Top 10 longest range electric cars on sale 2024

The i7 features a huge 101.7kWh battery that BMW claims is good for up to 387 miles of range. BMW has been clever with the battery pack’s design, too. It’s super-thin in order to prevent intrusion into the cabin space – a vital element of any luxury car – while 195kW maximum charging speeds make a 10-80 per cent top-up achievable in as little as 34 minutes.

A near-silent driving experience, superb refinement and high-quality materials mean that comfort can be found in abundance. The i7 has acres of space and a real sense of occasion, which certainly helped it secure our Luxury Car of the Year award for both 2023 and 2024. 

If you are fortunate enough to be regularly chauffeured in your i7, it’s definitely worth taking a look at the options list. The Rear Comfort Pack will allow you to electronically recline and adjust the heated and ventilated seats, while the 31-inch 8K folding Theatre Screen will keep you thoroughly entertained. 

How much EV battery range do you actually need?

​Electric cars have evolved at an extraordinary rate over the past decade or so, and there’s no better illustration of that progress than remembering the original Nissan Leaf from 2011 could cover just 109 miles before it ran out of juice. That meant you couldn’t drive it from London to Birmingham without desperately searching for a plug socket at least once. But these days the longest range electric cars can cross entire countries and still have battery charge to spare.

Most people don’t need a car with a 400 or even 300-mile range if they have a short commute or can charge up at home whenever they need to, but there’s no denying range anxiety will be a factor in some potential electric car buyers’ choice of EV. A long range means drivers can tackle long journeys without needing to stop, while for others it simply means they don’t have to remember to charge their car as regularly.

A long range can also just be a perk of having one of the very latest EVs in high-spec guise with a big battery, but we’d always advise buyers to think carefully about the amount of range they need rather than simply going for as much as they can afford. Generally speaking, big range means a big battery which bumps up the weight of the car and the price. If you can live quite comfortably with a cheaper electric car that has a shorter range, you can save cash and may actually gain some efficiency thanks to the lower weight of a small electric car model, such as the Dacia Spring.

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