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Best electric family cars, by boot and running cost

ADAC's boot measurements, taken on related versions of these five, run from 315 l to 500 l, and the brochures hide it. My pick is the Skoda Enyaq 85, which has the best balance of space and energy use.

By Pavel Ryzhikh, 2 November 2026. Prices checked 2 November 2026.

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  1. 77kWh

    Best all-round

    Skoda Enyaq 85 Selection 77 kWh 210 kW RWD

    A 585 l maker boot figure, and ADAC measured 450 l to the shelf on an 85x Sportline. The catch is length: 4,660 mm needs a real parking space.

    €50,990

    Checked 2 November 2026. List price incl. 19% VAT, Germany, Skoda price list dated 15 Oct 2026

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  2. 77kWh

    Best for lots of rear legroom

    Skoda Elroq 85 Selection 77 kWh 210 kW RWD

    ADAC's 18.2 kWh/100 km on the earlier 85 is the lowest measured here. The boot is the catch: 365 l to the shelf.

    €46,890

    Checked 2 November 2026. List price incl. 19% VAT, Germany, Skoda price list dated 15 Oct 2026

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  3. 89kWh

    Best at its price

    Renault Scenic E-Tech Techno 220 Long Range 89 kWh

    It has the longest rated range of the five at 621 km. ADAC's 315 l boot measurement, on an earlier Iconic, is the smallest here.

    €42,590

    Checked 2 November 2026. UPE excl. delivery, Germany, Renault.de, Techno Long Range row; VAT not stated

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  4. 81.4kWh

    Biggest measured boot

    Kia EV5 Earth 81.4 kWh 195 kW AWD

    ADAC measured 500 l on a front-drive GT-Line. It also measured 23.9 kWh/100 km on that car, so this is the costly one to run.

    €53,290

    Checked 2 November 2026. List price incl. 19% VAT, Germany, Kia price list MY2027 dated 1 Oct 2026

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  5. 79kWh

    Best for a narrow garage

    Ford Explorer Select Extended Range 79 kWh RWD

    ADAC's sheet shows 2,063 mm with mirrors, 85 mm less than the Elroq. Its 410 l boot, measured on an all-wheel-drive car, sits between the two Skodas' results.

    €48,900

    Checked 2 November 2026. List price incl. 19% VAT, excl. delivery, Germany, Ford price list valid from 13 Jul 2026

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Two numbers decide a family car: what fits in the back, and what each kilometre costs. Brochures are vague about the first. WLTP flatters the second. So here are both, with the sums.

Prices are German list prices, checked 2 November 2026, without grants or dealer deals. Other countries differ. Measured figures are ADAC's and I haven't driven any of these. ADAC tested a related version in most cases, named below.

The table

Cost per 100 km uses my calculator's defaults: WLTP plus 25%, €0.28/kWh at home, €0.55 public, 15% of charging away from home. That's WLTP × 1.25 × €0.3205.

Car

List price

WLTP

Per 100 km

Boot, listed

Boot, ADAC measured

Skoda Enyaq 85

€50,990

15.2 kWh/100 km

€6.09

585 l

450 l (85x Sportline)

Skoda Elroq 85

€46,890

15.3 kWh/100 km

€6.13

470 l

365 l (earlier 85)

Renault Scenic

€42,590

17 kWh/100 km

€6.81

545 l

315 l (87 kWh Iconic)

Kia EV5 Earth AWD

€53,290

18.1 kWh/100 km

€7.25

566 l

500 l (GT-Line FWD)

Ford Explorer Select

€48,900

14.6 kWh/100 km

€5.85

472 l

410 l (Premium AWD)

Read the WLTP column with care. Skoda and Ford state their best-case spec, and Kia and Renault a single figure, so the Skoda and Ford rows look better next to the EV5 than they would on a spread. The same 100 km in a petrol car at 7.4 l and €1.95 is about €14.43.

The Explorer's listed boot is the 532 l on EV Database's list. ADAC's sheet, carrying Ford's data, says 472 l, and I'd trust that one more.

The sum against what ADAC measured

ADAC's consumption, with charging losses, tells a similar story with a bigger spread:

  • Elroq 85: 18.2 kWh/100 km
  • Enyaq 85x Sportline: 18.9 kWh/100 km
  • Explorer Premium AWD: 19.2 kWh/100 km
  • Scenic 87 kWh Iconic: 20.6 kWh/100 km
  • EV5 GT-Line FWD: 23.9 kWh/100 km

One warning about the last line. ADAC changed its procedure in 2026, and the EV5 went through the new one, so it isn't strictly like-for-like with the others. ADAC still calls it a high figure and blames the car's shape.

At €0.3205 per kWh, the Elroq's 18.2 kWh is €5.83 per 100 km, and the EV5's 23.9 kWh is €7.66. Over 11,400 km a year, that gap comes to about €210.

Who gets what

For two children in a house with a garage, I'd buy the Enyaq. It has the most useful mix of boot, running cost and 2,000 kg of braked towing on ADAC's sheet. The heat pump is listed as standard on the 85 Selection there too.

If your loads are small and your children are tall, the Elroq gives up boot and keeps the rear legroom.

The Scenic is the car I'd check first on a tight budget. Its 1,100 kg towing limit rules out anything but a small caravan, and Renault's page doesn't state VAT for that price.

The EV5 is the box. If you're hauling a pram, a dog and a holiday, ADAC's 500 l matters more than the extra euro or so per 100 km. For a heavy trailer it needs AWD, and the towing roundup covers that.

The Explorer has the lowest sum in the table, on Ford's best-case 14.6 kWh/100 km, and I'd pick it for a narrow garage.

Measure what you carry and your garage before you pick. A pushchair folded flat fits nearly everything. A dog crate won't.

Where these numbers came from