FX.co ★ The main electric and hybrid cars of 2016

The main and one of the first electric cars – Tesla Model S – will probably take a special place in the list of “green" cars. The supercar's creator is a famous American businessman and a visionary Elon Musk (he founded the SpaceX company).

The budget electric car Nissan Leaf was one of the most popular ones in its segment in 2016. The street vehicle's cost equals to about $30 thousand, while the price of Model S from Tesla starts with $72 thousand.

One more popular town electric car is Japanese Mitsubishi i-MiEV. In 2016 the brand presented its upgraded version with new colours of body and interior to the admirers of “green" cars. The negative side of compact electric cars is short distance on a single charge. For example, the full battering charge of i-MiEV goes far for 120-172 km.

The street electric crossover Kia Soul EV is also popular among “green" cars' fans. The automobile enables to pass about 160 km on a single charge. The car can be charged for 8 hours with domestic socket and for only 20-25 minutes with a help of the CHAdeMО equipment.

The hybrid vehicle Chevrolet Volt is a mid-range car. The automobile's cost in the States starts with $33 220. It's known that in due course General Motors has spent $435 million for the hybrid's development.

BMW i3 is one more pricy representative of the market of electric cars. The unrefueled auto is able to pass about 200 km. It will take 8 hours for an owner to make the battery of i3 be on-stream.