You can buy these new electric cars in Switzerland in 2025

2025 will be the year of small and cheap electric cars. Larger models now have a range of up to 700 kilometers. Non-exhaustive overview.

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In 2025, more than 50 new electric vehicles will appear around the world. Not all products will find us, but the following products certainly will – some of them are already available to order.

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Volkswagen Group sells the most electric cars in Europe, and to keep up the momentum, the Germans are brewing five small electric cars. The Cupra Raval will go on sale in 2025, while the technically identical VW ID.2 will arrive in early 2026. Third place in this group is the Skoda Epiq. All models are based on a further development of Volkswagen's MEB platform, specifically targeted at small electric vehicles.

This small car trio is built in Spain by Seat. Cupra's Raval will be equipped with a 166 kW (226 hp) electric motor and have a range of up to 440 kilometers. The starting price should be A full 25,000 francs Lying down.

fiat panda

In 2025, a popular car from the 1980s will celebrate its resurrection: Fiat will bring back a larger version of the former supermini, the Grande Panda. With a length of 3.99 meters, it is still a small car.

The new Panda will be equipped with an 82 kW electric motor and a 44 kWh battery, with a range of approximately 300 kilometers. Technically, it's related to Citroën's E-C3, which is already on sale in Switzerland From 25,000 francs Can be ordered. Giant Pandas may have a similar base price.

Ford Puma Gen-E

The Puma is Ford's best-selling car in Europe. It will also go on sale as an electric car in 2025, but little is known about the electric Puma: it may launch soon and look similar to the combustion engine version – but will most likely not have a radiator grille to optimize aerodynamics .

Ford's Puma Gen-E will be front-wheel drive and equipped with a 100 kW electric motor. Battery size so far unknownnot that one either price.

Hyundai Inster

Hyundai's new small electric car, the Inster, will be launched in Switzerland in early 2025. He can already From 23,990 francs ordered. The basic version has an output of 71 kW, is equipped with a 42 kWh battery, and has a range of approximately 300 kilometers. The more powerful 85 kW version is equipped with a 49 kWh battery and has a range of up to 355 kilometers. The maximum charging power of both models is 120 kW. Under ideal conditions, Inster can charge from 10% to 80% in 30 minutes.

Come to EV3

Kia's new electric EV3 is available in two battery models (58 or 81 kWh) with a range of 436 or 605 kilometers. The maximum charging power of the large battery is 128 kW (101 kW for the small battery), so both models can charge from 10% to 80% in approximately 30 minutes.

At 4.3 meters long, the EV3 is only slightly longer than a Volkswagen Golf and is a direct competitor to the electric Volkswagen ID.3 or Volvo EX30. One advantage of Korean cars is that the trunk is noticeably roomier. EV3 is available in a base version with a smaller battery From 36,950 francswhile the ID.3 is priced at 33,300 francs after price reduction, and the Volvo EX30 is priced at least 38,250 francs (list price).

Kia's front-wheel drive EV3 (150 kW) is already available to order, with all-wheel drive models expected in 2026.

Mercedes CLA

The new Mercedes CLA will be launched in 2025 – for the first time as an electric car.Image: Mercedes

The Mercedes CLA is the first car based on the new “Mercedes Modular Architecture” (MMA) platform. It supports rear- and all-wheel drive and 800-volt technology for particularly fast charging. Specifically, charging power can reach 320 kWwhich has the same maximum charging power as the Porsche Taycan. Ideally, a Mercedes can refuel for about 300 kilometers in 10 minutes and a further 400 kilometers in 15 minutes.

Mercedes promises that after one battery charge (90 kWh), Range 750 kilometers According to WLTP measurement standards. The power consumption per 100 kilometers should be around 12 kWh, which will be very efficient. In daily life, a cruising range between 600 and 675 kilometers should be more realistic.

The new CLA will be available as a coupe, station wagon and SUV and will go on sale in dealers in mid-2025. Pricing has yet to be determined, but it will start at over 50,000 francs.

Nissan Micra electric car

Nissan has yet to officially show off its electric Micra, so there are no photos. What's clear is that the Micra is based on an electric vehicle platform co-developed with Renault, on which the Renault 4 and Renault 5 are already based.

The electric Micra is expected to be approximately 4 meters long. The motor and battery will likely be taken from the electric R5. Therefore, you can expect two front-wheel drive models with battery capacities of approximately 40 kWh and 52 kWh and a maximum driving range of 300 km and 400 km respectively. this Like the Renault 5, the starting price is likely to be 25,000 francs, A model with a larger battery will cost 30,000 francs.

Renault 4

After Renault 5, the French continue to rely on retro. The R4 is 4.14 meters long, which is about 20 centimeters longer, so the trunk space is 420 liters, which is significantly more spacious than the small Renault 5 (326 liters).

Like the R5, variants are also available with a 40 or 52 kWh battery and an electric motor with an output of 90 or 110 kW. This should enable a maximum range of 300 or 400 kilometers. The Renault 4 has a peak charging power of 100 kW with the larger battery and 80 kW with the smaller battery. The R4 is also capable of charging bi-directionally, i.e. supplying power to the network.

Renault has yet to reveal pricing. The base price should be around 30,000 francs.

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With the Elroq, Skoda's second electric car is almost here. This 4.49-meter-long SUV is the younger brother of the electric Enyaq and is more than 20,000 francs cheaper.

This is in Switzerland starting price Equipped with 59 kWh battery (400 km range) and rear-wheel drive 36,300 francs. This means the Elroq is barely more expensive than the equivalent combustion-engined Skoda Karoq, despite having a slightly smaller boot, at 470 to 1580 liters.

This model, equipped with a more powerful electric motor (210 kW) and a larger 77 kWh battery (WLTP range of up to 560 km), is available to order now, priced from 42,850 francs.

150 kW The Elroq 60 has a charging power of up to 165 kW – in this version the battery can be charged to 80% in 25 minutes. The Elroq 85 is equipped with a larger battery with charging power of up to 175 kW. An all-wheel drive version will also be available in the future.

Skoda says it will go on sale in February 2025.

Volkswagen ID.2

According to Volkswagen, the Volkswagen ID.2 will be launched at the end of 2025 or early 2026. The base price for this small car should be 25'000 euros Lying down. Volkswagen's cheapest electric car yet is being built on the MEB entry platform, which will also be used by Cupra's Raval and Skoda's Epiq. All three models are approximately 4 meters in length. The large-battery version targets a range of approximately 450 kilometers and a charging time of 10 to 80 percent in 20 minutes. Thanks to front-wheel drive, the ID.2 should have a larger boot than the much longer ID.3 (490 litres).

A year later, the smaller ID.1 will also be available, priced at around 20,000 francs at dealers.

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