Best Electric Cars with the Biggest Boots

Sporty to drive, brimming with standard kit, eye-catchingly stylish… we all have our own ‘must-haves’ when it comes to buying a new car, and for many ‘a big spacious boot’ will be at the top of that list in red and underlined.

That should come as no surprise, though. After all, while the reaction to a new car’s driving experience, design and cutting-edge technology can subjectively vary from customer to customer, a big boot is exactly that: a big boot.

Moreover, you don’t necessarily need a large car to guarantee large boot that will handle the weekly supermarket shop, swallow all of your holiday luggage and make light work of a trip to IKEA.

Indeed, this is especially true of electric cars, which are being packaged in increasingly inventive ways with a specific aim to maximise practicality and boot space.

The result is the rise of multiple TARDIS-like EVs that offer up plenty of interior space, even when they don’t take up much room on the road.

So, whatever your budget and whatever your needs, Vertu is shining the spotlight on practical EVs with big, spacious boots across each of the key car classes.

Hyundai INSTER

Best Electric City Car with a Big Boot

Boot Space – up to 351-litres

Technically speaking, the Hyundai INSTER doesn’t have the biggest boot for a city car, at least not in the default guise, anyway.

That prize goes to both the BYD Dolphin Surf and Dacia Spring, which tie for the largest boot in the city car class at 308-litres - which is impressive for cars that measure less than four-metres…

For the purpose of this ranking, however, we’re happy to settle for the ‘standard’ 280-litres provided by the INSTER on the strength of the well-thought-out practical solutions that accompany it.

That’s because the INSTER features a very handy sliding rear bench that can devote more space to the boot – up to 351-litres - if you’re not transporting passengers, or ample legroom for people at the expense of a smaller trunk.

Either way, the INSTER offers a surprising amount of room for a car measuring just 3,845mm in length.

CUPRA Raval

Best Electric Supermini with a Big Boot

Boot Space – 441-litres

You don’t have to spend a long time with the new CUPRA Raval to understand its appeal, whether it’s the striking design you’re drawn to, or the premium interior or the taut, sporty driving experience.

And yet, on top of all that, the Raval – which reaches Vertu CUPRA showrooms imminently - also ranks among the most practical options in the supermini class.

Indeed, thanks to a bit of packaging wizardry with the battery, opening the bootlid of the Raval reveals a capacious 441-litre boot that belies the athletic, compact impression it makes when you first get a glimpse of it.

Moreover, if the Raval itself isn’t for you, there is also the sister Volkswagen ID. Polo, which will also have a 441-litre boot when it goes on sale in the UK later this summer.

MG4 Urban

Best Electric Family Car with a Big Boot

Boot Space – 577-litres

MG has made a habit of blurring the lines between traditional automotive segments in recent years, not least because its value-oriented approach often means it significantly undercuts similarly sized rivals on price too.

The MG4 Urban – a recent addition to the British origin brand’s line-up – is no exception, nestling somewhere between the conventional hatchback and family car classes.

Ultimately, it makes no difference because the MG4 Urban’s starting price of £23,495* places it more within the bracket of a supermini, an observation made all the more remarkable when you consider its mammoth 577-litre boot.

Indeed, it’s a boot big enough to consider purchasing one on the strength of that alone, so it’s just as well the MG4 Urban is also frugal (up to 258-miles of range), very well-equipped and gets a stylish, premium interior too.

Volkswagen ID.7 Tourer

Best Electric Estate with a Big Boot

Boot Space – 605-litres

There’s no denying it, the conventional estate has become something of a rarity on today’s roads as traditional no-nonsense load luggers are phased out in favour of far trendier SUVs.

So, kudos then to Volkswagen for not only committing to developing an entirely new estate model with the Volkswagen ID.7 Tourer, but making it an electric estate at that.

Moreover, the German firm has gone to a lot of effort to maximise ID.7 Tourer’s qualities as a refined, spacious load lugger that will travel over 360-miles in electric range.

For one, the 605-litre boot is enormous enough to swallow the outcome of a spending spree in B&Q, while leaving enough cabin room for five adults to travel very comfortably.

Better yet, that big boot is well disguised by the ID.7 Tourer’s svelte, low-slung looks, while the decadent interior is on a par with esteemed German rivals like the BMW i5 and Mercedes EQE

Ford Puma Gen-E

Best Small Electric SUV with a Big Boot

Boot Space – 556-litres

If you ever needed proof that an electric car – with its battery nestled neatly at the bottom of the chassis – will result in more cabin space versus an ICE-equipped model with its oily bits at the front of the car, take a look at the Ford Puma Gen-E.

While the current trend is for manufacturers to develop a new electric car from scratch with its own identity, Ford has instead taken its wildly popular Puma SUV and remixed it with an electric powertrain.

The result is the zero emissions, 259-mile range Puma Gen-E, an EV that retains the standard model’s star qualities – namely its engaging driving experience, eager performance, dynamic looks – for a fresh take on a formula that has topped the UK sales charts for several years now.

The best bit, however, is the drastic increase in boot space, leaping from (an already generous) 456-litres to a positively vast 556-litres, even though external dimensions are identical to one another.

MGS6

Best Mid-Size Electric SUV with a Big Boot

Boot Space – 674-litres

Having made its UK breakthrough with the success of the ZS, it’s perhaps little surprise that MG have been busy trying to repeat the formula with a flurry of new SUVs joining the range in the last 18 months.

Among them is the MGS6, an electric family SUV that differentiates itself from the similarly titled MGS5 by being substantially more spacious.

Indeed, while the MGS6 gains another 300mm in external length over the MGS5, it’s enough to transform the boot into a huge 674-litre space. For context, that’s more than 200-litres bigger than the similarly-sized MG HS.

Available with a single 77kWh battery choice, the MGS6 consolidates its capacious interior with generous kit levels, great value pricing and an efficient electric powertrain capable of up to 300-miles of range.

Kia EV9

Best Large Electric SUV with a Big Boot

Boot Space – 828-litres

We’re allowing the Kia EV9 to cheat a bit here because if we were to measure the size of its boot with each of its seven seats in place, then it would only offer 333-litres of room.

However, if you don’t need seven seats on your wagon all the time, removing the rearmost perches transforms the EV9 into a gargantuan five-seat luxury SUV with 828-litres of boot space.

Not only is that enough to consume all manner of luggage, shopping and DIY materials, it’s big enough to make any passengers in the rear appear as though they’re on the horizon.

So, there is no disputing the EV9’s credentials as a practical car, but the statement-making electric SUV consolidates this further with its impeccably built interior, lashings of standard kit, keen performance and reassuring seven-year warranty.

Hyundai IONIQ 5 N

Best Performance Car with a Big Boot

Boot Space – 527-litres

While few would buy a performance car to expect plenty of interior space and a boot of bountiful proportions, that’s not say a fire-breathing yet practical racing-inspired car isn’t out there… presenting the Hyundai IONIQ 5 N.

The all-electric Hyundai IONIQ 5 N has a emerged as a veritable game changer for the way it has changed way even die-hard performance car enthusiasts think about electric power.

Indeed, the bare statistics that make for eye-watering reading; 641bhp, a 0-62mph time of a little over three seconds, a whopping 740Nm of torque going to all four wheels and an incredible 21,000rpm dial – and this is all available at the giddy push of the ‘N Grin Boost’ button’!

All that performance and the IONIQ 5 N still finds time to be a spacious and practical daily driver with its big, airy cabin and generous 527-litre boot.

Kia PV5 Passenger

Best Multi-Purpose Vehicle with a Big Boot

Boot Space – 1320-litres

Like the estate car, the humble multi-purpose vehicle – or, MPV for short – has been overshadowed in recent years by the surge in popularity for similarly flexible SUV models.

However, not only have MPVs avoided extinction, they’re positively fighting back, as evidenced by new electric entrants like the Volkswagen ID.Buzz and this, the Kia PV5 Passenger.

An entirely new market for Kia, the PV5 Passenger – which is also available as a conventional panel van – places functionality, flexibility and frugality front and centre of its appeal.

The result is a boxy, expertly packaged people-mover with unconventionally tall dimensions that enables an immense cabin for either five or seven people. Then there is the boot, which offers a hangar-like 1320-litres of space to play with.

Moreover, it’s extraordinary value with base prices chiming in at under £33,000 – making it half the price of the only slightly larger ID.Buzz.

*Prices correct at the time of publishing (July 2026)