Despite the hype and Government incentives such as the electric vehicle grant, EVs still remain a niche choice - last year, they made up just 3.3% of the new car market.

There are a number of reasons for this. Firstly, the charging station infrastructure isn't really up to scratch yet, as we recently discovered.

Drivers - and fleet managers - also have 'range anxiety', and additionally, the cars tend to be more expensive to buy or lease than equivalent fossil-fuelled vehicles.

But there are numerous advantages to running an electric vehicle: you don't need to pay for fuel, for starters, plus SMR costs are lower as there's less to go wrong.

Electric car range is crucial when choosing your model, so BusinessCar has picked five of the best.

Tesla Model X

Like its Model S sibling below, the Model X offers a number of variants, but the (slightly more) affordable entry-level 75D model can travel 259 miles between charges and has access to the rapidly expanding Supercharger network of electric charging stations.

Although we haven't driven the car yet, on paper at least it seems to be a Tesla through and through - the entry-level model hits 62mph in 6.2 seconds and offers more tech than your local branch of PC World.

However, like the Model S, there's a bit of a waiting time - if you order one today, you're looking at a May delivery.

James Richardson summed the Model X up in the 24 January issue of BusinessCar: "Hugely fast, practical, cheap to run, and with some achingly cool rear doors, it ticks an awful lot of boxes."

Tesla Model S

What hasn't been written already about the Model S probably isn't worth writing about. In super-hot P100D guise, the Model S is capable of travelling up to 381 miles between charges, and hits 2.5 seconds with the Ludicrous mode, which blows the rest of the competition out of the water at the time of writing.

However, as nice as the top-level model is, those looking to use a Model S will probably opt for the entry-level 60 model, which is capable of travelling up to 253 miles between charges and 'only' hits 60mph from standstill in 5.8 seconds.

Teslas are also jam-packed with tech, including the semi-autonomous Autopilot system, and is a desirable brand.

Furthermore, the Model S gives access to the firm's ultra-fast Supercharger network of charging stations.

The entry point into the brand - that is, until the BMW 3 Series-rivalling Model 3 comes along - scored a rare 10/10 from us. "The entry car is anything but the poor option as the Model S continues to amaze," we said.