One of the UK’s most popular motoring publications has released a shortlist of electric and plug-in hybrid cars ahead of a major awards ceremony in August.

The What Car? Electric Car Awards will be revealed on Wednesday 5th August, with an eclectic range of categories for motors across all styles, tastes and price ranges. The categories include best value car, best luxury SUV, best performance car and many more, with similar options in the plug-in hybrid categories.

“The number of people looking to make the switch and buy an electric vehicle is growing rapidly, and so too is the complexity of the choices they have to make. These awards put What Car? in the perfect position to support people on that journey,” said What Car? Editor Steve Huntingford.

“Whether someone is trying to understand the complexities of charging, research which car they should buy or actually get in contact with a dealer to buy a car with our guaranteed Target Price saving, our goal is to always be there to help them get the very best car for their needs and budget.”

A What Car? Survey recently found that 23.25% of would-be car buyers would consider a buying an electric of hybrid vehicle in light of the recent Covid-19 pandemic.

WHAT CAR? ELECTRIC AWARDS – THE CONTENDERS

ELECTRIC CARS

Value car
Seat Mii Electric
Skoda Citigo-e iV
Smart Fortwo EQ
Volkswagen e-Up

Small car
Honda E
Mini Electric
Peugeot e-208
Renault Zoe
Vauxhall Corsa-e

Family car
Hyundai Ioniq Electric
Nissan Leaf
Toyota Mirai
Volkswagen e-Golf

Family SUV
DS 3 Crossback E-Tense
Hyundai Kona Electric
Kia e-Niro
Kia Soul EV
MG ZS EV
Peugeot e-2008

Luxury SUV
Audi E-tron
Audi E-tron Sportback
Jaguar I-Pace
Mercedes EQC

Executive car
Polestar 2
Tesla Model 3
Tesla Model S
Performance car
Porsche Taycan
Tesla Model 3 Performance
Tesla Model S Performance

Seven-seater
Tesla Model X
Nissan E-NV200 Combi 7st

HYBRID CARS

Family car
Hyundai Ioniq PHEV
Kia XCeed PHEV
Mercedes A-Class A250e
Toyota Prius Plug-in

Small SUV
BMW X1 xDrive25e
Kia Niro PHEV
Mini Countryman All4 PHEV
Peugeot 3008 Hybrid
Vauxhall Grandland X Hybrid
Volvo XC40 Recharge T5

Large SUV
Audi Q5 55 TFSIe
BMW X3 xDrive30e
Ford Kuga PHEV
Hyundai Nexo
Mercedes GLC 300e
Mercedes GLC Coupe 300e
Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV
Volvo XC60 Recharge T8

Luxury SUV
BMW X5 xDrive45e
Porsche Cayenne E-Hybrid/Turbo S E-Hybrid
Porsche Cayenne Coupe E-Hybrid/Turbo S E-Hybrid
Range Rover P400e
Range Rover Sport P400e
Volvo XC90 Recharge T8

Estate car
Volvo V60 Recharge T8
Volvo V90 Recharge T8
Kia Ceed SW PHEV
Skoda Superb Estate iV
Volkswagen Passat Estate GTE

Executive car
BMW 3 Series 330e
BMW 5 Series 530e
Mercedes C-Class C300de
Mercedes E-Class E300e
Mercedes E-Class E300de
Skoda Superb iV
Volkswagen Passat GTE
Volvo S60 Recharge T8
Volvo S90 Recharge T8

Performance car
BMW i8
Polestar 1
Porsche Panamera E-Hybrid/ Porsche Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid

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