Despite a recent slowdown in the growth rate of electric car sales, much of the industry remains clear that future cars will be powered by a plug.
Historic names including Alfa Romeo and Jaguar plan to go electric-only well before 2030, joining a dizzying array of new start-ups in contending for a slice of the market.
But that isn’t to say that combustion engines are gone for good: Ford’s set to build V8s “as long as God and the politicians let us”, and hybridisation has given many supercars a stay of execution.
Welcome to our guide to some of the most exciting models hitting the market between 2025 and 2030, covering everything from cute city cars such as the revived Renault Twingo to end-of-an-era sports cars and luxury SUVs.
If 2025 is too long to wait, why not consult our guide to all the new cars coming in 2024?
Aehra SUV
The first model to come from Italian EV start-up Aehra will be a £155,000 coupé-SUV designed to carry four NBA basketball players in comfort. It will be powered by a three-motor powertrain outputting 794bhp.
Everything we know about the Aehra SUV
Aehra Sedan
The Aehra Sedan is a sleeker foil to the Aehra SUV, with a more aerodynamic body that will supposedly allow a range of 497 miles between charges. Nailing the “basic physics” is the priority for the saloon according to engineering chief Franco Cimatti, who was previously responsible for developing Lotus’s EPA platform.
Everything we know about the Aehra Sedan
Alfa Romeo 4E
The Alfa Romeo 4E will serve as a brand-building halo model amid the brand’s shift to offering solely electric cars. Product boss Daniel Guzzafame said a new Alfa Spider would become “within reach” once the brand has five EVs in its line-up, suggesting it won’t arrive until after 2027.
Everything we know about the Alfa Romeo 4E
Alfa Romeo Giulia
The Giulia saloon will move onto Alfa parent firm Stellantis’s radical new STLA Medium platform as it goes electric. It will retain its sporting character, though, in Quadrifoglio spec, it promises to offer outputs of up to 1000bhp.
Everything we know about the next Alfa Romeo Giulia
Alfa Romeo GTV successor
Alfa design boss Alejandro Mesonero-Romanos has confirmed that design work on a new coupé, inspired by the famed SZ, continues behind the scenes. He hinted that it could make production if the brand’s fortunes continue to improve under Stellantis stewardship and that it would likely be a variant of the Giulia (above).
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What EV slowdown? UK EV sales were up in May YOY. The so-called EV slowdown is at best a myth and at worst simply oil company propaganda. Either way, Autocar should stop repeating erroneous statements.
I could see a lot of once-great European car makers fading into history if this is the utter tat they plan on releasing in the next 5 years.
This transition is definitely coming and falling battery costs will be the lever that tips the market. At the end of the day, an EV is at least 3x more efficient in terms of energy use than a combustion car. Combustion engines, in the real world, waste up to 80% of their energy as heat. This means that as soon as falling battery costs make new EVs as cheap to buy as new combustion cars, the lower running costs of EVs will drive the market to flip in their favour. This will happen with or without governments, or oil company propaganda, or Russian freak-outs. The technology will drive electrification, just as technology drove horses being replaced by cars. As ever, the best strategy is to get ahead of the curve, not wait for it to bite you.