Would you like to buy an electric car, but are they all too small? Certainly not this one

The family is growing, the four-legged friend has to travel comfortably with you, there is often a lot to transport or the daughter’s football team has an away game. There are many reasons to look for a seven-seater electric family car with an extra-large trunk.

However, popular electric family cars such as Tesla’s Model Y, VW’s ID.4 or Skoda’s Enyaq offer space for up to five people. Should it be slightly larger, the selection becomes manageable.

After all, the range is becoming more diverse and the cheapest seven-seaters are no longer completely unaffordable. As a new car, they are available from 40,000 francs, with the third row of seats often only available at extra cost.

Citroen e-Berlingo

Citroën’s e-Berlingo is available in two lengths (4.40 or 4.75 metres). The spacious and relatively inexpensive Stromer can optionally be ordered with a third row of seats and seven seats. No less than 775 liters of luggage fits in the family car with the practical sliding doors on both sides. When the rear seats and the front passenger seat are folded down, the load volume increases to a whopping 4,000 litres.

Citroën specifies the range at 280 kilometers. This is considerably less than many other e-cars, but sufficient for the vast majority of daily journeys. Under ideal conditions, the 50 kWh battery can be charged to 80 percent in 30 minutes using the fast charger.

An alternative is the larger Citroën e-Spacetourer with space for up to nine people.

Kia EV9

Kia’s upcoming electric flagship EV9 will come with three rows of seats. The five-meter-long mega-SUV should be available as a seven- or six-seater by the end of this year. The South Koreans have not yet communicated the price.

The EV9 comes with 77 and 99 kWh batteries. The larger battery should enable a range of up to 541 kilometers.

Mercedes EQB

The 4.68 meter long Mercedes EQB is actually a five-seater, but can also be configured as an improvised seven-seater at an additional cost. The third row of seats is only suitable for children and people up to 165 cm tall.

Mercedes EQV

To some extent, the Mercedes minivan is the larger luxury version of the Citroën e-Berlingo. Instead of five to seven, six to eight people fit in the electric V-Class. As expected, the Germans have a more elegant interior and the more powerful battery ensures a greater range.

Too expensive? Significantly cheaper electric family vans with only five seats are the new Mercedes EQT and the comparable Renault Kangoo, which is available from around 40,000 francs.

Opel Combo-e Life

The family car from Opel is available in both sizes, with five or seven seats. The space miracle technically corresponds to Citroën’s e-Berlingo and Peugeot’s e-Rifter, all of which come from the Stellantis group. The three high-roof station wagons have the same dimensions and differ only slightly in appearance and price.

Opel Zafira-e Life

The Zafira is a practical minibus with space for up to nine people. It is the brother of Citroën’s e-Spacetourer, Peugeot’s Traveler, Toyota’s Proace and Fiat’s Ulysse, which are all based on the same technical platform. With the small battery, the range is 224 kilometers, with the large battery a maximum of 322 km.

Peugeot and Rifter

The e-Rifter is Peugeot’s counterpart to the Citroën Berlingo and Opel Combo-e Life. Depending on the model, the high-roof station wagon is 4.40 or 4.75 meters long.

Tesla Model X

The Tesla luxury SUV, just over five meters long, can be configured as a 5, 6 or 7 seater. In the 7-seat variant, the seats in the second and third rows can be folded down.

Toyota Proace City Verso

The Toyota Proace City is almost identical in construction to the Citroën Berlingo, Opel Combo-e Life and Peugeot Rifter family vans already presented. The bodywork is almost identical for all models, only the front is adapted per brand.

VolvoEX90

Volvo also has a five-meter long seven-seater on offer for the extended family. The all-new luxury SUV EX90 is available to order, but is unlikely to be delivered until 2024.

VW ID Buzz

The previously available VW bush ID.Buzz has only five seats. However, VW is planning a longer version with a third row of seats and space for seven people. The larger ID.Buzz is expected to be rolled out this year, further details are not yet known. It is already clear that it will not be cheap. The five-seater bus already costs 70,000 francs.

Or else?

The list of electric seven-seaters is not exhaustive and new models are constantly being added. Next year, among other things Hyundai Ionic 7.

Skoda leaves more time for an electric seven-seater. The Skoda 7S will not be announced until 2026.

The Czechs presented the Vision 7S concept car in April, which gives a preview of the seven-seater planned for 2026. The family SUV must have a range of more than 600 kilometers.

An overview of all currently available and future seven-seaters can be found in the Electric Vehicle Database.

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