The Independent's Electric Vehicles Channel is sponsored by E.ON Next. No matter what car manufacturers say, range anxiety is still often present when driving electric cars, especially if you’re ...

7: From £51,550, Volkswagen.co.uk 429 miles – Mercedes-Benz EQE: From £69,105, Mercedes-benz.co.uk 422 miles – Peugeot e-3008: From £45,850, Peugeot.co.uk The Mercedes EQS is the current long-range EV champion, with a maximum claimed range of 481 miles.

Overall though, this is an impressive electric executive saloon with a fantastic range and lots of tech. Peugeot is proof that not all long-legged EVs are expensive executive saloons from Germany.

Nearly half a million electric vehicles were sold from January to May, says Edmunds. That tally accounts for approximately 6.9% of all new vehicle buys. So, while EVs remain a relatively small percentage of the vehicles bought in the U.