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Electric Car Awards 2025: Best electric family SUV
With fully electric and plug-in hybrid cars now coming in all shapes and sizes, we’ve named the best new and used buys in every class. Here we look at the best electric family SUVs...
Skoda Elroq 85 Edition
Given that most of the first electric SUVs to go on sale were large, upmarket and expensive (witness the Audi E-tron, Jaguar I-Pace and Tesla Model X), it made sense for Skoda to lean in the same general direction with its first contender (the Enyaq) in 2020 – albeit without so much of the ‘expensive’ bit. We’ve always rated that exceedingly practical model highly, but it’s now been upstaged by the newer Skoda Elroq – sized and priced rather more in line with the needs of family SUV buyers.
Being slightly smaller and lighter than the Enyaq, the Elroq feels more wieldy in day-to-day use. True, its boot isn’t as massive as the Enyaq’s, but it’s still far from poky, and the optional Transport Package (£250) adds versatility; this includes a height-adjustable boot floor and handy storage nets, one of which is under the parcel shelf and is perfect for stashing charging cables out of the way.
Farther forwards, the driver sits up relatively high in a superbly supportive seat, and even tall occupants will find that there’s plenty of head and leg room front and rear. What’s more, their surroundings include a pleasing mixture of fabrics and soft-touch plastics – just like in the Enyaq.
Of the three battery options available (not including the hot Skoda Elroq vRS’s), we recommend the largest, as found in the 85 model. It provides the sort of range that enables family SUV buyers to make longer trips with confidence.Officially, the 85 Edition can cover up to 356 miles between top-ups; that’s not quite as far as the priciest versions of the Kia EV3 and the Renault Scenic can manage, but it’s still towards the top end of the scale for the class.
With a tight turning circle, the Elroq feels nimble around town, and it’s good to drive at any speed, with a well-controlled ride, composed handling and smoother, more reassuring brakes than those of the Scenic and Cupra Tavascan. It’s a quiet motorway cruiser, too.
You could save yourself a few grand and go for one of the smaller-battery versions of the Elroq, but we think it’s worth the extra outlay for the long range and generous kit list you get with the 85.
True, our favourite version of the Scenic is slightly cheaper, but that car isn’t as practical or good to drive as the Elroq is. Other rivals, including equivalent versions of the EV3, Mini Countryman SE and Tesla Model Y, are all more expensive to buy. That such a broadly talented model should be so keenly priced is almost too good to be true. But it is.
Best used electric family SUV
Skoda Enyaq 60 Suite (2020-present)
Price from £13,000
Offering even more interior room than the Elroq, no other electric SUV comes close to providing the all-round practicality and exceptional value of a used Enyaq.
Used Skoda Enyaq buying guide >>
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