We Test About 50 EVs Every Year. Here Are the 14 Best Electric Cars of 2024.
These reliable electric vehicles from BMW, Ford, Tesla, and more demonstrate impressive range and everyday practicality
The ranges that manufacturers advertise for their electric vehicles can vary significantly from the distance they can cover in real life, according to CR’s testing. For example, some EVs fell up to 50 miles short of their EPA-estimated ranges—others actually exceeded them in our real-world, 70-mph highway range evaluations. So in order to choose the best electric cars each year, CR tacks on EV-specific criteria to its exclusive battery of car tests.
Every year, automakers continue to introduce electric cars—also known as electric vehicles or EVs—in all shapes and body styles, from small and midsized cars to SUVs and even pickup trucks. There are entry-level models that can travel about 200 miles, most go between 250 and 350 miles on a single charge, and a limited number of models can achieve up to 400 miles—or more—when fully charged.
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But we don’t recommend every EV we’ve tested. Just like vehicles with an internal combustion engine, EVs have varied results in Consumer Reports’ tests and owner surveys. Many of them have performed well in our road tests, while others faltered.
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