In 2025, I drove numerous battery electric vehicles, hybrids, plug-in hybrids, and mild hybrids, which are more like faux hybrid, in my opinion. Our 2025 Eco Car of the Year goes to the super cute Hyundai Inster Cross!  This small electric SUV is more than just its cute face though, with plenty of handy storage in the cabin, some cool Easter eggs, and it also had the best battery usage figure of any EV I drove in 2025 of 14.2kWh/100km equating to a real-world range of approximately 345km, plenty for your daily commute around town. The Highly Commended award in the Eco category goes to the Kia Sorento Plug-in Hybrid GT-Line AWD because for the first time driving any plug-in hybrid I bettered the official combined fuel economy, achieving 1.4L/100km compared to the official figure of 1.6L/100km. The Sorento does this because it acts as a hybrid vehicle once the battery gets low, so you really have four vehicles in one, an EV, plug-in hybrid, hybrid, and a petrol car. The Sorento also has plenty of family-friendly features in the cabin, all the safety tech you would expect in a modern vehicle, and it even has a full-size spare tyre. @hyundaiaus @hyundai @kiaaustralia @kia.worldwide - - #EcoCaroftheYear #COTY #drivenwomenmagazineCOTY #Hyundai #InsterCross