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The Best Electric SUVs on the Market

EV Life

BMW iX xDrive50 Range: 324 Miles Price: $87,100 With similar practicality and spacious interior as BMW’s popular X5 model, the iX xDrive50 has dual electric motors that provide 516 horsepower and a large battery pack that can hold enough charge to give it 324 miles of range. That’s where plug-in hybrid vehicles, or PHEVs, come in.

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Behind the Wheel, Under the Hood of Rivian's R1T

Cars That Think

Starting well-equipped from $68,575, which is in line with prices for loaded, gasoline-powered light-duty pickups, the Rivian is a relative powerhouse of design, innovation and all-around capability. An optional 180-kilowatt-hour battery (for $10,000) extends range past 400 miles.

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Chrysler's first electric car to be two-seat sports car - Apr. 15, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

0:00 / 4:40 Battery power for Chrysler The Circuit will be a purely plug-in car - there will be no gas tank or gasoline engine at all - with an expected range of 150 to 200 miles on a full charge. A few electric cars added to the mix will really boost that average, making things easier on the gasoline-powered side of the ledger.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

General Motors Chevy Volt series PHEV, which it calls "extended range electric vehicle" (EREV), part of "E-Flex" multi-fuel platform. Company says its focusing on gasoline and hydrogen. Daimler/Mercedes Took over Daimler/Chrysler Sprinter PHEV program. Shifted earlier focus to all-electric Focus in 2011 with Magna.

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