds to reach a speed of 60MPH.

  • EV Estate cars 2026 – 0 to 60mph Acceleration

    The quickest EV 0 to 60MPH performance for estate cars sold in the UK in 2026, is 2.8 seconds for the Porsche Taycan Sport Turismo, followed by 6.0 seconds for the BMW i5 Touring.

    You can compare the EV acceleration of all UK estate cars from the tables below.

    Make & ModelBody Type0–60 mph
    MG5 EVEstate~7.3s
    BMW i5 TouringEstate~6.0s
    Volkswagen ID.7 TourerEstate~6.5s
    Porsche Taycan Sport TurismoEstate~2.8–3.5s (NimbleFins)

    Results correct at time of publishing.

    Acceleration is measured in seconds to reach a speed of 60MPH.

  • EV Hatchback cars 2026 – 0 to 60mph Acceleration

    The quickest EV 0 to 60MPH performance for hatchback cars sold in the UK in 2026, was 3.8 seconds for the MG4 XPower, followed by 6.6 seconds for the Cupra Born.

    You can compare the EV acceleration of all UK hatchback cars from the tables below.

    Make & ModelBody Type0–60 mph
    Dacia SpringCity car (hatchback)12.8s (Electric Car Wiki)
    Leapmotor T03City car (hatchback)12.7s (Electric Car Guide)
    Renault 5 E-TechSupermini hatchback~8.0s
    Fiat 500eCity hatchback~9.0s
    Mini Electric (Cooper SE)Supermini hatchback~7.0s
    Vauxhall Corsa ElectricSupermini hatchback~7.6s
    Peugeot e-208Supermini hatchback~8.1s
    MG4Hatchback~7.5s
    MG4 XPowerHatchback (performance)~3.8s (NimbleFins)
    BYD DolphinHatchback~7.0s
    GWM Ora 03Hatchback~8.0s
    Renault Zoe (run-out)Hatchback~9.5s
    Make & ModelBody Type0–60 mph
    Volkswagen ID.3Hatchback~7.3s
    Cupra BornHatchback~6.6s
    Nissan LeafHatchback~7.9s
    Hyundai Ioniq Electric (legacy)Hatchback~9.7s
    MG5 EVEstate hatch~7.3s

    Results correct at time of publishing.

    Acceleration is measured in seconds to reach a speed of 60MPH.