Mid-size and large electric sedans available in Australia in 2025

13 December 2024   By: Byron Mathioudakis

The mid-size and large sedan category has been in decline in ICE vehicles and currently the range of mid and large EVs in Australia is dominated by SUVs.

Given their efficiency-enhancing lower weight and smoother aerodynamics, mid and large EV sedans make perfect sense – especially when they are often less expensive than their SUV counterparts.

Here, then, are the players in the mid-size and large sedan category for EVs currently available in Australia.

Mid-size EV sedans

BYD Seal from $49,888

The suave Seal from China is BYD’s answer to the Tesla Model 3, Polestar 2 and Hyundai Ioniq 6.

Already facelifted for 2025, the five-seater offers exceptional space, particularly in the back seat, along with decent equipment levels and a reasonable boot. But that glass roof sure gets hot.

Meanwhile, underneath is a choice of two battery sizes and drivetrains – a single-motor rear-wheel drive in either 150kW or 230kW power outputs, or a 390kW dual-motor set-up for high-performance all-wheel drive.

Fitted with an 800-volt architecture for fast DC charging capability, a 50kW public outlet will top up the larger 82.5kWh battery from 10-80 per cent full in under 90 minutes.

But a measly 7kW AC inverter (most rivals offer 11kW) means plugging in at home could need 43 hours, or 14hr with an optional 7kW Wallbox. Minus 25 per cent for the time it takes to refill the 61.4kWh battery.

The Seal allows for V2L electrical appliance charging.

Tesla Model 3 from $54,900

America’s Tesla Model 3 is one of Australia’s bestselling EVs.

Reasons include strikingly sleek styling, with a modern, minimalist and airy cabin, searing performance and phenomenally stable and secure handling. They’re fun to drive, as well as quiet and relaxing.

Tesla’s own Supercharger network can replenish most battery packs in under one hour.

Using a 50kW DC public charger, the 60kWh battery takes 60 minutes for a 10 to 80 per cent top-up, against the 80kWh’s 75min. For a 100 per cent fill using an optional 7kW Wallbox, the smaller battery needs 10 hours or 30 hours at home, while the larger one extends that to 12 hours and nearly 40 hours respectively.

The Model 3 can seem minimalist, but most essential equipment is there. However, patchy quality, technological glitches, a fiddly tablet interface, heat from the glass roof, tight headroom and limited dealer access are downsides.

Since 2021, Model 3s for Australia have been made (better) in China.

Hyundai Ioniq 6 from $66,500

This super-streamlined sedan follows the closely-related Ioniq 5 crossover hatch in being based on Hyundai’s advanced E-GMP dedicated EV architecture, but looks completely different.

The Ioniq 6 arrives in single-motor rear-drive and dual-motor all-wheel drive guises, and employs a choice of battery pack capacities.

In 2024, efficiency improvements were introduced, boosting range. It offers up to 614km – due in part to outstanding aerodynamics.

Thanks to its 800V high-capacity platform, the Ioniq 6 is 350kW ultra-fast charger compatible. Find one and 10 to 80 per cent charging is complete in 18 minutes. Using a 50kW DC charger needs 70 minutes, an optional 7kW Wallbox requires about 12 hours and a household plug nearly 40 hours. Cut those times by 25 per cent in the smaller-battery versions.

With V2L tech, the Hyundai can also power appliances.

Low and long, the Ioniq 6’s interior is futuristic, and offers high specification levels as well as plenty of safety equipment. Brilliant in so many ways.

BMW i4 from $85,900

Based on the midsized 4 Series Gran Coupe – itself a 3 Series spin-off – the low-slung i4 EV is a Tesla Model 3 rival.

Being a medium-sized five-door, five-seater liftback with a big boot and a decent level of passenger space gives the BMW a versatility edge.

The rear-drive eDrive 35 and 40 models use a single, rear-mounted motor while the M50 slingshot adds a second one up front for all-wheel drive grip. One for BMW purists.

Two batteries are offered, in about 70kWh and 84kWh sizes. The latter is capable of returning up to 520km of WLTP range.

With the big battery, a full home charge needs about 44 hours, or 13hrs with a 7kW Wallbox, while a 50W DC public charger to 80 per cent takes around 75 minutes. The smaller battery’s corresponding numbers are approximately 35hr, 11hrs and 70min.

The German-built i4 employs plenty of secondary raw and recycled materials deployed where practical.

Mercedes-Benz EQE Sedan from $133,575

The elegant EQE sedan is a high-tech express, employing the larger EQS flagship’s bespoke EVA architecture that’s designed to maximise efficiency.

A major benefit is astounding packaging. Inside you’ll find expansive space for five as well as an ultra-modern dash with massive touchscreens and digital-everything.

Exceptional range of up to 508km is another bonus. That’s for the back-axle-mounted single-motor, rear-drive 180kW/550Nm EQE300. Next up, the 215kW/765Nm EQE350 4Matic adds a second motor up front for all-wheel drive, while things get racier with the 460kW/950Nm EQE53 4Matic that’s also available with a 505kW/1000Nm ‘AMG Dynamic Plus’ upgrade.

A 50kW DC charger needs about 80 minutes to replenish the 90kWh battery from 10 to 80 per cent. With the included 7kW Wallbox count on around 15 hours, or nearly 50 hours using a regular socket.

Finally, serene refinement, a sumptuous ride with the available air suspension, and next-level driver-assist safety tech are further EQE highlights.

BMW i5 from $155,900

Today’s 5-Series is the eighth midsized BMW since the early 1970s – but the first to offer an all-electric version.

Still, the handsome i5 connects with its ICE predecessors with rapid performance, exceptionally enjoyable handling, excellent safety credentials, a lovely interior and plenty of family-friendly practicality for five people.

This especially applies to the sleek Touring wagon, which might be one of the prettiest wagons on sale.

It’s also big on quality and tech, with a beautifully presented multimedia system that’s also intuitive to use.

Two i5 sedan versions are offered – a rear-motor, rear-drive eDrive40 or blistering M60 xDrive, which adds a motor up front for all-wheel drive. The i5 Touring is M60-only for now.

A 7kW Wallbox means 100 per cent charging at home needs about 13 hours, or 42hrs plugged into a regular outlet, or 10 to 80 per cent is available in just 75 minutes using a 50kW DC charger.

The only downsides are high prices.

Large EV sedans,

Genesis Electrified G80 from $145,048

The G80 is an electrified variation of the internal combustion engined second-generation luxury sedan that introduced Hyundai’s Genesis luxury brand in Australia back in 2016.

Like the BMW i7 but at under half the price, it is a large, opulent and spacious four-door with twin electric motors (one on each axle) driving all four wheels, providing strong performance and exceptional grip.

Think of it as alternative to the discontinued Tesla Model S – but roomier.

Using a 50kW DC public charger, the 87.2kWh battery needs about 75 minutes to go from 10-80 per cent full, or about 14 hours and 42 hours to 100 per cent if plugged in a 7kW Wallbox and regular home socket respectively. The eG80’s WLTP range is an impressive 520km.

It also features Vehicle-to-Load capability so appliances can be charged from the car.

Other useful tech includes active noise cancelation and suspension with cameras that read the road ahead to adjust the springs accordingly.

Porsche Taycan from $175,100

The Taycan is a high-performance grand tourer with an advanced 800-volt architecture for faster charging.

A minor facelift but extensive changes underneath arrived in 2024, including new motors that see stronger performance, improved efficiency and better driveability, as well as bigger yet lighter batteries to boot.

Available in rear-drive or AWD versions, the Taycan impresses with superb handling, tenacious grip and a cushy ride thanks to adaptive air suspension, while leading safety tech helps keep the fast-to-phenomenal (depending on your budget) acceleration in check.

At five metres long, the Porsche is long enough to comfortably seat four in luxury. There’s also the handsome five-door Cross Turismo wagon, ushering tailgate practicality and a raised ride height.

A 50kW DC charger tops the 89kWh battery from 10 to 80 per cent in around 75 minutes (105kWh: 90mins). Using an optional 7kW Wallbox needs under 14 hours (16hr) to 100 per cent, while a home plug needs over 42 hours (50 hours).

Whichever Taycan you choose, we’re still talking peak EV GT.

Audi e-tron GT from $188,284

Audi’s slinky four-door electric supercar flagship shares about 40 per cent of its parts with the closely-related Porsche Taycan.

Available in standard or blistering RS guise, the e-tron GT comes with its own set of designer clothes, brand-specific dynamic tuning and luxury interior trim.

Despite being so swoopy and low, there is decent space for four adults, as well as a gorgeously opulent cabin, as well as 405 litres of boot capacity. Equipment levels are high and refinement is at luxury-car levels, despite the tremendous performance on offer.

Like the Porsche, the Audi uses an advanced 800-volt architecture for high-speed charging capability.

Plugged in at home, you’ll need about 44 hours, or about 14hrs if you buy a 7kW Wallbox. Find a 50kW DC charger and a 10-80 per cent top up is yours is around 80 minutes, or under 30 mins using a big 150kW outlet.

Cossetting yet rousingly athletic, the e-tron GT is a unique EV experience.

Lotus Emeya from $189,990

Lotus is now part of the vast Geely Automotive conglomerate that includes Volvo and Polestar. And the Chinese owners have wasted no time broadening the British brand’s bandwidth.

Launched in 2024, the Emeya is a low-riding five-door liftback, joining the related Eletre SUV in offering dual-motor all-wheel-drive. All sit on an advanced 800-volt architecture that allows for ultra-fast charging.

If all this sounds very heavy for a sports car company famously built on making cars lighter, you’d be right. The hefty Emeya is chasing the Porsche Taycan, prioritising interior space, luxury, refinement and speed over nimbleness. That said, it certainly handles like a grand touring sedan.

A 50kW DC charger refills the battery from 10 to 80 per cent in under 90 minutes. Switching to an optional 7kW Wallbox needs about 16 hours to 100 per cent, or nearly 51 hours plugged in at home.

Fast, strikingly styled and spaciously packaged, the intriguing Emeya is a new kind of Lotus.

Mercedes-Benz EQS Sedan from $219,900

The EQS Sedan is Mercedes-Benz’s idea of an EV luxury limousine.

Initially launched in Australia in one grade, the AMG EQS53 4Matic+ includes two electric motors (one on each axle for all-wheel drive), and can manage 250km/h.

Adjustable air suspension and rear-wheel-steering helps keep all that power in check.

A second, less-expensive EQS arrived during 2023. Badged the EQS450 4Matic, it also offers dual-motor AWD, but has more of a luxury, rather than a sports sedan, vibe. To that end, there is Nappa leather and electrified airline seating available for the rear occupants.

Mercedes’ vaunted Hyperscreen, which almost stretches the width of the cabin, adds to the fantastic futurism, while a liftback makes the EQS Sedan surprisingly practical.

A 50kW DC public charger allows a 10 to 80 per cent refill in under 100 minutes. Otherwise, installing a 7kW Wallbox at home/work means 100 per cent in 18 hours, which is better than the 56 hours using a regular plug.

BMW i7 from $306,900

The electric version of the strikingly-designed 7 Series, the i7 is a full-sized limousine with formidable performance to go with next-level luxury and safety features.

These include lounge-like rear individual seating, a 31.3-inch screen for back-seat occupants to enjoy home theatre-like levels of entertainment. There's also comfort-enhancing adaptive air suspension, as well as four-wheel steering.

There are two grades on offer for now – both featuring dual motors for all-wheel drive.

The xDrive60 delivers 400kW/745Nm and an impressive 625km of range, while the racier M70 xDrive for around $40K more and with a hefty 485kW/1100Nm offers a still-respectable 560km between top-ups.

A BMW Wallbox home charging setup is included, as is a five-year Chargefox subscription. Replenishing that massive battery from 10 to 80 per cent with a 150kW DC charger needs about 35 minutes, 90 minutes with a 50kW outlet, or about 50 hours plugged in at home.

BMW is targeting Mercedes-Benz EQS buyers, Porsche Taycan and Genesis Electrified G80 buyers.

Electric range is quoted using the World harmonised Light vehicle Testing Procedure (WLTP), or otherwise are manufacturers’ claims