Find local Dorset electric car dealers below
The only way to know for sure whether an electric car is right for you is to go for a test drive.
We recommend making a short-list of three EVs, visiting local car dealers, and taking each of your selected cars out for a drive. Find dealers below.
Areas Covered
The car dealers cover all the main Dorset towns, cities, and surrounding areas, including:
- Bournemouth
- Poole
- Weymouth
- Christchurch
- Ferndown
- Dorchester
- Wimborne Minster
- Bridport
- Verwood
- Blandford Forum
- Gillingham
- Swanage
- Sherborne
- Shaftesbury
- Weston
Take your Time
You need at least a couple of hours to get a feel for an electric car.
Better still, ask to have it for the whole day or for the weekend. Drive it in as many different environments as possible. For example, on the motorway at 70 mph, around town in slow traffic, on windy roads, etc.
Also, try out any special technology the car might have, such as regenerative breaking, self-driving capabilities, one pedal driving, and so on.
Some electric cars, such as the Tesla Model Y, are so advanced that you need plenty of time to evaluate them. For example, the Model Y has a 15-inch touchscreen which controls practically every aspect of the car. It represents a totally new way of interacting with your vehicle and you need time to work out whether it is right for you.
Most people find driving an electric car becomes addictive. Once you've tried it, you just can't stop.
Click on the links below, and enter your postcode to locate local dealers.
Dorset Car Dealers
ABARTH > 500e Hatchback | 500e Convertible | 600e
ALFA ROMEO > Junior Elettrica
ALPINE > A290
AUDI > Q4 e-tron | A6 e-tron | Q6 e-tron | Q8 e-tron | e-tron GT
BMW > iX1 | iX2 | iX3 | i4 | i5 | i7 | iX
BYD > Dolphin | Atto 2 | Atto 3 | Seal | Sealion
CHANGAN > Deepal S07
CITROEN > e-C3 | e-C4 | e-C5
CUPRA > Born | Tavascan
DACIA > Spring
DS > DS3 | No4 | No8
FIAT > 500e | 600e | Grande Panda
FORD > Puma Gen-E | Capri | Explorer | Mustang Mach-E
GEELY > EX5
GENESIS > GV60 | GV70 | G80
GWM > Ora 03
HONDA > e:Ny1
HYUNDAI > Kona | Inster | Ioniq 5 | Ioniq 6 | Ioniq 9
JAECOO > E5
JAGUAR > I-Pace
JEEP > Avenger | Compass
KGM > Torres EVX
KIA > EV3 | EV4 | EV5 | EV6 | EV9
LEAPMOTOR > T03 | B10 | C10
LEXUS > RZ | UX 300e
LOTUS > Eletre | Emeya
MASERATI > Grecale | Granturismo
MERCEDES > CLA | EQA | EQB | EQE | EQS | G
MG > MG4 | MGS5 | IM5 | IM6 | Cyberster
MINI > Aceman | Cooper | Countryman
OMODA > E5
NISSAN > Ariya | Leaf | Micra
PEUGEOT > E-208 | E-2008 | E308 | E-3008 | E-408 | E-5008
POLESTAR > 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
PORSCHE > Macan | Taycan
RENAULT > 4 | 5 | Scenic | Megane
SKODA > Elroq | Enyaq
SKYWELL > BE11
SMART > #1 | #3 | #5
SUBARU > Solterra
SUZUKI > e Vitara
TESLA > Model 3 | Model Y
TOYOTA > bZ4X
VAUXHALL > Astra | Corsa | Mokka | Frontera | Grandland
VOLKSWAGEN > ID.3 | ID.4 | ID.5 | ID.7
VOLVO > EX30 | EC40 | EX40 | EX90 | ES90
XPENG > G6
