The Best Electric Vehicles You Can Buy In 2024

The Best Electric Vehicles You Can Buy In 2024 | Drive.com.au

Cast your mind back 5 years to a simpler time the year was 2019 and just 22 all electric vehicles were available for sale in Australia Flash Forward to August 2024 and that number will have more than doubled to over 50 models some of them even priced below the all

Important $440,000 Mark it’s a great time to be alive for our drive car of the year judges who’ve previously struggled to fill just one category of electric cars let alone several so ladies and Gentlemen let’s meet our electric category winners for the 2024 Drive Car of the Year Awards every year drives Car of the Year Awards seek to find the best new vehicles for Australian buyers testing and comparing models to find the cars that move the game forward for the largest proportion of Aussie Shoppers in this video we will introduce you to our

Electric winners for 2024 and tell you a bit more about why they won their individual categories claiming our electric categories for 2024 are our best electric vehicle under $50,000 the mg4 essence 64 which proves you can have a capable EV on a budget then there’s our best Urban electric vehicle under

$100,000 the Tesla Model 3 long range which continues to be the Benchmark for electric cars everywhere our best luxury electric vehicle under $150,000 is the BMW X Drive 40 sport which shows what’s possible when comfort and capability coexists without compromise and our best family electric vehicle under $100,000 is the Kia ev9

Air a game changer for family buyers a new category for drive car of the year 2024 is the best electric Urban vehicle under $100,000 and well Su I think the winner should be no stranger to anyone who shopping for electric vehicles because I think we all know that badge that’s

Right Wy so the Tesla Model 3 won this category it was already The Benchmark for electric cars but a substantial update at the start of this year has meant that a good product has become even better so our pick in this range is the long range variant which starts just

Over $70,000 for your spend you actually get an really impressive amount of range so some of the the biggest range in basically the entire electric vehicle industry just over 600 km so no range anxiety issues there it’s a really Efficient Electric car as well so you’ll be visiting the supercharger even less

Than you were before plus updates to the suspension have meant it’s a really comfortable Supple ride and the amount of tech inside this car is seriously impressive and not for uh any small point the overall uh design of the car has actually been improved and changed

For 2024 which means you’ll be able to spot the updated model 3 on the road when you see them throughout the year but to find out more let’s take a look look inside Tesla really is the quintessential electric vehicle you look at the sales you see them everywhere on

The road these are the cars that people are choosing to well I guess get their first full Taste of an EV and I tell you what a Tesla is a full taste experience you are Allin nothing but well Tesla as an EV the new model 3 is still one of

The most efficient electric vehicles you can buy you’ve got incredible range on this car the model 3 long range but it’s all the other elements to what Tesla has done with the car to make it like nothing else available that does get a lot of buyers talking for example we can

Well we can turn our fireplace on and sort of sit back now what’s interesting when you do that it actually turns the air conditioner off and pumps heat in so you are getting heat from the fire if you tap it you get some mood music but we’ll

Turn that off now it’s just an element that makes this thing perhaps a little bit silly a a little bit more irreverent and a quite a Dar site more appealing for a lot of buyers but once you go past the silly things there’s actually some real substance to the new model 3 you’ve

Got a far Better Built car that now rides with a lot more compliance even on Australian roads like I said you’ve got a very impressive range but you’ve also got Tesla’s enormous and robust charging Network that’s available to you as a Tesla owner so in terms of making a

Choice to go electric and then making a choice to go Electric in a Tesla you opening up the full world of EV driving with the efficient drive line with lots of fun toys and with a charging networks that’s there to support you from here on out it’s a pretty impressive Place to

Start If an EV is on your shopping list Tesla for a number of good reasons is still a very polarizing brand in our market and yet its strong points as an electric vehicle are Beyond argument really really highquality battery packs and efficient usage of the power available means that these are

Incredibly practical electric vehicles and they do exactly what we would expect an electric vehicle to do without compromise so if you are looking at an electric vehicle at this end of the market the Tesla Model 3 is absolutely one that you have to consider finally electric car buyers on

A budget have options so many in fact that we were able to fill an entire category and the winner of that category best electric car under $50,000 is right here with us now the mg4 now Wy all importantly three variant slot in under the $50,000 Mark in the mg4 range which

Is the best way to spend your money well this car sues this is the 64 Essence so it’s mid-spec you’ve got the 64 KW battery which gives it over 400 km worth of range and the essence gives it a fair amount of Kit you’ve got uh faux leather

Seats there’s a body kit there’s plenty of Technology inside which makes this a very well-featured very accessible first electric car for many buyers and it’s a great way for people who are considering the move to Electric to stick their toe in the water because look at it it is a

Fully functional familiar sized hatchback and it’s the uh the type of car that will fit into many many Australian garages without a second thought absolutely we’ll fit into car Parks too which is always an added bonus let’s find out why the judges loved this car in more detail while it doesn’t look

That fast on paper the mg4 feels positively Zippy on the road with light steering that’s perfectly suited to Urban driving out on the freeway it’s a hoot thanks to a low center of gravity Punchy acceleration and Keen steering perhaps the most appealing thing about the mg4 is that well when you look

Around the cabinet looks like an ordinary little hatchback and this is because it kind of is you don’t need to learn something uh from the ground up to get into the mg4 so if this is going to be your first step into an electric car

You can be familiar and out on the road in no time there are some good benefits about this car being designed from the ground up as an EV you’ve got terrific storage around the cabin so there’s no transmission tunnel running through that also translates to decent rear passenger

Room and a good boot in terms of equipment you kind of aren’t wanting for nothing it’s got a full list of safety and Driver assistance technology on board but in terms of being an EV and I guess the key questions that people do ask range and charging and with over 400

Km range that is real world uh achievable in the mg4 plus fast charging it means that by the time you get to the shops you might find a 50 Kow charger there you finish the groceries cars back up to uh to full charge and you’re ready

To go for tomorrow at a fraction of the cost of running a petrol car the mg4 does bring the world of electrification to A Whole New Market so if this is suiting as perhaps an urban Runabout or maybe the family second car it’s a great

Way to tip your dough in the water now it’s all good and well to find electric car with heaps of range that range won’t be much good to you if you’re stuck sitting at a charger all day waiting for the battery to get topped up so we

Crunch the numbers to find out how long all of these cars take to charge from 10 to 80% battery capacity charging at their Peak rate and the good news is it’s very minimal downtime imposing eye-catching and unapologetically luxurious BMW’s large electric SUV won our best luxury electric car under

$150,000 category for 2024 because judges felt it epitomized what buyers are looking for from the future of electrification now Wy aside from the obvious fantastic styling why do we love this vehicle yeah look it’s it’s one of those things when you are looking for a luxury electric car you want the

Performance you want the smoothness you want all of the uh the mod cons that go with it but you also want to make a statement and I think thex does all of that in Spades now this is the uh X Drive 40 sport you can spend a lot more

Than this car you can go up in the range but I’m saying you don’t need to from the outside to the inside this car has got something special going on everywhere you look it is an occasion every occasion and I think the idea that buyers who want the latest in technology

The latest in electric Drive lines and the latest in styling thex is a formidable vehicle and don’t let the imposing size for you it can do the 0 to 100 kmph Sprint in just 6.1 seconds which I I think it’s pretty impressive now enough about the outside cuz that

Interior is pretty Lux and I’d like to get in there and check it out evidently I am sitting in the upper end of the electrification spectrum the BMW iix the car we’ve chosen as the pick of the range is this one the X Drive 40 Sport and that’s because we believe it offers

The most bang for your buck it is actually one of the more affordable options in a Range that can hit up over $200,000 so in this grade you get all kinds of really beautiful creatures Comforts that really make you feel like you’ve spent your money well which is a

Really important feeling in the luxury space so that includes things like these gorgeous Nappa leather seats they offer a massage function and heating as well you get a premium Hardman Carden sound system you get Crystal accents as well in the rose gold throughout the cabin obviously BMW is known for its screens

And infotainment and this car is no exception with this sweeping singular panel which offers smartphone connectivity a clever personal assistant as well well we’re used to seeing electric cars ear on the side of minimalism this kind of goes for all that maximalism but you don’t sacrifice that space and practicality in the cabin

So no transmission tunnel means heaps of storage and space down here a nice Airy feel as well and of course on the road this car is fantastic to drive smooth comfortable but with Punchy performance on the road the BMW boast Rolls-Royce level suspension and refinement and delivers the sheer driving pleasure

Expected when purchasing a BMW while impressively disguising its size around town well the winner of the drive car of the year best electric family vehicle priced under $100,000 is a family car front and center the Kia ev9 now this is a 7even seat full electric all singing

All dancing family SUV and Su it’s the first time we’ve seen this level of practicality at this part of the market with a full electric drive chain that’s right Wy I don’t like to throw the term gamechanging around but I do feel like this car warrants it now only one

Variant slots in under the $100,000 Mark but that’s okay cuz it’s the only variant you need it’s a rear wheeel drive air and it has everything Dual Zone climate control heated and ventilated seat massive screen fantastic sound system and as Wy said before this is a family car first and foremost

Cavernous boot you’ve got four ISO fix points five top tether so theoretically you can fit five child seats at the one time in this car not to mention it’s it’s an electric car so it’s got vehicle to load capabilities you can go camping and power your hair dryer if you like to

And of course K’s unlimited kilm 7year warranty really sweetens the deal and I think servicing for this car costs as little as $700 over the first 3 years so it’s a real no-brainer for families looking to make the switch to electric cars it kind of does it all Su so to

Find out more about the K av9 let’s take a look inside now you’ll hear us talk frequently about the benefits of an electric vehicle that is a bespoke platform what we mean by that is an EV that isn’t based on a conventional vehicle and the ev9 is a bespoke

Platform and it’s a very very good one now what that does is simple things like gives you this extra storage here because of course you don’t have a transmission tunnel but there’s so many other things to like about the way a manufacturer can integrate its Tech into a platform that is built specifically

For that purpose this even v9 features a lot of stuff that we’ve come to expect from Kia in terms of the controls and the switch gear the screens the layout it’s all a little bit familiar even though it’s very modern but also this is built to a very high level and the

Integration of the tech is particularly easy to use that’s an important one for any buyer regardless of your purpose for this vehicle so I think that’s noteworthy the other point that’s worth making is there’s a lot of room in this too this is a proper three row SUV you

Really feel that from inside the cabin second row occupants you get plenty of comfort and access to Tech while you’re out on the road judges said the ev9 was composed and impressively quick to get moving for a car of its size with the instant Torque from the electric motors adding a bit of

Excitement we hope we’ve given you enough information to help you buy the right electric car for you so if you’re as charged up as we are and want to get to know our electrifying winners in more detail we’ve got all the numbers stats Prices range figures everything you need to know at drive.com.au

Click Here to Subscribe: http://drivesoci.al/1Cuo50FO51C
Read Full Story Here: https://www.drive.com.au/drive-car-of-the-year/2024/best-electric-cars/
The EV market is booming, with sales on a growth trajectory and new models arriving all the time. These are the best of the all-electric options on sale today.

There are now electric vehicles on offer from more manufacturers than not, bringing a sense of choice and scale to the EV market.

The specific electric car categories of Drive Car of the Year 2024 showcase cars for buyers looking for electric first and foremost, and cover everything from affordable to opulent.

If you want to park an EV in your driveway this year, these are the four best choices available.

00:00 Best Electric Vehicles
00:44 Category Winners
01:50 Tesla Model 3
05:20 MG 4
07:58 Charging Times
08:19 BMW iX
11:04 Kia EV9
13:48 Summary

#BestEV #electriccar #BestEV2024
______________________________________________________________________________________________

At Drive we pride ourselves on being the future of automotive and letting you, as the driver and reader, know where it’s all headed.

Drive showcases the best of all things automotive, covering all brands and areas of the motoring industry providing Australia’s most engaging and entertaining content.

The dedicated team at Drive are here to bring you their trusted advice, share their passion for all things motoring and to help simplify the Australian motoring landscape for all types of drivers.

We’re here to help you discover the Best of What’s Next.

Drive’s YouTube channel showcases new car reviews, car comparisons, mega tests, great drives and the latest car news. We want to deliver everything you need to know about the car or cars you are interested in.

Our team of motoring experts drive and review every car in the Australian market keeping the needs of both consumers and brands at the forefront. They are driven to help consumers navigate the dynamic and ever-expanding new car market, to help buyers find their best next new car.

Visit our website: https://www.drive.com.au/
Join our facebook community: https://www.facebook.com/Drive.com.au
Check out the latest cars on our instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drivecomau/

What is the best car of 2023? Watch the winning video from our 2023 Drive Car of the Year: