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.
Top Three in the World:
	BMW iX3 [View High Res Image]
	Mercedes-Benz CLA [View High Res Image]
	Nissan Leaf [View High Res Image]
Finalists:
	Audi A6 e-tron / S6 e-tron [View High Res Image]
	Hyundai Ioniq 9 [View High Res Image]

Candidates:
	Alfa Romeo Junior
	Baojun Yep Plus / Chevrolet Spark EUV
	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 Nexo
	Jaecoo 5 / J5
	Kia EV4
	Kia EV5
	Kia PV5
	Leapmotor B10
	Lucid Gravity
	Lynk & Co 02 / Z20
	Mazda 6e / EZ-6
	MG IM5 / IM L6
	MG IM6 / IM LS6
	MG S5 EV / MG ES5
	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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