Best Car To Buy

The Ioniq 5 sets a new standard for design, efficiency, and charging tech among mass-market EVs, but its lack of mass-market availability is a letdown.

The Rivian R1T does more than show that electric trucks are possible. It shows that they can be better than gasoline trucks in many ways.

The Mercedes EQS shows that the luxury establishment is ready to embrace EVs and, in some ways, it's a template for a decade of progress.

VW's EV for the masses is due to be made in Tennessee in 2022, and it has the most ambitious sales targets among our Best Car To Buy finalists.

Some of this year's most buzz-worthy models, including the GMC Hummer EV and Tesla Model S Plaid, didn't make the shortlist. Here's why.

The Mustang Mach-E is the first non-Tesla SUV to hit 300 miles, and with pony-car heritage cues it takes electric cars somewhere new.

From next-generation interfaces and sophisticated driver aids to over-the-air updates, the Best Car To Buy contenders are by no means no-frills.

Going fully electric is good, but do the plus-sized battery packs of upcoming electric trucks still make them worth pointing to as green picks?

The Polestar 2 electric car was engineered partly in Sweden and is made in China; with emphases on sustainability and performance, it's intriguing but expensive.

The Tesla Model Y remains more energy-efficient than any non-Tesla long-range EV, and with strong sales, its impact is significant.

With 42 miles of electric range and a rated 38 mpg as a hybrid, the 2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime gives a market bestseller leading-edge versatility.

The 2021 Volvo XC40 Recharge qualifies for our Best Car To Buy 2021 finalists for its style, packaging, and technology, even though the small electric crossover lacks the range of some competitors.

Electric cars and plug-in hybrids that didn't make our list of finalists for 2021 generally failed to offer enough all-electric miles or were simply too late.

The Ford Mustang Mach-E, Polestar 2, Tesla Model Y, Toyota RAV4 Prime, or Volvo XC40 Recharge will win the Best Car To Buy distinction for 2021.

We can’t think of a single fully electric vehicle that fits so well into a carmaker’s lineup the way that the E-Tron SUV does.

The Tesla Model S forever changed the automotive market, the industry, and the electric car. Nothing else comes close.

All of the Porsche Taycan models offer all-wheel drive, and all of them get close to the original concept’s 600-hp target and super-fast charging.

The Kia Niro EV is a strong electric-car value—especially if dependable miles of range for the dollar are important.

The 2019 Audi E-Tron fits in—as a well-styled, contemporary SUV, as a superb luxury vehicle, and as an Audi.

Here are the vehicles—many of them good green-vehicle picks—left on the cutting-room floor.