As more Canadian’s warm up to the idea of choosing a battery electric vehicle (BEV) as their next new car or light truck the range of available vehicles is rapidly expanding.
While the average selling price of new BEV’s are higher than the overall market average, more affordable choices are becoming available.
The list of vehicles below represents the currently available new cars and light trucks. We will add additional models as they become available. Watch for the addition of the Chevrolet Silverado EV, Ford 150 Lightning, GMC Hummer EV Pickup, GMC Hummer EV SUV and new BEV’s from Mercedes Benz and Nissan.
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The Audi e-tron is a compact luxury SUV that combines the Ingolstadt, Germany-based carmaker’s edgy design language and high-quality execution with a fully |
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Sized similarly to the A7, the Audi e-tron GT is based on Porsche’s Taycan and is therefore a dedicated electric four-door |
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The Audi e-tron Sportback directly targets the swoopy Tesla Model Y, providing the German brand’s sharp styling with full-electric propulsion in the compact luxury SUV-coupe segment. |
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Audi’s e-tron S Sportback builds on the sleeker SUV-coupe body style of the luxury automaker’s e-Tron BEV, with stronger performance overall. |
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The Q4 e-tron is Audi’s entry-level battery electric vehicle (BEV) in Canada, smaller and more affordable than the compact luxury e-tron. |
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The Q4 e-Tron Sportback is a sportier SUV-coupe styled version of the regular all-electric Q4 e-Tron subcompact luxury SUV. |
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Based on Porsche’s Taycan, the RS e-Tron GT is more potent version of Audi’s regular e-Tron GT, a mid-size four-door coupe that targets Tesla’s Model S. |
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This is the last year for BMW’s funky i3, a subcompact BEV-powered hatchback featuring a carbon-fibre body and the option of a gasoline-powered range-extender engine. |
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Redesigned for 2022, Chevrolet’s Bolt is a plug-in battery electric-powered subcompact hatchback that benefits from a few SUV styling details. |
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All new for 2022, the Chevrolet Bolt EUV is a battery-powered subcompact crossover SUV, positioned slightly above the regular Bolt EV. |
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Now in its second model year, Ford’s Mustang Mach-E pulls its name and many styling cues from the legendary Mustang pony car but gets all-electric power and an SUV body style. |
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Hyundai’s Ioniq 5 takes the brand’s edgy styling to new electrified levels, while adding 800-volt DC fast charging for an 80-percent charge in just 18 minutes, plus over 480 km of range. |
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The Hyundai IONIQ Electric, which will be discontinued at the close of 2021, shares its design with hybrid and plug-in hybrid variants. The all-electric model has a range of more than 270 km. |
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The Kona has been a massive hit for Hyundai. Available with gasoline and all-electric power, the latter version is capable of driving more than 400 km on a full charge. |
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Jaguar’s I-PACE crossover was early to the luxury electric category but delivered |
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Kia’s Niro comes in regular gasoline-powered form, plus as a plug-in hybrid and a pure EV, with the latter capable of driving 385 km on a single charge. |
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The Soul is available as a regular gasoline-powered subcompact crossover, plus as a 100-percent battery-powered EV capable of driving 383 km between charges. |
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The MX-30 compact crossover, Mazda’s first EV, can be charged from 20 to 80 percent in about 36 minutes with a Level 3 DC 50-kW fast charger, resulting in 161 km of combined city/highway range. |
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Based on Mini’s smallest 3-Door hatchback, the Cooper SE is an all-electric subcompact good for up to 183 km of range and 80-percent of fast-charging in only 35 minutes. |
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Nissan’s LEAF has long been an EV best-seller, with the latest second-generation model capable of up to 363 km of range with its larger 62 kWh battery. |
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Polestar is Volvo’s new electrified sub-brand, with its first “1” plug-in hybrid luxury coupe finishing up production and the new “2” crossover sport sedan EV good for up to 400 km of range. |
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Based on the XC40 subcompact luxury SUV, also available in gasoline-power and as a plug-in hybrid, the XC40 Recharge BEV has a range of 359 km and takes a minimum of 33 minutes to charge up to 80 percent. |
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Canada’s best-selling electric car, the Tesla Model 3 is a BMW 3 Series-sized luxury sedan capable of 3.3 seconds to 100 km/h and 576 km of range in top-line |
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Canada’s best-selling electric crossover SUV, the Model Y is compact in size yet |
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Tesla’s first practical car, the Model S holds many racetrack records for performance, even sprinting to 100 km/h in just 2.1 seconds, despite being a comfortable mid-size luxury sedan with up to 637 km of range. |
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Tesla’s first crossover SUV, the Model X uses powered gull-wing doors for rear entry, plus can sprint to 100 km/h in only 2.6 seconds and drive up to 536 km on a single charge. |
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