How many pieces are in set 42609?

Electric Car and Charger has 170 pieces, including 98 unique part types.

How many minifigures come with it?

The set includes 2 minifigures.

What are the main colours used?

White and Light Bluish Grey form the base, with Dark Azure and Black used for details.

Friends

Electric Car and Charger

Set 42609 brings electric mobility to Heartlake City with a compact car and its own charging point. Across 170 pieces and 2 minifigures, it turns a genuinely current topic into a small, playable build.

Set number: 42609
Year: 2024
Pieces: 170
Minifigures: 2
Theme: Friends
Different parts: 98

What can I build with it?

View the official building instructions at LEGO® ↗

Parts list 98

As BrickLink list (XML)

Import on BrickLink: Wanted → Upload, upload the file (or paste its content), pick a Wanted List and add the parts.

Spare parts (14)

These extra parts come with the set in case one gets lost.

Minifigures 2

Zac - Blue Top, Red Pants fig-0120774 pieces × 1
Nova - Black Top, Sand Blue Pants fig-0132464 pieces × 1

Description

Charging built into the play pattern

Rather than treating the charger as background scenery, 42609 makes it a working part of the set: the car docks against a dedicated charging point built from White and Light Bluish Gray, giving the whole model a clean, modern look. Dark Azure picks out the cable and display details, while Black covers wheels, frame and other technical parts. At 170 pieces, the build is short enough for a single sitting, which makes the car-and-charger interaction easy to demonstrate rather than something buried inside a larger scene.

A high parts count for the size

98 of the 170 pieces are unique part types, an unusually high ratio for a set this size and a direct result of how many small, specific components a vehicle and charging station need. That level of detail is worth knowing if you are after particular grey or white vehicle parts for your own builds, rather than the more repetitive brick counts typical of larger house or café sets. The full parts list on this page lists every colour and shape individually, making it straightforward to check before buying spares.

Two minifigures, one everyday scene

The set comes with 2 minifigures, enough to act out a simple pick-up-and-charge routine or combine with figures from other Friends sets for a wider street scene. Because the car and charger can be assembled and displayed separately before being joined, younger builders can tackle the model in two shorter stages rather than one long session. It also works well as a companion build next to a café, house or shop set already in a Heartlake City collection.

Where it fits in a wider collection

Released in 2024, 42609 sits comfortably alongside other current Friends sets, and its restrained White, Grey and Black palette means it will not clash with brighter builds placed next to it. Anyone already building custom roads or parking areas can reuse the vehicle parts here as a starting point, since the base colours reappear across many other Friends and City sets rather than being specific to this one release.

FAQ

How many pieces are in set 42609?: Electric Car and Charger has 170 pieces, including 98 unique part types.
How many minifigures come with it?: The set includes 2 minifigures.
What are the main colours used?: White and Light Bluish Grey form the base, with Dark Azure and Black used for details.