According to Edmunds' real-world testing and its EPA estimates, the Cadillac Escalade IQ luxury SUV is the electric vehicle with the longest range. While software refinement and aerodynamic tweaks aid its efficiency, it's the Escalade IQ's massive 205-kWh battery pack that allows this seven-seater to exceed 550 miles of range on a single charge, a truly impressive figure that lands it at the top of Edmunds' EV range leaderboard. This list includes the 10 longest-range EVs we've tested, noting how far they traveled and the base price for the least expensive configuration that gets you that range.
But what makes our list of the longest-range EVs different from others? We conduct our own real-world EV range testing on a standardized route to provide more accurate range numbers for electric vehicles than the estimates provided by the EPA.
The EPA, or Environmental Protection Agency, is the government entity that certifies the range of all electric vehicles in the U.S. The EPA's estimates are intended to give shoppers a convenient way to compare how far each EV can travel when fully charged. However, a variety of real-world factors can cause discrepancies between the EPA's published figures and the range that EV owners observe on the road. As an example, in our real-world testing, we found the Mercedes EQS outdid its EPA estimates. On the flip side, every Tesla we've evaluated has failed to hit its EPA range estimate in the real-world Edmunds EV Range Test.
How we determined the longest-range electric vehicles
- Edmunds tests each electric vehicle on a set route in Southern California. After charging the EV to 100%, we begin our route, which consists of approximately 60% city roads and 40% highway driving. We drive on this route, and repeat as needed, until only 10 miles of range remain as indicated by the EV's onboard computer. Then we add those last 10 miles to the total distance driven to determine the electric vehicle's real-world range results.
- The Edmunds EV Range Test is conducted under standardized conditions. The vehicle's windows are up, the climate control is set to 72 degrees, and the vehicle is operating in its default drive mode.
EVs with the longest range
- Cadillac Escalade IQ
- Chevrolet Silverado EV
- GMC Sierra EV
- Lucid Air
- Mercedes-Benz EQS
- Mercedes-Benz CLA
- Audi A6 Sportback E-tron
- Lucid Gravity
- GMC Hummer EV
- Rivian R1T











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