The Best Seven-Seat Electric & Hybrid Cars in Australia in 2025

While smaller sedans, hatchbacks and midsize SUVs were some of the first vehicles to receive a fuel-efficient hybrid or battery-electric powertrain, manufacturers have now turned their attention to large SUVs and people movers.

This means that as we enter 2025, there are more options than ever before for family buyers looking for a fuel-efficient hybrid or electric vehicle with seven seats.

The added competition also means that there are a number of great value picks within the world of seven-seater hybrids and EVs, so let’s take a look at ten of our favourites on sale in 2025.

LDV Mifa 9

LDV was one of the first companies to kick off the battery-electric revolution for the people mover segment with its launch of the Mifa 9.

The Mifa 9 is a spacious, seven-seater people mover powered entirely by electricity, with its 90kWh battery pack offering between 430 - 440km, depending on the variant.

Inside, the Mifa 9’s cabin is a pretty sleek affair, with its three-row cabin offering a unique second row with a pair of lovely captain’s chairs, a large boot and a particularly lengthy equipment list to keep family buyers happy.

• Powertrain: Single electric motor

• Power & Torque: 180kW / 350Nm

• Battery Size: 90kWh

• Fuel Economy / Range: 430 - 440km

• Boot Space: 446 - 1,702 - 2,017L

• ANCAP Safety Rating: Five-star (tested 2022)

• Warranty: Five-year/160,000km (eight-years for battery)

Kia Carnival GT-Line HEV

Kia’s almighty Carnival doesn’t flinch when put to the family test, while the addition of a new, fuel-efficient hybrid engine at the top of the range for the 2025 model year makes for the best lineup we’ve seen here in Australia.

The Carnival’s spacious cabin makes light work of a family of eight, while its clever design somehow offers boot space figures of 627L with all three-rows of seats standing.

The introduction of a petrol-electric hybrid engine for the Carnival joins existing V6 petrol and turbo-diesel units and drops fuel economy figures to just 5.8L per 100km, making it one of the most efficient and versatile family packages on the market in 2025.

• Powertrain: 1.6-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol + electric motor hybrid

• Power & Torque: 180kW / 366Nm

• Battery Size: 1.5kWh

• Fuel Economy / Range: 5.8L per 100km

• Boot Space: 627 - 2,827L

• ANCAP Safety Rating: Five-star (tested 2021)

• Warranty: Seven-year/unlimited-kilometre

Volvo EX90

2025 marks the release of a brand-new, battery-electric SUV from Volvo with the introduction of the EX90.

It’s a sleek, spacious and luxurious three-row SUV package with a battery-electric beating heart and no shortage of premium touches to keep family-buyers looking for a sophisticated, seven-seat electric SUV happy.

Available in two flavours, the EX90 comes powered by a seriously potent dual electric motor system, a confidence-inspiring all-wheel drive system and a massive 111kWh lithium-ion battery pack offering up to 570km of range per charge.

• Powertrain: Dual electric motors

• Power & Torque: 300 - 770 & 380kW - 910Nm (Plus v Ultra)

• Battery Size: 111kWh

• Fuel Economy / Range: 570km 

• Boot Space: 310 - 655 - 1,915L (plus under floor + bonnet storage)

• ANCAP Safety Rating: Unrated

• Warranty: Five-year/unlimited-kilometre

Hyundai Santa Fe

Hyundai’s latest-generation Santa Fe has been quick to assert itself as one of the leading seven-seat SUVs on the market.

Better yet, Hyundai offers hybrid versions of the Santa Fe in its most affordable trim level, meaning that buyers don’t need to step up to a pricey range-topper in order to get behind a fuel-efficient and incredibly practical seven-seat SUV package.

The Santa Fe impresses with its smooth on-road manners and solid fuel economy figures in hybrid form, while its three-row cabin is perfectly suited to the needs of large families.

• Powertrain: 1.6-litre turbocharged four-cylinder + electric motor hybrid

• Power & Torque: 172kW / 367Nm

• Battery Size: 1.49kWH

• Fuel Economy / Range: 5.6L/100km

• Boot Space: 628 - 1,949L

• ANCAP Safety Rating: Five-star (tested 2024)

• Warranty: Five-year/unlimited-kilometre

Kia Sorento HEV

Twin-under-the-skin to the Santa Fe, the Kia Sorento serves up a family-friendly package and the option of both a conventional hybrid and a super fuel-efficient plug-in hybrid engine option at the top of the range.

The Sorento HEV is offered in both front- and all-wheel drive layouts that return fuel economy figures between 5.4 - 5.7L/100km, while the flagship Sorento PHEV offers 68km of all-electric range while sipping just 1.6L per 100km on a combined cycle, so long as the battery is charged up.

• Powertrain: 1.6-litre turbocharged four-cylinder + electric motor hybrid

• Power & Torque: 169kW / 350Nm

• Battery Size: 1.0kWh

• Fuel Economy / Range: 5.4 - 5.7L/100km

• Boot Space: 179 - 1,995L

• ANCAP Safety Rating: Five-star (tested 2024)

• Warranty: Seven-year/unlimited-kilometre

Kia EV9 Earth

The EV9 is Kia’s flagship, battery-electric seven-seater SUV that provides outstanding interior space and practicality for Australian families in 2025.

With a bespoke platform, designers have been able to get creative with the EV9’s cabin layout while maximising practicality from every millimeter of the cabin, with no shortage of legroom and and storage options that make a huge difference for family buyers.

The EV9 is offered in three variants, with the mid-range Earth picking up the larger of two battery packs alongside an all-wheel drive dual-motor powertrain that makes it the best option for Australian families.

• Powertrain: Dual electric motors

• Power & Torque: 283kW / 700Nm

• Battery Size: 99.8kWh

• Fuel Economy / Range: 512km 

• Boot Space: 333 - 828 - 2,318L

• ANCAP Safety Rating: Unrated

• Warranty: Seven-year/unlimited-kilometre

Toyota Kluger

While it’s not the most contemporary member of our list, the Toyota Kluger remains an outstanding seven-seat SUV package that comes powered by a fuel-efficient hybrid unit.

The latest-generation Kluger launched back in 2021 with a spacious three-row cabin and Toyota’s super efficient hybrid engine tech, showing that large, practical family motoring doesn’t need to be thirsty on fuel.

Toyota offers the Kluger Hybrid range with both front- and all-wheel drive platforms with 2,000kg braked towing capacity available across the range.

• Powertrain: 2.5-litre four-cylinder petrol + three electric motor hybrid

• Power & Torque: 187kW

• Battery Size: 1.9kWh

• Fuel Economy / Range: 5.6L/100km

• Boot Space: 241 - 552 - 1,150L

• ANCAP Safety Rating: Five-star (tested 2021)

• Warranty: Five-year/unlimited-kilometre (extends to seven-years when serviced in network)

Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV

The Mitsubishi Outlander is a fabulous family car, with the company offering no shortage of options when it comes to five- and seven-seat layouts, as well as the option of a fuel-efficient plug-in hybrid.

Better yet, Mitsubishi offers the Outlander with its plug-in hybrid tech in four different trim levels, though the entry-level PHEV ES and Aspire receive a five-seat layout, meaning you’ll need to ugprade to the Exceed to get that seven-seat, plug-in hybrid combination.

• Powertrain: 2.4-litre four-cylinder petrol + two electric motor PHEV

• Power & Torque: 185kW / 450Nm

• Battery Size: 20kWh

• Fuel Economy / Range: 1.5L/100km + 84km

• Boot Space: 163 - 478 - 1,461L

• ANCAP Safety Rating: Five-star (tested 2022)

• Warranty: Five-year/100,000km (extends to ten-years/200k when serviced in network)

GWM Tank 500

The GWM Tank 500 is a premium seven-seat, 4x4 SUV package that offers tonnes of power and off-road potential for a relatively sharp price.

While it’s not the most fuel-efficient hybrid powertrain on the market, the Tank 500’s petrol-electric pairing produces a combined 255kW of power and 648Nm of torque and pushes its power to all four wheels via a particularly clever 4x4 system.

• Powertrain: 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder + electric motor hybrid

• Power & Torque: 255kW / 648Nm

• Battery Size: 1.76kWh

• Fuel Economy / Range: 8.5L/100km

• Boot Space: 98 - 795 - 1,459L

• ANCAP Safety Rating: Five-star (tested 2024)

• Warranty: Seven-year/unlimited-kilometre (eight-years for battery)

Mazda CX-80 P50e

Our list wraps up with the range-topping version of the Mazda CX-80, a premium SUV package that offers some seriously impressive fuel efficiency thanks to a clever plug-in hybrid powertrain.

The CX-80’s bold styling package is matched with a luxurious cabin and three-rows of seats, while its PHEV powertrain offers a meaty 500Nm of torque channeled to all four wheels via an all-wheel drive system, with 65km of all-electric range made possible by a 17.8kWh battery pack.

• Powertrain: 2.5-litre four-cylinder petrol + electric motor PHEV

• Power & Torque: 241kW / 500Nm

• Battery Size: 17.8kWh

• Fuel Economy / Range: 2.7L/100km + 65km

• Boot Space: 258 - 566 - 1,971L

• ANCAP Safety Rating: Unrated

• Warranty: Five-year/unlimited-kilometre

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