The Best EV Brands for 2023

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If you're in the market for an electric vehicle, Tesla is no longer your only solid option, though it's still the one to beat.

We've seen a flood of new EVs this year from familiar brands such as Chevrolet, Ford, and Kia, as well as newcomers like Rivian. In this inaugural edition of the Best Electric Vehicle Brands, we rank the companies leading the transition to battery power. But since every car maker has a different approach to EVs, we're examining car brands as a whole rather than ranking individual EVs.

In the next 10 years—the average amount of time people are holding on to their vehicles—dashboard technology, autonomous capabilities, and battery performance will radically change, so it's important to know which company you're investing in.

And while the industry is changing fast and next year's winners are likely to look a bit different, we want to highlight brands that have EVs available right now—no vaporware allowed. Here are our top-recommended brands if you're in the market for an EV in 2023.

To create this scorecard, we drew from PCMag's EV reporting, time spent at auto shows, and vehicle test drives. We also spoke to industry experts who have decades of experience reviewing gas-powered—and now, electric—vehicles. From this, a few key areas emerged as most pertinent to EV shoppers today:

Does the brand make at least one EV? Some automakers didn't make the 2023 list simply because they do not offer any fully electric vehicles. Honda and Jeep launch their first EVs next year: The Honda Prologue and Jeep Recon and Wagoneer S. Other popular brands offer EVs, but they are sold out for 2023, such as the Volkswagen ID.4 and Cadillac Lyriq. (We do, however, note upcoming launches, in case it's worth the wait.)

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