#1
€19,990 Geely E2 35 kWh
#2
€23,900 Hyundai INSTER Standard Range
#3
€24,900 Leapmotor B03X 39.8 kWh(MY27)
#4
€25,400 Hyundai INSTER Long Range
#5
€26,490 Citroën ë-C3 Aircross Comfort Range 44 kWh
#6
€26,600 Kia EV2 42.2 kWh(MY27)
#7
€26,990 Škoda Epiq 35(MY27)
#8
€28,890 Kia Soul EV
#9
€28,990 Opel Frontera Electric 44 kWh
#10
€29,400 Renault 4 E-Tech 40kWh 120hp
#11
€29,490 Kia Soul EV
#12
€29,900 JAC iEV7s
#13
€29,900 Leapmotor B10 56.2 kWh
#14
€29,990 Omoda E5
#15
€29,990 Suzuki e VITARA 49 kWh 2WD
#16
€30,690 Citroën ë-C3 Aircross Extended Range 54 kWh
#17
€30,890 Jaecoo 5 EV
#18
€31,190 Opel Frontera Electric 54 kWh
#19
€31,990 BYD ATTO 2 45.12 kWh
#20
€31,990 MG ZS EV
#21
€31,990 Toyota Urban Cruiser 48.8 kWh
#22
€32,100 Škoda Epiq 55(MY27)
#23
€32,400 Leapmotor B10 67.1 kWh
#24
€32,400 Renault 4 E-Tech 52kWh 150hp
#25
€33,133 Kia e-Soul 39 kWh
#26
€33,490 Kia EV2 61 kWh(MY27)
#27
€33,900 Škoda Elroq 50(MY25)
#28
€33,990 MG ZS EV Standard Range
#29
€34,110 Opel Mokka-e
#30
€34,295 TOGG T10X Standard Range RWD
How to read the cheapest electric SUV list
This page answers one question: which available electric SUV or crossover publishes the lowest catalog starting price in euros. The current floor is €19,990, held by Geely E2 35 kWh. Every car in the top 30 is at or below €34,295. Sort is price only. Body type is the catalog field, not a marketing nickname.
The sibling electric SUVs page is a body-type gallery. It is not ranked by money, and it was never meant to win “cheapest electric SUV.” If you landed there from a price query, this URL is the one that matches the job. The Jaecoo 5 EV and the VinFast SUVs also publish their full trim lists on those brand hubs.
These are compact and small-family crossovers, not three-row luxury wagons. The top 30 average about 265 km WLTP, from 155 km to 360 km. That is enough for a mixed week with home charging. It is not a substitute for the longest-range ranking if the week includes a 400 km motorway run.
Shortlist two or three rows in the EV comparison tool, then run five years in the TCO calculator. Public DC rates belong in that model; so does the charging-cost guide.
Why a cheap SUV still costs more than a cheap hatch
The cheapest electric cars list is dominated by city hatches. Those cars start near the mid-teens in euros and average well under 200 km WLTP. An SUV has to carry a higher seating position, more frontal area, and usually a heavier body. To keep range from falling through the floor, the pack grows. The sticker follows the pack.
That is the trade you are buying. You get a seat you can drop a child into without folding yourself in half, and a boot that takes a folded stroller without a packing puzzle. You give up some efficiency and, on this tier, some motorway calm. Drag rises with the square of speed. A tall compact crossover will use more energy at 120 km/h than a low hatch with the same kilowatt-hours.
Dual-motor all-wheel drive is the next tax. It helps a wet ramp and a snow week. It also adds cost and winter consumption. If your climate is mild and your parking is flat, the cheaper single-motor row is the honest pick. Do not buy the second motor because the badge photo had mud on the arches.
Upcoming nameplates appear when the catalog marks them available. A MY27 compact with a provisional price can sit above a car you can order this month. Treat those rows as a signal, then confirm build slots before you plan around them.
Compact city SUVs, small family crossovers, and three-row wagons do not share a job. The cheap end of this table is the first group: two-row, short overhangs, a boot that takes weekly shopping. A three-row electric SUV almost never appears here because the pack and the wheelbase push the sticker into a different band. If you need seven seats, leave this ranking and filter the full catalog rather than forcing a 4.1-metre crossover to be a bus.
Where the cheapest electric SUV loses
Incentives and market. A French, Czech, or US compact-crossover offer can reorder this table. The rows are raw catalog euros, not a dealer quote. Confirm destination, VAT, and any grant in the country of registration.
Range and height. Several cars here sit near 240–260 km WLTP. Winter and a loaded roof box cut that further. If distance is the constraint, read best electric SUV range and do not force a city crossover onto a corridor week.
Ownership. Insurance, tyres, and depreciation can erase a €2,000 sticker win. If the SUV is a daily school-run car, the commuting guide is the better first read than this price table. The best-value electric car write-up treats list price as one line. So does the buying guide.
Charge speed. Budget crossovers often peak well below the fastest-charging ranking. That is fine for overnight AC. It is a problem if the car will live on public DC. Model a stop in the charging simulator before you call the cheap SUV a road-trip car.
Cheapest electric SUV questions
- What is the cheapest electric SUV right now?
- In this catalog the lowest starting price among available SUVs is €19,990, currently Geely E2 35 kWh. Upcoming compact crossovers can undercut that when they launch. Confirm the out-the-door price in the market you will register the car.
- How is an SUV defined on this page?
- Rows use the catalog body-type field. A car is included when that field is SUV or crossover. Hatchbacks and sedans stay on the cheapest-electric-car list even if marketing copy calls them crossovers. That keeps this ranking from collapsing into a second copy of the city-car table.
- Why is the cheapest electric SUV more expensive than the cheapest EV?
- A taller body needs more structure, more glass, and usually a larger pack to keep WLTP from collapsing. The cheapest hatchbacks in this catalog sit near €17,000. The cheapest SUVs start several thousand euros higher. You are paying for seating height and cargo, not a better battery chemistry.
- Are these US prices?
- No. Figures are catalog starting prices in euros. They omit destination, options, VAT differences, and incentives. A US compact-crossover MSRP and a subsidised European quote can sit on opposite sides of the same row.
- Should I buy the cheapest electric SUV or a cheaper hatchback?
- Buy the SUV if you need a higher seat, a child seat that does not fight the door aperture, or cargo that will not fit a supermini. Buy the hatch if the week is school runs and a weekly shop and you charge at home. Do not pay the SUV premium for a lifestyle photo.
- How is this cheapest-electric-SUV list ranked?
- Available models with body type SUV or crossover, sorted by catalog EUR price ascending, floor above €10,000. Ties keep catalog order. Range and DC peak are shown for context; they do not change the sort.