
A comprehensive ranked list of this scale is genuinely useful because it forces direct comparison across cars that are rarely evaluated side by side — budget city EVs against premium crossovers, niche imports against mainstream staples. The middle of a 161-car ranking is where the interesting tension lives: these are vehicles good enough to make the cut but not good enough to lead it, which often tells you more about the real-world EV market than the top ten ever could. For a buyer trying to navigate a crowded and still-maturing segment, knowing where a specific model sits relative to 160 others is a more honest frame than any standalone five-star review.
This is the fourth installment in our 161 to 1 rundown of every electric car on sale in the UK