The Motability scheme is available for people with disabilities to lease an electric car (or indeed, one with an engine) at a discount compared with standard lease deals. You can used your disability-related benefits to finance a car chosen from a list of approved vehicles of all shapes and sizes.
If you are considering one of the best electric cars on Motability then you’re in luck, because EVs are easier to drive and tend to have lower running costs than their more traditional petrol or diesel counterparts. However, the cars available are regularly changing, so please check the Motability website for the latest options.
To help you with the job of picking your next car, our experts at Parkers have rounded-up the 10 best electric cars on Motability to put on your drive now.
Editor’s choice: MG4 EV
Gamechanging value for money, but excellent regardless of cost
Pros:
✅ Good to drive
✅ Roomy in the rear
✅ Brilliant value
Cons:
❌ Unproven dealer network
❌ Questionable build quality
The MG4 is good to drive – fun even – with excellent acceleration. Even the Standard Range has a range of over 200 miles, while Extended Range goes more than 300 miles. If you’re more worried about going quickly, there’s also a hot twin-motor four-wheel drive version on the cards.
Even if it were the same price as a Volkswagen ID.3 and Renault Megane E-Tech, the MG4 would be our favourite electric family car due to its all-round excellence, but considering it’s also massively cheaper, it’s hard not to conclude that the MG4 has reshaped the electric car market.
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Skoda Enyaq iV
Former Parkers car of the year is still brilliant for families
Pros:
✅ Long range, easy-to-drive
✅ Smart inside and out
✅ Cavernous interior
Cons:
❌ Expensive options
❌ A little bit boring
If you’re in the market for a family car and want to go electric, the Enyaq iV has a great deal to recommend it. The pricing and specs are very tempting indeed, as long as you don’t go overboard with the options.
What’s striking about the Enyaq iV is how comfortable and inviting it is – the ride quality is first rate and the interior is tastefully designed and trimmed very nicely. It’s roomy and practical and drives very well with an accent on ride compliance.
Read our full Skoda Enyaq iV review
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Vauxhall Mokka Electric
Easy to drive, good deals available, stylish inside and out
Pros:
✅ Smooth ride
✅ Easy-to-use infotainment
✅ Refined drive
Cons:
❌ Cramped rear
❌ Not exactly cheap
The Mokka Electric is an appealing car. A cursory glance reveals a striking and up-to-date car – well aligned with the standards we’re coming to expect from mainstream EVs.
The steering, ride and handling are all up-to scratch. In many ways, most notably in terms of refinement and ride quality, the Mokka Electric completely shades the diesel and petrol-engined versions of the same car.
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Citroen e-Berlingo
All the space and practicality you’ll ever need
Pros:
✅ Comfortable
✅ Lofty driving position
✅ Massive inside
Cons:
❌ Unimpressive range
❌ Looks like a van
If you can appreciate function over form, the e-Berlingo makes a terrific family car. It’s not terribly expensive by electric car standards, yet offers an exceedingly practical interior with enough room for four or more adults.
It’s the plentiful space for passengers and luggage we appreciate the most, although its comfortable ride helps it feel relaxing to drive, too. The price isn’t bad for an electric car and it feels nippy enough around town as well.
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Vauxhall Corsa Electric
Britain’s favourite supermini is an easy to live with electric car
Pros:
✅ Just like the petrol car
✅ Comfortable ride
✅ Nippy acceleration
Cons:
❌ Ride quality could be better
❌ Range indicator inaccurate
The Vauxhall Corsa Electric is the perfect electric car for first-timers. It seems familiar to anyone used to a standard Corsa, but has all of the benefits – smoothness, ease of driving – associated with EVs.
The electric Corsa is fun to drive, but city dwellers need to watch for potholes as the ride is firm. The official battery range of 222 miles is on the pace with its rivals, although in real-world driving, that will drop to about 180 miles depending on how you drive.
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Peugeot e-208
Smart and stylish option for those who want to cut a dash
Pros:
✅ Classy inside and out
✅ Great to drive in town
✅ Smooth and punchy performance
Cons:
❌ Odd driving position
❌ Range is unimpressive
The e-208 is a likeable car. The interior in particular is superb, at least for the front passengers – it’s packed with useful tech and high-quality materials. We’d recommend taking an extended test drive to make sure you gel with the e-208 – particularly its erratic range indicator and its unconventional driving position.
However, it’s a stylish option for those who do fit in it, and thanks to its compliant suspension and excellent seats, a comfortable one, too.
Read our full Peugeot e-208 review
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Fiat 500e
Our favourite small electric car – but make sure you and your family fit
Pros:
✅ Great battery range
✅ Excellent city car
✅ Lovely to drive
Cons:
❌ No cheap entry-level version
❌ Doesn’t drive as well as a MINI
The electric 500 manages to stand apart from the small electric car crowd thanks to its retro-futuristic looks, comfortable interior and very well-resolved electric drivetrain. It’s even available with a range that puts many larger EVs to shame.
It feels modern and substantial and a better thought-out city car than the MINI Electric. Overall, as long as you can live with its dinky dimensions and 2+2 seating, we think the Fiat 500’s one of the best electric cars out there.
Read our full Fiat 500e review
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Volkswagen ID.3
Space for the family, with great long-range options
Pros:
✅ Clever, simple, functional
✅ Long-range version offered
✅ Excellent space efficiency
Cons:
❌ Not great value compared with MG4
❌ Some find interior too stark
We rather like the Volkswagen ID.3. Its exterior design makes a quiet but definite statement, its interior feels innovative and distinctive (with style rather than deliberate otherness), while the performance we’ve experienced is outstanding for what in many ways is a simple electric family car.
The ID.3 comes in a wide variety of specs, with the cheapest models coming in at a similar price as a number of smaller rivals offering much less range. However, the similar MG4 offers better value for money.
Read our full Volkswagen ID.3 review
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Renault Megane E-Tech
Good to drive, with a luxurious interior and brilliant infotainment
Pros:
✅ Excellent interior
✅ Fabulous infotainment
✅ Nice steering and handling
Cons:
❌ Expensive options
❌ A little bit boring
The Renault Megane E-Tech is a practical family car with a reasonable electric range, great acceleration and platform that’s just entertaining enough to make you smile on the right road.
The cabin is far nicer than the Volkswagen ID.3’s, and it uses a more interesting mix of materials. The Google-based infotainment system is a doddle to use, and we like the way the car drives, even if it isn’t the white-knuckled hot hatch we were expecting.
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How to qualify for Motability
Motability is a charitable scheme that allows people in receipt of a disability mobility allowance to use their monthly payment to lease a car, enabling them to get out and about. Non-drivers, parents and carers can also qualify so it’s worth reading up on.
To be eligible you need to be in receipt of the Higher Rate Mobility Component of Disability Living Allowance (HRMC DLA), the Enhanced Rate Mobility Component of Personal Independence Payment (ERMC PIP), the War Pensioners’ Mobility Supplement (WPMS) or the Armed Forces Independence Payment (AFIP).
Almost everything is included, with insurance, breakdown cover, maintenance and servicing all covered – customers just pay for the fuel they use.
