The most efficient electric cars: Compact cars 2025
Using less energy per kilometre means cheaper charging. These are the EVs registered in the EU in 2025 with the lowest official consumption.
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Mercedes-Benz CLA 250+
268 hp · 743 km (462 mi) range
12.6 kWh
per 100 km
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Volkswagen ID.3 GTX 210KW
282 hp · 593 km (368 mi) range
14.6 kWh
per 100 km
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Citroën E-C4 X
154 hp · 427 km (265 mi) range
14.6 kWh
per 100 km
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Opel Astra
154 hp · 417 km (259 mi) range
14.8 kWh
per 100 km
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Cupra Born 240 kW 79 84 Kwh
322 hp · 590 km (367 mi) range
14.9 kWh
per 100 km
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Kia EV4
67 hp · 612 km (380 mi) range
14.9 kWh
per 100 km
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Renault Megane E-Tech Electric
129 hp · 319 km (198 mi) range
15.0 kWh
per 100 km
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Citroën E-C4
154 hp · 414 km (257 mi) range
15.0 kWh
per 100 km
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Peugeot 308
154 hp · 416 km (258 mi) range
15.1 kWh
per 100 km
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Peugeot 408
211 hp · 448 km (278 mi) range
15.1 kWh
per 100 km
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Kia EV4HB Earth Plus 81
67 hp · 594 km (369 mi) range
15.5 kWh
per 100 km
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BYD Dolphin
201 hp · 427 km (265 mi) range
15.9 kWh
per 100 km
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MG MG4 Electric
91 hp · 450 km (280 mi) range
16.0 kWh
per 100 km
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Nissan Leaf 40KWH
148 hp · 276 km (171 mi) range
16.8 kWh
per 100 km
How it's calculated
Official type-approval data for the new passenger cars registered in the European Union, published by the European Environment Agency. One spot per model (its best version), and only versions with at least 30 registrations, to rule out errors in the records. Official WLTP electric consumption in kWh per 100 km.
Each model's body type (SUV, hatchback, sedan…) and size come from its Wikidata classification and our own review of the best-sellers; models without a type yet only appear under “All”.
Source: European Environment Agency (EEA), “Monitoring of CO2 emissions from passenger cars”, CC BY 4.0 licence. 2025 data (provisional), imported on September 24, 2026. We automatically check for new data every 6 hours (last check: September 25, 2026 at 02:17 PM GMT+2). This is the type-approval data declared by manufacturers and it may contain errors.