The most powerful electric cars: Compact cars 2025

The most powerful new cars registered in the European Union in 2025, according to their official type-approval data.

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  1. 1
    MG MG4 Electric

    MG MG4 Electric

    Electric · 1,878 kg (4,140 lb)

    429 hp

    320 kW

  2. 2
    Mercedes-Benz CLA 350 4MATIC

    Mercedes-Benz CLA 350 4MATIC

    Electric · 2,135 kg (4,707 lb)

    349 hp

    260 kW

  3. 3
    Cupra Born 240 kW 79 84 Kwh

    Cupra Born 240 kW 79 84 Kwh

    Electric · 1,999 kg (4,407 lb)

    322 hp

    240 kW

  4. 4
    Volkswagen ID.3 GTX Perf. 240KW

    Volkswagen ID.3 GTX Perf. 240KW

    Electric · 1,994 kg (4,396 lb)

    322 hp

    240 kW

  5. 5

    Mercedes-Benz CLA 350 4MATIC With EQ Technology

    Electric · 2,150 kg (4,740 lb)

    241 hp

    180 kW

  6. 6
    Renault Megane E-Tech Electric

    Renault Megane E-Tech Electric

    Electric · 1,718 kg (3,788 lb)

    215 hp

    160 kW

  7. 7
    Nissan Leaf 62KWH

    Nissan Leaf 62KWH

    Electric · 1,765 kg (3,891 lb)

    215 hp

    160 kW

  8. 8
    Peugeot 408

    Peugeot 408

    Electric · 1,879 kg (4,142 lb)

    211 hp

    157 kW

  9. 9
    BYD Dolphin

    BYD Dolphin

    Electric · 1,733 kg (3,821 lb)

    201 hp

    150 kW

  10. 10
    Kia EV4

    Kia EV4

    Electric · 1,901 kg (4,191 lb)

    201 hp

    150 kW

  11. 11

    Mercedes-Benz CLA 250+ With EQ Technology

    Electric · 2,070 kg (4,564 lb)

    168 hp

    125 kW

  12. 12
    Peugeot 308

    Peugeot 308

    Electric · 1,776 kg (3,915 lb)

    154 hp

    115 kW

  13. 13
    Citroën E-C4

    Citroën E-C4

    Electric · 1,645 kg (3,627 lb)

    154 hp

    115 kW

  14. 14
    Opel Astra Sports Tourer

    Opel Astra Sports Tourer

    Electric · 1,760 kg (3,880 lb)

    154 hp

    115 kW

  15. 15
    Citroën E-C4 X

    Citroën E-C4 X

    Electric · 1,653 kg (3,644 lb)

    154 hp

    115 kW

  16. 16

    Kia EV4HB Earth Plus 81

    Electric · 1,905 kg (4,200 lb)

    67 hp

    50 kW

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. Power is the maximum declared by the manufacturer (hp = kW × 1.341); in some EVs it is the sum of all their motors and may not match the advertised figure.

By powertrain, based on each version's official type approval: “Combustion” covers petrol, diesel, LPG, CNG and ethanol; “Hybrids”, both regular and plug-in hybrids; “Electric”, fully electric cars. With a powertrain selected, each model appears with its best version of that powertrain.

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.