Most efficient electric vehicles, 2026 model year

For model year 2026 the data rates 66 electric models. The most efficient is Lucid Air at 146 MPGe combined and the least efficient is Bugatti Rimac Nevera at 51; the middle of the list sits at 102.5.

That is a spread of 95 MPGe from first to last; the leader's rating is 2.9 times the last model's.

The largest step between neighbouring ranks comes after Mercedes-Benz G-Class Electric, 65th: the next model, Bugatti Rimac Nevera, is 11 MPGe lower.

On annual fuel cost under the file's assumptions, Lucid Air is lowest at $500 and Bugatti Rimac Nevera highest at $1,500; the median is $750.

By vehicle class: Small SUVs (24), Standard SUVs (17), Compact cars (7), Large cars (5), 6 more with 13 models in all.

By make: Tesla (5), BMW (4), Cadillac (4), Mercedes-Benz (4), 26 more with 49 models in all.

Best combined rating of the most efficient electric models for model year 2026.

All 66 models ranked

Annual fuel cost in the file is based on 15,000 miles a year, 55% city and 45% highway driving, and the fuel prices that fueleconomy.gov published at the time of the release (the same prices for every model year).

Electric models ranked by combined rating, model year 2026
Rank	Model	Make	Vehicle class	Combined MPG	Annual fuel cost	Versions
1	Lucid Air	Lucid	Large cars	146	$500	8
2	Tesla Model 3	Tesla	Midsize cars	139	$550	5
3	Tesla Model Y	Tesla	Small SUVs	138	$550	6
4	Toyota bZ	Toyota	Small SUVs	131	$550	8
5	Subaru Uncharted	Subaru	Small SUVs	129	$600	3
6	Lexus ES Electric	Lexus	Midsize cars	127	$600	4
7	Lexus RZ	Lexus	Small SUVs	126	$600	6
8	Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class Electric	Mercedes-Benz	Compact cars	126	$600	3
9	Tesla Model S	Tesla	Large cars	124	$600	3
10	Nissan LEAF	Nissan	Station wagons	121	$650	3
11	Subaru Solterra	Subaru	Small SUVs	120	$650	2
12	BMW i4	BMW	Compact cars	118	$650	7
13	Subaru Trailseeker	Subaru	Small SUVs	117	$650	2
14	Toyota C-HR Electric	Toyota	Small SUVs	117	$650	2
15	Fiat 500e	Fiat	Minicompact cars	116	$650	2
16	Volvo EX30	Volvo	Small SUVs	116	$650	4
17	Audi Q4 e-tron	Audi	Standard SUVs	115	$650	3
18	Hyundai Ioniq 5	Hyundai	Small SUVs	115	$650	7
19	Kia EV6	Kia	Small SUVs	115	$650	5
20	Volkswagen ID.4	Volkswagen	Small SUVs	113	$650	2
21	Kia Niro Electric	Kia	Small SUVs	113	$700	1
22	Lucid Gravity	Lucid	Standard SUVs	111	$700	10
23	BMW i5	BMW	Compact cars	110	$700	9
24	Ford Mustang Mach-E	Ford	Small SUVs	110	$700	6
25	Genesis GV60	Genesis	Small SUVs	110	$700	4
26	Chevrolet Equinox Electric	Chevrolet	Small SUVs	108	$700	3
27	Volvo EC40	Volvo	Small SUVs	106	$700	2
28	Volvo EX40	Volvo	Small SUVs	106	$700	2
29	Cadillac OPTIQ	Cadillac	Standard SUVs	105	$700	6
30	Porsche Macan Electric	Porsche	Small SUVs	105	$700	7
31	Tesla Model X	Tesla	Standard SUVs	105	$700	2
32	Chevrolet Blazer Electric	Chevrolet	Small SUVs	104	$750	4
33	Honda Prologue	Honda	Standard SUVs	104	$750	3
34	Nissan ARIYA	Nissan	Small SUVs	101	$750	5
35	Mercedes-Benz EQS	Mercedes-Benz	Large cars	98	$750	6
36	Volvo EX90	Volvo	Standard SUVs	98	$800	6
37	BMW iX	BMW	Standard SUVs	97	$800	11
38	Polestar 3	Polestar	Standard SUVs	97	$800	5
39	Genesis G80 Electric	Genesis	Midsize cars	96	$800	1
40	Genesis GV70 Electric	Genesis	Standard SUVs	96	$800	2
41	MINI Countryman Electric	MINI	Small SUVs	96	$800	2
42	Dodge Charger Electric	Dodge	Large cars	95	$800	7
43	Polestar 4	Polestar	Standard SUVs	95	$800	3
44	Mercedes-Benz EQE	Mercedes-Benz	Midsize cars	94	$800	6
45	Jeep Wagoneer Electric	Jeep	Standard SUVs	93	$800	2
46	Porsche Taycan	Porsche	Compact cars	93	$800	17
47	Cadillac LYRIQ	Cadillac	Small SUVs	92	$850	6
48	Hyundai Ioniq 9	Hyundai	Standard SUVs	92	$850	3
49	Acura ZDX	Acura	Standard SUVs	91	$850	3
50	Audi S e-tron	Audi	Compact cars	90	$850	2
51	Kia EV9	Kia	Standard SUVs	89	$850	5
52	BMW i7	BMW	Large cars	88	$850	8
53	Rivian R1T	Rivian	Standard pickup trucks	87	$850	25
54	Cadillac VISTIQ	Cadillac	Standard SUVs	86	$900	2
55	Rivian R1S	Rivian	Standard SUVs	85	$900	25
56	Audi RS e-tron	Audi	Compact cars	84	$900	1
57	Maserati Grancabrio Electric	Maserati	Subcompact cars	83	$900	1
58	Cadillac CELESTIQ	Cadillac	Station wagons	81	$950	1
59	Maserati Grecale Electric	Maserati	Small SUVs	81	$950	3
60	Tesla Cybertruck	Tesla	Standard pickup trucks	79	$950	3
61	Rolls-Royce Spectre	Rolls-Royce	Compact cars	77	$1,000	4
62	Jeep Recon	Jeep	Small SUVs	71	$1,050	1
63	Chevrolet Silverado Electric	Chevrolet	Standard pickup trucks	70	$1,100	6
64	GMC Sierra Electric	GMC	Standard pickup trucks	68	$1,100	3
65	Mercedes-Benz G-Class Electric	Mercedes-Benz	Standard SUVs	62	$1,200	1
66	Bugatti Rimac Nevera	Bugatti Rimac	Two-seaters	51	$1,500	1

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Most efficient electric compact cars, 2026 models (7 models)
Most efficient electric small SUVs, 2026 models (24 models)
Most efficient electric standard SUVs, 2026 models (17 models)

Head-to-head comparisons

Each model is shown with its most efficient rated version. How the figures are prepared: methods and data.