7-Seater Electric Cars in Australia: Every One You Can Buy (2026)

Eleven battery-electric cars with six or more seats are on sale new in Australia as of October 2026. The cheapest true seven-seater is the Mercedes-Benz GLB 250+ electric, at $74,990 before on-road costs, and the Tesla Model Y L is $100 cheaper but seats six. Above them sit the big family SUVs, the Kia EV9, Volvo EX90 and Hyundai Ioniq 9, and a growing set of electric people movers led by the Volkswagen ID. Buzz. Many of the cheaper seven-seat “plug-ins” in showrooms are plug-in hybrids, not EVs.

Prices are before on-road costs, from the makers’ Australian websites and spec sheets or CarExpert, as of 30 October 2026, unless a drive-away price is given. On-road costs add several thousand dollars and vary by state.

Which 7-seat electric SUVs can you buy in Australia?

These are the six- and seven-seat battery-electric SUVs sold new here, cheapest first. Each row is the cheapest grade with six or more seats. Range is the maker’s WLTP claim. Boot space is with every seat in use; makers measure it in different ways, so treat small differences as noise.

Sources: CarExpert for the Model Y L, the GLB electric and the EX90 Plus Single Motor, with the EX90’s towing and boot figures from CarExpert’s spec data, because Tesla’s, Mercedes-Benz’s and Volvo’s own sites would not load for us; Kia’s EV9 page and brochure, with the price from Kia’s own price data; Cadillac’s Vistiq spec sheet and CarExpert for its price; Hyundai’s Ioniq 9 spec sheet and CarsGuide for its price.

The grades matter more here than in most car classes. The EV9 Air is the only rear-drive EV9, and its smaller battery cuts range and towing; the all-wheel-drive EV9 Earth ($106,500) moves to a 99.8 kWh battery, 512 km and a 2,500 kg towing limit, and the GT ($129,250) seats six (CarExpert). The all-wheel-drive GLB 350 4Matic electric costs $86,200 and claims 554 km. The Volvo EX90 Plus Single Motor is a new, cheaper grade with a smaller battery than the Twin Motor it replaced, which claimed 521 km.

The Model Y L is the odd one out: it seats six in three rows of two, with captain’s chairs in the middle, and the Vistiq is six-seat only. If you regularly carry seven, the GLB, EV9, EX90 and Ioniq 9 are the SUVs that do it.

Which electric people movers seat seven?

People movers give up the SUV look for space: a flat floor, sliding doors and a third row adults can sit in. These are the battery-electric ones on sale, cheapest first.

Sources: prices as checked for our electric vans guide on 29 October 2026; Volkswagen’s ID. Buzz page and brochure; Denza’s D9 spec sheet; Xpeng’s X9 configurator; Zeekr’s 009 page.

Two cautions on that table. The Denza’s 520 km is on the Chinese WLTC test, which is more generous than WLTP, so it is not directly comparable with the others. And the cheaper X9 cannot tow at all: Xpeng’s configurator says the front-drive Standard Range “is not approved for towing”, so a tow bar means the $109,900 all-wheel-drive version, which also claims 580 km. The Mercedes-Benz eVito Tourer seats eight but costs about $142,000 to $149,000 drive-away (carsales). Our electric vans guide covers the people movers alongside their cargo-van siblings.

What is the cheapest 7-seater electric car?

The Mercedes-Benz GLB 250+ electric, at $74,990 before on-road costs, which undercuts the EQB it replaces by more than $15,000. For that you get seven seats, an 85 kWh battery and a claimed 570 km. The Tesla Model Y L is $74,900 but seats six. The cheapest seven-seat people mover is the VW ID. Buzz LWB, at $80,990 before on-roads, which Volkswagen is advertising at $84,990 drive-away. Kia’s EV9 Air starts at $97,000, about $106,230 drive-away in New South Wales on Kia’s own price tool.

There is a tax reason those first two prices sit just under $75,000. The EV fringe benefits tax exemption on a novated lease is due to apply in full only to EVs costing $75,000 or less from 1 April 2027. That cap is announced but not yet law, and how a car’s cost will be measured against it has not been set; our FBT exemption guide tracks it. Until then, the limit is the $91,661 luxury car tax threshold, which the EV9, EX90, Vistiq, Ioniq 9 and Zeekr 009 are all over. Our novated lease guide shows what the exemption is worth on a typical salary.

There is no battery-electric seven-seater under $70,000. If the budget stops there, the choice is a plug-in hybrid (see below) or a five-seat EV; our cheapest electric cars guide lists those.

Which 7-seat EV has the longest range?

The Tesla Model Y L, at 681 km WLTP, followed by the Zeekr 009 (604 km), Hyundai Ioniq 9 (600 km), Xpeng X9 AWD (580 km) and Mercedes-Benz GLB 250+ (570 km). The EV9 Air (443 km) and the Volvo EX90 Single Motor (479 km) are the shortest-legged of the SUVs.

Those are lab figures with a light load. A seven-seater on a holiday run is at its heaviest and fastest: at a steady 110 km/h, plan on 60 to 75 per cent of the WLTP claim, which puts the Model Y L at roughly 410 to 510 km between charges and the EV9 Air at roughly 265 to 330 km. Our guide to how far an EV can really go explains the discount, and our longest-range electric cars guide compares these with every other EV on sale.

Charging speed matters as much as range on a long trip, because it decides how long each stop takes. The makers claim 10 to 80 per cent in about 12 minutes for the X9, 22 minutes for the GLB, about 24 minutes for an all-wheel-drive EV9 on a 350 kW charger, 26 minutes for the ID. Buzz and 30 minutes for the Zeekr 009. Those times need a charger fast enough to deliver them; on a 50 kW unit, Kia says the same charge takes an EV9 about 63 to 83 minutes. Our charging time guide works through the maths.

Can a 7-seat EV tow a caravan?

Two can tow a mid-size van on paper. The Hyundai Ioniq 9 and the all-wheel-drive Kia EV9 grades are rated for 2,500 kg braked. After them come the Model Y L (1,588 kg), the EX90 Single Motor (1,500 kg; the old Twin Motor was rated for 2,200 kg), the seven-seat ID. Buzz (1,000 kg) and the EV9 Air (900 kg), with the front-drive X9 not approved to tow at all.

Range is the real limit. Australian tests show a caravan raising energy use by 50 to 100 per cent depending on speed. Take 60 to 75 per cent of the WLTP claim for highway driving and halve it for the van, and even the Ioniq 9 needs a charger every 180 to 225 km or so. Most fast-charging bays are also nose-in car spaces, so you will often unhitch to charge. Our guide to towing a caravan with an electric car covers the tests, the charging stops and the caravan parks with a charger next door.

Will roadside assistance tow a heavy 7-seat EV?

Usually, but check before you need it, because these are among the heaviest cars on the road. Their gross vehicle mass (GVM), the most they are allowed to weigh fully loaded, runs from 2,960 kg for the EV9 Air to 3,210 kg for an all-wheel-drive EV9, 3,320 kg for the Ioniq 9 and Xpeng X9, 3,340 kg for the seven-seat ID. Buzz and 3,350 kg for the Vistiq.

• Motoring clubs: NRMA’s personal plans cover vehicles up to 3.5 tonnes GVM, RACV’s Roadside Care 4 tonnes and RACQ’s 4.5 tonnes, so these cars fit. In South Australia, RAA’s standard towing covers vehicles “up to 3 tonnes (GVM)”; above that the club will try to arrange a tow, but only Premium members get a contribution, of up to $300 a year (RAA entitlements guide). AANT in the Northern Territory works the same way. In WA, RAC warns that outside Perth “towing availability may be restricted over 2.5 tonnes (as loaded)”.
• Carmaker roadside: Hyundai’s roadside terms for its EVs say towing “will only be provided for Hyundai vehicles weighing less than 2,500kg at the time of breakdown”, and otherwise “will be arranged at the driver’s expense” (Hyundai EV roadside terms). An Ioniq 9 weighs at least 2,610 kg empty, so ask Hyundai how that applies to yours.

When you call, say it is an electric car and give its weight, so the operator sends a flatbed that can carry it. Our EV roadside assistance comparison covers what each club and carmaker includes, and our guide to running out of charge covers what happens next.

Which “7-seat” plug-ins are actually hybrids?

Several of the best-selling seven-seaters with a charging port are plug-in hybrids (PHEVs): they have a battery you charge for short trips and a petrol engine for everything else. The BYD Sealion 8 is the one most often mistaken for an EV. It starts at $56,990 before on-roads, well under any electric seven-seater, but its 19 kWh battery gives a claimed 103 km of electric driving on the older NEDC test (EV Central). The Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV, Kia Sorento PHEV, Mazda CX-80 PHEV and Chery Tiggo 9 Super Hybrid work the same way, and BYD’s M9 people mover is a plug-in hybrid too. The Kia Carnival and Toyota Kluger hybrids have no plug at all. The Mercedes-Benz GLB is also sold with a mild-hybrid petrol engine from $65,400, so check which GLB is on the quote.

None of these qualifies for the EV fringe benefits tax exemption, which plug-in hybrids lost in April 2025. For a family that tows a big van often, or regularly drives beyond the fast-charging network, a plug-in hybrid can still be the better tool. Our EV vs hybrid guide sets out the trade-off.

Which 7-seat EVs are coming?

The Kia PV5 Passenger, a seven-seat people mover based on the PV5 van, is due in late 2026 (CarExpert), and Xpeng’s G9L large SUV, with a seven-seat layout available and both battery-electric and range-extender versions, is due in November (CarExpert). Neither had an Australian price when we checked. Further out, Skoda’s Peaq, Lexus’s TZ and Genesis’s GV90 are large three-row EVs confirmed for Australia, due during 2027. Two you may have read about will not come: Toyota has ruled out the electric Highlander, the successor to the Kluger, for Australia, and Tesla has stopped making the Model X.

Which 7-seat EV should you buy?

If you carry seven only now and then, the cheapest route is the GLB electric, whose third row suits children. If the third row is in daily use, a people mover such as the ID. Buzz or Denza D9 gives adults room and keeps a usable boot behind them. If you tow, the shortlist is the Ioniq 9 or an all-wheel-drive EV9. If range on long trips matters most, the Model Y L and Zeekr 009 go furthest, though the Tesla seats six.

Prices and grades are changing fast in this class, with several cars launched or repriced in the past three months. Confirm the drive-away price, seat count and towing limit for the exact grade before you sign.