The electric vehicle (EV) business is booming, and consumer interest in EVs has increased dramatically this year alone. EV sales grew from a share below 1% in 2018 to EVs representing 3.2% of sales in 2021, 5.8% in 2022, and 7.2% in the first quarter of 2023. According to a forecast by Cox Automotive, 2023 will be the year EV sales surpass the one-million mark in the United States. To help guide the ever-growing number of in-market EV shoppers, Autotrader, a Cox Automotive company, has named the Best Electric Vehicles of 2023.
“We are in the midst of a sea change in the industry as EV sales become a growing slice of the American automotive pie,” said Brian Moody, executive editor for Autotrader. “More and more shoppers are hungry for new EVs, and automakers are continually developing and introducing new EV models as the demand continues to surge – with no signs of slowing.”
To compile this list, Autotrader’s expert editorial team drove and lived with the 2023 model-year electric cars, asking all of the right questions along the way and ultimately contributing their opinions, expertise and ratings to determine the best of the bunch. Only pure EVs were allowed on the list; there are no hybrids, plug-in hybrids or hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles. All vehicles on the list are from the 2023 model-year and feature a base manufacturer’s suggested retail price (MSRP) under $100,000. Lastly, vehicles on the list must be generally available to the public in at least 15 states at the time of publication. Below are Autotrader’s choices for the Best Electric Vehicles of 2023, listed in alphabetical order by brand:
Autotrader’s Best Electric Vehicles of 2023*
- 2023 BMW i4
BMW reboots its EV approach and comes up with a winner: Whatever you thought of BMW’s first run at EV, the i3, it was missing a certain something – it didn’t look or perform like a BMW. The 2023 BMW i4 corrects course with a Gran Coupe that our editors agree looks and drives like a BMW. - 2023 Ford…
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