
BEST IN CLASS AWARD 2025:
THE BEST E-CARS OF THE YEAR

electricar , the magazine for tomorrow's mobility, honors the best electric models in all categories in cooperation with the Institute for New Mobility. BEST IN CLASS is the specialist award for electric cars.
Ten models were nominated based on hard facts in seven categories (small cars to luxury cars, as well as SUVs and light vehicles). Companies were also able to submit their own models in five additional categories (design, city car, family car, fleet vehicle, and pioneers of the mobility transition).
A jury of renowned experts selected and evaluated all electric cars offered in Germany based on their specifications. Efficiency and sustainability were just as important in the evaluation process as driving performance, comfort, and quality. After the jury selected five finalists in each category, the winners of each class were chosen from the remaining candidates. The "Best E-Car 2025" was also chosen from the winners of each individual category (with the exception of the "Pioneer of the Mobility Transition" category).
BEST IN CLASS Award 2025: the winners of all twelve categories
The winners in all categories were ceremoniously announced in front of the audience and industry representatives during the e4 Testival at the Hockenheimring and were awarded the BEST IN CLASS Award.
These electric cars were the ones that impressed our jury the most and secured one of the coveted awards.
WINNERS & FINALISTS
Best in Class Awards 2025
BEST E-CAR 2025
BMW
i5 Touring
WINNER
FINALIST
Microlino
FINALIST
Tesla
Model Y
FINALIST
Volkswagen
ID.7 Tourer
FINALIST
Citroën
ë-C3
FINALIST
Skoda
Enyaq 85
FINALIST
Renault
5 E-Tech Electric
FINALIST
Volvo
EX30
FINALIST
Mercedes
EQS
FINALIST
Opel
Corsa Electric
PIONEER OF THE MOBILITY TRANSITION
WINNER
Easelink
Matrix Charging
FINALIST
MOON POWER
"Everyday heroes"
FINALIST
e-mobilio
FINALIST
Antric
ONE
FINALIST
ZF
I2SM
FINALIST
AustriaTech
LADIN
FINALIST
Continental tires
EV-ready and sustainable
FINALIST
Webfleet
FINALIST
SOL
Pocket Rocket
FINALIST
voylte
mobility for you
ELECTRIC CAR WITH THE BEST DESIGN
WINNER
Renault
5 E-Tech Electric
FINALIST
Fiat
500 electric
FINALIST
ford
Explorer
FINALIST
Opel
Grandland Electric
FINALIST
Polestar
4
BEST ELECTRIC CITY CAR
WINNER
Opel
Corsa Electric
FINALIST
Microlino
FINALIST
Volkswagen
ID.3
FINALIST
GWM
ORA 03
FINALIST
Fiat
Topolino Dolcevita
BEST ELECTRIC FAMILY CAR
WINNER
Volkswagen
ID.7 Tourer
FINALIST
Peugeot
e-5008
FINALIST
ŠKODA
Enyaq 85
FINALIST
NIO
EL6
FINALIST
Opel
Frontera Electric
BEST ELECTRIC FLEET CAR
WINNER
ŠKODA
Enyaq 85
FINALIST
Volvo
EX30
FINALIST
XPENG
G9
FINALIST
Volkswagen
ID.7 Tourer
FINALIST
Opel Astra
Sports Tourer Electric
BEST E-CAR IN CLASS
“SMALL CARS & MICRO CARS”
WINNER
Citroën
ë-C3
FINALIST
Peugeot
e-2008
FINALIST
Fiat
600
FINALIST
Mini
Cooper SE
FINALIST
Alfa Romeo
Junior Electric
BEST COMPACT CLASS E-CAR
WINNER
Volvo
EX30
FINALIST
Mini
Countryman E
FINALIST
BYD
Dolphin
FINALIST
Renault
Scenic E-Tech
FINALIST
Peugeot
e-3008
BEST LIGHTWEIGHT ELECTRIC VEHICLE
WINNER
Microlino
FINALIST
Aixam
eCity Pack
FINALIST
ARI
902
FINALIST
Citroën
American
FINALIST
Fiat
Topolino
BEST LIGHTWEIGHT ELECTRIC VEHICLE
WINNER
Tesla
Model Y
FINALIST
Polestar
4
FINALIST
XPENG
G9
FINALIST
Citroën
ë-C3
FINALIST
ford
Explorer
BEST MID-CLASS EV
WINNER
Skoda
Enyaq 85
FINALIST
XPENG
G6
FINALIST
Tesla
Model 3
FINALIST
ford
Explorer
FINALIST
Audi
Q6 SUV e-tron
BEST UPPER MIDDLE CLASS EV
WINNER
BMW
i5 Touring
FINALIST
Polestar
4
FINALIST
XPENG
G9
FINALIST
Volkswagen
ID.7 Tourer
FINALIST
Kia
EV9
BEST IN CLASS – ELECTRICAR 2025
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The jury
BEST IN CLASS: Personalities from business, science, and the media form the deciding panel for the award. They are renowned experts in electromobility and passionately drive the energy and transport transition. The jury includes...
The award and its protagonists are continually in the spotlight in the electricar newsletter. We provide competent, comprehensive, and sustained coverage of the nominated models, the jury's approach, and, of course, the winners, the best electric cars of the year. The outstanding attributes of these electric vehicles are described and documented.
electricar special editions
The models nominated for the award, as well as the winners, will each be featured in a separate print edition. The content and visual presentation are of the highest quality, as electricar readers have come to appreciate. In detailed, multi-page articles, the electric cars are perfectly showcased.
Extensive press distribution lists ensure that all relevant media reporters and electromobility influencers are informed about the award and its winners. News, reports, background reports, and interviews: The winning models thus receive the attention they deserve on all channels nationwide.
Grand finale at the e4 Testival
BEST IN CLASS: The best electric cars of the year will be unveiled and duly celebrated at a major event at the e4 Testival at the Hockenheimring at the end of October. In the ambiance of the historic Grand Prix track, the drivers of transformation will be in the fast lane. The strategists of new mobility will meet business partners, friends, and visionaries. Sustainable, in tune with the times, by the industry for the industry. The future is electric.
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This allows companies and producers of electromobility to benefit sustainably.
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contact
Electrified?! For further information on BEST IN CLASS, please contact Armin Grasmuck, editor-in-chief of electricar, Kurt Sigl, co-founder and long-time president of the German eMobility Association, or Matthias Groher, managing director of the Institute for New Mobility.