Best Electric Cars in 2026

Electric cars are significantly more efficient than gas cars and much cheaper to fuel. As the choices grow in the electric car market, it’s more important than ever to understand how to choose the best electric vehicle for your needs. Our electric car rankings are organized into smaller segments by body style, size, price, and features.

At Carfax, data and value drive our rankings. We give an edge to EVs that deliver the best performance, comfort, and features for your money. In addition to the "Best" rankings, we also rank EVs according to other specs, including price, range, safety, and more. Use the links below to narrow down your search.

How We Rank Vehicles

Best Electric SUVs

• Price Range: $30-100K+

• Pros: High ride height, good cargo space

• Cons: Don't corner as well as electric sedans

We used to cover the electric SUV class in a single list, but the number of electric crossovers has increased so rapidly we need multiple rankings to cover it. We divide EV SUVs by size into small, midsize, and large, as well as 3-row electric SUVs. We have separate rankings for electric SUVs from luxury brands. And we highlight the electric SUVs with the lowest prices and the best range.

Best Electric SUVs

Best Electric Trucks

• Price Range: $50-100K

• Pros: Powerful acceleration, quiet operation, no emissions

• Cons: Expensive, high depreciation, few options, limited range while towing

Competition is heating up in the electric pickup truck market. The best electric pickups have lots of power, long range, and the latest tech and convenience features. You'll have to stop more often to refuel, and it will take longer when you do, but no gas pickup truck can match these EV haulers for quickness, quietness, or cost to operate. Most of the pickups below are full-size models, aligning with the gas-powered trucks from the quarter-ton class.

Best Electric Trucks

Best Electric Sedans

• Price Range: $40-100K+

• Pros: Lighter, sportier, and more efficient than trucks and SUVs

• Cons: Not as much cargo space, lower ride height

The electric sedan class is still small, reflecting both the nacency of the electric car market and the declining popularity of sedans vs. SUVs. We have listed every new electric sedan available right now. This list represents a wide variety of sizes and prices, from small and relatively inexpensive to quite pricey. There are a few mainstream brands here, but most of these vehicles are from luxury brands and have a sporty bent.

Best Electric Sedans

Best Electric Luxury Cars

• Price Range: $50-100K+

• Pros: Higher quality, better materials

• Cons: Drives the already-high price of EVs higher

No segment has welcomed electric vehicles as readily as the luxury segment, and there's a reason for that. Luxury buyers value speed, refinement, quiet, and cutting-edge tech, and no group of vehicles embodies that as well as electrics. Our luxury electric car rankings are organized into smaller segments by body style, size, price, and features.

Best Luxury Electric Cars

Best Electric Minivans

• Price Range: $60-80K+

• Pros: Tons of flexible space, sliding rear doors

• Cons: Big, heavy, poor aerodynamics, cumbersome handling, inefficient, only one option

Right now, there's only one electric minivan on the market, the retro-inspired Volkswagen ID.Buzz. If you can live with the limited range and long charge times, it will reward you with a spacious interior and acceleration that no gas minivan can match. The closest vehicle to an electric minivan that isn't the ID.Buzz is the Chrysler Pacifica Plug-In Hybrid. There are also a number of electric work vans on the market, but they aren't meant to be family vehicles.

Best Electric Minivans

Best Electric Work Vans

• Price Range: $45-70K+

• Pros: Basic vans for commercial work

• Cons: They really are basic

Automakers have released several all-electric work vans onto the market in the past few years, appealing to companies that want to reduce their fuel consumption and emissions. Unlike gas work vans, these are quiet and powerful, though they take a lot longer to refuel. These are all cargo vans — none of them has a passenger configuration; you'll need to get an electric minivan for that.

Best Electric Work Vans

Best Electric Coupes

• Price Range: $60-80K+

• Pros: Fast and unique

• Cons: Only one option outside of a supercar

There simply aren't that many electric 2-door cars on the market. In fact, there's only one mass-market model in 2026: the Dodge Charger Daytona. We say "mass-market" because there are a number of supercars available with all-electric powertrains and 2 doors, such as the Rolls Royce Spectre, Lotus Evija, and Rimac Nevera. However, their prices are measured in millions. Buyers looking for more options can hit up the used market, but choices are scarce there, as well. There's just the old Tesla Roadster and a handful of other ultra-rare EV sports cars.

Best Electric Coupes

Other Electric Car Rankings

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