Best Electric Cars of 2025, According to Consumer Reports' Tests
These reliable electric vehicles from BMW, Ford, Tesla, and other automakers 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 fall up to 50 miles short of their EPA-estimated ranges. Others actually exceed 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.
Electric cars—aka electric vehicles or EVs—are available 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, while most go between 250 and 350 miles on a single charge. A limited number of models can cover up to 400 miles—or more—when fully charged.
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Best Mainstream Electric Cars
The best mainstream electric cars come from Hyundai, Kia, and Tesla.
Best Luxury Electric Cars
The best luxury electric cars come from BMW and Porsche.
Best Electric Two-Row SUVs
The best electric two-row SUVs come from Tesla, Nissan, and Ford.
Best Electric Three-Row SUV
The best mainstream electric three-row SUV comes from Kia.
Best Luxury Electric SUVs
The best luxury electric SUVs come from Genesis and Audi.
How CR Tests Electric Cars
We run about 50 new cars and trucks each year through a battery of more than 50 tests at CR’s 327-acre Auto Test Center in Colchester, Conn., covering acceleration, braking, emergency handling, fit and finish, fuel economy, usability, noise, ride, and safety systems.
We also score range and energy use for electric cars. Our range score is based on our own EV-specific highway range test. We drive at a constant 70 mph on a 100-mile loop on public roads (in dry summer weather) until the EV can no longer move under its own power to gauge how far it can go before it needs recharging on a long trip.
This information and more are available on the car model pages, linked from the ratings boxes above and available through our ratings A-to-Z. Learn more on how we test EV range.
