One of the first questions drivers ask when buying a gas-powered vehicle is: “How many miles per gallon?” The same rule applies to electric vehicles, though that question is: “What’s the range on a single charge?”
Range anxiety, as it is known, is the driver's fear of insufficient energy storage needed to reach a destination.
Range depends on the following variables: terrain, occupancy, driving style, speed and temperature.
Benzinga has compiled a list of 10 EVs rated by the EPA for 2022 to offer a minimum of 300 miles of total driving range. All ranges below are based on EPA-estimated figures and are purely estimates.
2022 electric vehicle models with the longest range:
- Lucid Air Dream Edition R all-wheel drive (NASDAQ:LCID): 520 miles; price tag of $169,000, excluding destination fee.
- Tesla Model S Dual-Motor AWD (NASDAQ:TSLA): 405 miles; the luxury sedan is $96,190, including its destination fee.
- Tesla Model 3 Long Range Dual-Motor AWD: 358 miles; the little brother to the Model S comes in at $47,190, including fees.
- Tesla Model X Dual-Motor AWD: 351 miles; the falcon-winged SUV runs $106,190 and will do zero to 60 in three seconds.
- Mercedes-Benz EQS 450 (OTC:DMLRY): 350 miles; the impressive newcomer costs $103,360.
- Tesla Model Y Long Range Dual-Motor AWD: 330 miles; the fourth Tesla on this list comes in at a desirable $60,190, fees included.
- Rivian R1S (NASDAQ:RIVN): 316 miles; the first SUV in Rivian’s lineup will cost $71,075.
- Rivian R1T: 314 miles; its introductory vehicle carries a price tag of $68,575.
- Kia EV6 Long Range rear-wheel drive: 310 miles; price to be announced.
- Ford Mustang Mach-E RWD California Route 1 (NYSE:F): 314 miles; Ford’s flagship EV is one of the most affordable on the list at $53,875.
The electric vehicles with a less-than 300-mile range that did not make this list include the Audi E-Tron lineup, Volkswagen ID4, Porsche Taycan and the Taycan GT, Chevrolet Bolt, Volvo XC40 recharge and the Nissan Leaf.
Photo: Courtesy of Ford.
