$32,345 ESTIMATE ONLY

Starting in January 2016, GM will finally make its all-electric Chevrolet Spark EV available to non-fleet buyers in Canada. Its 130 ponies are impressive for such a small, five-door hatchback, but it’s the subcompact four-seater’s 327 lb-ft of torque – and 7.2 second 0-96 km/h run – that truly makes it a mini-mountain of oomph. No o fficial prices yet, but the Spark EV started at $31,455 in 2015 for fleet buyers. Provincial rebates of $8,500 in Ontario and slightly less than that in Quebec and BC will bring this back into fully-loaded gas Spark territory, but at 137 km of total o fficial range, many potential buyers may wish to wait for the Chevrolet Bolt (due by the end of 2016) and it’s more appealing 320+ km of promised range.