What we track
For every battery-electric vehicle currently offered to US buyers, we record:
- Starting MSRP — the lowest advertised trim price from the manufacturer, before destination charges and before any federal or state incentives.
- EPA-estimated range — combined-cycle miles from fueleconomy.gov or the manufacturer when EPA data is not yet published.
- MPGe — EPA miles-per-gallon equivalent (higher is more efficient).
- 0–60 mph — manufacturer-published acceleration when available.
- Horsepower, cargo volume — from manufacturer spec sheets.
- Body style — sedan, SUV, truck, van, or wagon, for segment list pages.
We also compute $/mile of range (starting price ÷ EPA range) and $/horsepower so you can compare value across segments.
Where the data comes from
Primary sources, in order of preference:
- fueleconomy.gov — EPA range and MPGe for vehicles that have completed certification.
- Manufacturer configurator and spec pages — MSRP, trim names, horsepower, cargo, and 0–60 when EPA data lags a new launch.
- Automotive news outlets — for price-change verification when we log updates in our market changelog.
We do not scrape dealer inventory or use third-party pricing aggregators. List prices are MSRP, not negotiated transaction prices.
Weekly sweeps
We run a data sweep roughly once per week. Each sweep:
- Re-checks MSRP and trim availability against manufacturer sites.
- Adds newly launched models and removes vehicles no longer sold new in the US.
- Logs material changes — price moves, discontinuations, incentive notes — in our dated EV market updates archive.
The date shown in the site header and on list pages is the data-sweep date, not the day you happen to visit.
How rankings work
List pages show one row per model. Budget, body-style, make, and cheapest-vehicle pages use the lowest-priced trim so the MSRP is the model's true starting price. Metric rankings use the trim that performs best on that metric: highest EPA range for longest range, quickest 0–60 time for fastest, and highest MPGe for most efficient. The MSRP shown on those metric pages belongs to the selected trim.
Column colors (green / amber / red) are not hand-picked. They reflect where a value falls in the current US EV fleet: strong = top third, average = middle third, weak = bottom third, recalculated every sweep. A "weak" range on a budget EV may still be fine for your commute — the tiers are relative to today's market, not absolute judgments.
We do not accept payment for placement in rankings. Affiliate links (Amazon charging gear, manufacturer "View" links) do not influence sort order.