2026 World Electric Vehicle



World Electric Vehicle: Vehicles eligible for World Electric Vehicle of the Year must be powered solely by one or more electric motors, must be produced in volumes of at least 5,000 units/year and must be “on-sale” in at least two major markets (China, Europe, India, Japan, Korea, Latin America, USA) on at least two separate continents within the period January 1, 2025 and March 30, 2026.





Candidates:

Alfa Romeo Junior

Audi A6 e-tron / S6 e-tron

Baojun Yep Plus / Chevrolet Spark EUV

BMW iX3

BYD Tang L / Atto 8 / Sealion 8

Cadillac Optiq

Cadillac Vistiq

Citroën ë-C3 Aircross

Citroën ë-C5 Aircross

Deepal S05

Denza Z9 / Z9 GT

DS N°8

Firefly

Forthing 5 EV / Leiting / Friday EV

Forthing 7 / Xinghai S7

GAC Aion UT

GAC Aion V

Geely EX5 / Galaxy E5

Hongqi EH7

Hongqi EHS7 / Hongqi Tiangong 08

Hyundai Ioniq 9

Hyundai Nexo

Jaecoo 5 / J5

Kia EV4

Kia EV5

Kia PV5

Leapmotor B10

Lucid Gravity

Lynk & Co 02 / Z20

Mazda 6e / EZ-6

Mercedes-Benz CLA

MG IM5 / IM L6

MG IM6 / IM LS6

MG S5 EV / MG ES5

Nissan Leaf

Opel Grandland Electric / Vauxhall Grandland Electric

Smart #5

Suzuki e Vitara

VinFast VF 6

Volvo ES90

Wuling Binguo / Ari Poly

Xiaomi SU7

Zeekr 7X



             

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