Discover the 10 most affordable electric cars of 2023

Forbes magazine prepared a study on the least expensive electric cars in 2023, and discovered the 10 most economical electric cars.

The most affordable electric cars in 2023 and how much less you’ll pay each year

If you’re thinking about buying an electric car, keep reading this article and find out what are the most affordable electric cars in 2023, according to Forbes magazine.

The study presents the most affordable electric cars, for those who have a balanced budget and intend to choose the leasing method, which is called “leasing”. This is an option that is increasingly being chosen by individuals who want a new car, without having to invest a large amount in purchasing it.

Hey Study conducted by Forbes magazine, focused on the 20 most popular electric cars in the UK, based on the average new car lease price, on a 48-month contract and 5,000km per year. Conditions that allowed a study to be conducted with interesting results.

Parameters used to analyze the 10 most affordable electric cars

In this study, Forbes analysts used the following criteria:

• Annual rental cost (broken down monthly);
• Annual cost of insurance;
• Rental service costs;
• Annual battery charging costs.

Please note that this data is taken for the British (United Kingdom) market.

Table 1 – The 10 Most Affordable Electric Cars to Rent in 2023 (Forbes)

Analyzing the data in the table, we came to the conclusion that the most interesting data are those in the last column (total costs). From this we can conclude that the Fiat 500e is the least expensive electric car on the market, followed by the MG ZS EV and Nissan Leaf.

…Fiat 500e is the most affordable electric car on the market.

Electric cars that have depreciated at least

In addition to studying the most expensive electric cars in 2023, Forbes prepared another study that analyzed the least depreciating electric cars. The study was applied to the same cars.

The analysis was determined by the following factors:

• The basic price of the car
• Average depreciation after 3 years (lower percentage, higher buyback value)

Table 2 – Electric cars with the lowest consumption after 3 years (Forbes)

Analyzing the table, we can see that the Fiat 500e is again the best electric car, in this case in the category with the lowest consumption, next to the small electric car. However, the most expensive Italian electric car, closing out the top three, is the Renault Zoe.