Niche list284 models
Cheapest cars to run
There are 284 current car models ranked by yearly energy cost — the cheapest is about €477 a year in fuel or electricity over 15,000 km. Energy only: this figure excludes insurance, servicing, depreciation and road tax, which vary by driver and country.
01★
Dongfeng
Dongfeng
Box 42kWh Launch Edition
2024·Electric
€477
95hp
10.6s 0–100
140km/h
02
Mercedes-Benz
Mercedes-Benz
CLA 250+ EQ Business Solution
2025·Electric
€549
272hp
6.7s 0–100
210km/h
03
Dacia
Dacia
Spring Electric 100 Extreme
2026·Electric
€558
102hp
9.6s 0–100
125km/h
04
Tesla
Tesla
Model 3 Premium Long Range RWD
2025·Electric
€567
320hp
5.2s 0–100
201km/h
05
Toyota
Toyota
bZ4X Touring Dynamic
2025·Electric
€571
227hp
160km/h
06
Tesla
Tesla
Model Y Long Range RWD
2026·Electric
€572
299hp
7.2s 0–100
201km/h
07
Smart
Smart
fortwo EQ comfort
2020·Electric
€581
82hp
11.6s 0–100
130km/h
08
Lucid
Lucid
Air Pure
2024·Electric
€585
442hp
4.7s 0–100
200km/h
09
Renault
Renault
Twingo E-TECH 80hp urban range Evolution
2026·Electric
€585
82hp
12.1s 0–100
130km/h
10
Fiat
Fiat
500 500e 24kWh Icon
2026·Electric
€585
95hp
9.5s 0–100
135km/h
11
Ford
Ford
Puma Gen-E
2025·Electric
€590
169hp
8.0s 0–100
160km/h
12
Ford
Ford
Capri Extended Range RWD
2024·Electric
€599
286hp
6.4s 0–100
180km/h
13
Toyota
Toyota
C-HR+ 77kWh First Edition
2025·Electric
€599
224hp
7.3s 0–100
160km/h
14
Renault
Renault
Zoe R110 Equilibre
2022·Electric
€600
109hp
11.4s 0–100
135km/h
15
Volkswagen
Volkswagen
ID.7 86kWh 286hp Limited Edition Plus
2025·Electric
€612
286hp
6.6s 0–100
180km/h
16
Audi
Audi
A6 e-tron Sportback S edition
2024·Electric
€612
286hp
7.0s 0–100
210km/h
17
Subaru
Subaru
Uncharted 2E-xcite
2026·Electric
€617
169hp
8.4s 0–100
140km/h
18
Cupra
Cupra
Raval 37kWh 99kW Performance
2026·Electric
€617
116hp
9.9s 0–100
160km/h
19
Skoda
Skoda
Elroq 60 150kW Selection
2024·Electric
€619
204hp
160km/h
20
Mini
Mini
Cooper E Essential
2023·Electric
€621
184hp
7.3s 0–100
160km/h
21
Aiways
Aiways
U5 Prime
2022·Electric
€621
204hp
7.8s 0–100
150km/h
22
BYD
BYD
Atto 2 Comfort
2025·Electric
€621
204hp
7.9s 0–100
160km/h
23
Hyundai
Hyundai
Ioniq 6 53kWh Style
2023·Electric
€626
151hp
8.8s 0–100
185km/h
24
Mini
Mini
Aceman SE Favoured
2024·Electric
€626
218hp
7.1s 0–100
170km/h
25
Ford
Ford
Explorer EV Extended Range RWD
2024·Electric
€626
286hp
6.4s 0–100
180km/h
26
Mitsubishi
Mitsubishi
Eclipse Cross Instyle
2025·Electric
€630
218hp
7.9s 0–100
170km/h
27
Toyota
Toyota
Urban Cruiser 49kWh Active
2025·Electric
€630
144hp
9.6s 0–100
150km/h
28
Peugeot
Peugeot
208 e-208 Allure EV 51kWh 156
2023·Electric
€635
156hp
8.2s 0–100
150km/h
29
Nissan
Nissan
Leaf Acenta
2018·Electric
€635
150hp
7.9s 0–100
144km/h
30
Renault
Renault
4 E-TECH urban range evolution
2025·Electric
€639
122hp
9.2s 0–100
150km/h
How this list is built
Annual energy cost over 15,000 km, from each model’s cheapest variant with published consumption. Prices are EU averages (July 2026): petrol €1.75/l, diesel €1.70/l, LPG €0.90/l, electricity €0.30/kWh. Combined economy is the average of the urban and extra-urban figures; EVs use kWh/100 km. Excludes insurance, maintenance, depreciation and tax. Current models only.
284 models · updated 2026-07-12 · Cars by capability · Cars-Data Score™