Close

© 2025 AutoWeb, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Some content provided by and under copyright by Autodata, Inc. dba Chrome Data. © 1986-2025.

Zip Code
43215
Columbus
  1. Home
  2. Best Cars
  3. Best Used Cars
  4. Best Used Electric Cars Under $30,000

Best Used Electric Cars Under $30,000

By StaffJuly 4, 20245 min

Electric cars don’t have to cost a lot. Buying a used EV gives you lots of affordable options. Here are the 10 best used electric cars under $30,000.

10

2018 BMW i3

2018 BMW i3
For most people, the most hotly desired electric cars are Teslas. But you won’t find many Teslas under $30,000, even used. Fortunately, a number of great alternatives exist. Consider the BMW i3. This futuristic tall hatchback is relentlessly funky, with an interior full of recycled materials and ...

Read More

9

2020 Chevrolet Bolt EV

2020 Chevrolet Bolt EV
You don’t even need to buy a used electric car to get a Chevrolet Bolt EV for under $30,000. But if you like buying used cars, you can score that price on a fully loaded model that’s a couple years old. The 2020 Chevrolet Bolt EV is a tall, useful, and fun-to-drive hatchback. It’s not fancy, but ...

Read More

8

2019 Fiat 500e

2019 Fiat 500e
Many all-new electric cars are coming to the market. Others have already come and gone. And these forgotten EVs can make for incredible used-car bargains. Consider the 2019 Fiat 500e, an electric version of the retro-styled subcompact hatchback. The three-door 500e is also roomier than it looks, ...

Read More

7

2019 Hyundai Ioniq Electric

2019 Hyundai Ioniq Electric
The 2019 Hyundai Ioniq Electric is another EV version of an affordable economy car. In this case, it’s a variant of the Ioniq gas-electric hybrid, a compact five-door hatchback. It has a useful amount of passenger and cargo room for an economy car, along with agreeable ride and handling manners. ...

Read More

6

2019 Kia Soul EV

2019 Kia Soul EV
The Kia Soul is a functional, high-value cross between an economy car and a light-duty subcompact SUV. It has a high seating position, lots of room for a small car, and a well-finished interior. The main issue with the 2019 Kia Soul was lousy gas mileage, but that’s not a problem if you buy the a...

Read More

5

2017 Mitsubishi i-MiEV

2017 Mitsubishi i-MiEV
It turned out that the model for a successful electric car was Tesla’s: Make it beautiful and high-tech, make it fast, give it a long range, and charge a fortune for it. The 2017 Mitsubishi i-MiEV took the opposite approach in every way. It feeds every negative stereotype of an EV: It’s a goofy l...

Read More

4

2019 Smart EQ ForTwo

2019 Smart EQ ForTwo
The two-seat Smart ForTwo was once a moderately successful novelty purchase in the U.S. But when gas prices fell and Smart prices rose, it fell off most shoppers’ radars. And in its final years on the U.S. market, the Smart was sold only in its all-electric “EQ” variant. The 2019 Smart EQ ForTwo,...

Read More

3

2020 Nissan Leaf

2020 Nissan Leaf
Aside from Tesla, one of the most popular electric cars in the U.S. in the past decade has been the Nissan Leaf. The current-generation Leaf debuted in 2018 as a pleasantly anonymous and wholly competent economy hatchback — nothing fancy, but with significantly more range than many of the best us...

Read More

2

2014 Toyota RAV4 EV

2014 Toyota RAV4 EV
We’ve mentioned how you can’t find many Teslas for under $30,000. The 2014 Toyota RAV4 EV provides a workaround. Toyota partnered with Tesla to create this electric version of its best-selling compact crossover, and the RAV4’s Tesla-made battery lets it travel 103 miles per charge while averaging...

Read More

1

2019 Volkswagen e-Golf

2019 Volkswagen e-Golf
We’ll close our list of the best used electric cars under $30,000 with the 2019 Volkswagen e-Golf. This is an all-electric version of the globally popular Golf five-door hatchback. Forget the “golf cart” jokes; the e-Golf combines the smooth power and efficiency of an electric motor with the Golf...

Read More

Search Used Cars
  • By Make
  • By Type
  • By Price