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With more manufacturers adopting hybrid and electric-car technology, there's a wider variety of electrified cars on sale in 2023 than ever before. From compact city cars and estates to even seven-seater SUVs and MPVs. The latter are ideal for drivers whose top priority is practicality, but don’t want the running costs often associated with petrol and diesel options on the market.
So how do you decide if your seven-seater should be a hybrid, plug-in hybrid or fully electric? EVs are an ideal choice if you mainly do shorter journeys, while a PHEV is a solid bet if you tend to do a mix of long and short trips as there’s a petrol engine to fall back on. If you don’t have access to a home wallbox, a full hybrid doesn't require plugging in at all, although it can’t match the rock-bottom running costs of the equivalent plug-in hybrid or electric car.
It’s worth mentioning, though, that while there are plenty of seven-seater hybrid cars on sale, there are very few fully electric models. While there are plenty of more premium options on the horizon such as the Volvo EX90 and the Kia EV9, most seven-seater EVs are van-based offerings like the Citroen e-SpaceTourer and Vauxhall Vivaro Life Electric. Somewhere in the middle is the Volkswagen ID. Buzz which, while it’s currently only available with five seats, is due a longer-wheelbase seven-seater model in 2024.
