EVs with the longest range in 2026: EPA ratings ranked, and what 70-mph tests show

The short answer: a Lucid sedan first, a Chevy pickup second

We ranked every electric model line in the EPA fuel economy data for model years 2026 and 2027, 88 in all, by its longest-range version. The Lucid Air Grand Touring XR on 19-inch wheels is rated at 512 miles. Second is a pickup: the Chevrolet Silverado EV Max Range WT at 493 miles; Consumer Reports gives the battery of the Silverado EV it tested as 205 kWh. Third is the 2027 BMW i3 50 xDrive sedan at 468 miles.

Long range is no longer rare, but 400 miles still is. Of the 88 model lines, 58 have at least one version rated at 300 miles or more; only 12 reach 400 (our count from the EPA data). Range and efficiency are different things: the Silverado gets its rating from sheer battery size and uses 49.5 kWh per 100 miles, almost twice as much as the Lucid at 26.4.

Longest EPA range

Lucid Air Grand Touring XR, 19-inch wheels, 512 mi

Longest-range pickup

Chevrolet Silverado EV Max Range WT, 493 mi

Longest-range SUV

BMW iX5 60 xDrive (2027), 456 mi

Lines with 300+ / 400+ miles

58 / 12 of 88 (our count)

Data

fueleconomy.gov dataset updated November 4, 2026

Sources: [1], [2]

The 20 longest-range EV lines

Each line appears once, with its longest-range version. Where the 2026 and 2027 model years share the top rating, the table shows the newer one. The highway column is EPA's separate highway range from the same dataset; it is not a 70-mph test.

Sources: [1], [2]

Wheels, tires and trim can cost you 60 miles or more

The headline number belongs to one exact configuration. The Lucid Air Grand Touring XR drops from 512 miles on 19-inch wheels to 480 on 20-inch and 446 on 21-inch wheels, a loss of 66 miles or 13 percent. On the BMW i3 50 xDrive, all-season tires instead of summer tires on the same 20-inch wheels take the rating from 468 to 446 miles.

Bigger is not always worse, though. Rivian's R1T with the largest battery is rated at 420 miles on 22-inch wheels and 380 on 20-inch wheels. At Chevrolet, the battery decides: the Silverado EV ranges from 493 miles (Max Range WT) to 283 miles (Standard Range). Read the label for the car you are actually buying, not the model's best number.

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What independent 70-mph tests show

EPA's highway cycle is gentler than an interstate drive: it averages 48.3 mph and tops out at 60 mph, according to fueleconomy.gov. Consumer Reports runs its own highway range test at 70 mph. Where its road test reports name the EPA rating of the car they tested, the results go both ways.

Some vehicles beat their rating at 70 mph: a 2024 Silverado EV RST covered 472 miles against an EPA rating of 450, and a BMW i4 M50 managed 318 miles against 269. Others fall short: a 2023 Lucid Air rated at 384 miles covered 344, and a Rivian R1S with the largest battery covered 358 of its 410 rated miles. A Tesla Model Y, a Cadillac Lyriq and a Hyundai Ioniq 9 all landed within 5 miles of their ratings.

Several of the tested cars are older model years than the ones in our ranking, so the test results describe those cars, not the current versions. And none of these figures is a winter result: how much range a cold day costs is covered in “EV winter range 2026: how much you lose in the cold and what actually helps”.

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The longest-range picks by body style

Sedans and other cars: Lucid Air Grand Touring XR (512 miles), BMW i3 50 xDrive (468) and Mercedes-Benz EQS 500 4MATIC sedan (443). SUVs: BMW iX5 60 xDrive (456), Lucid Gravity GT (450) and BMW iX3 50 xDrive (434). Pickups: Chevrolet Silverado EV Max Range WT (493), Rivian R1T with the largest battery (420) and GMC Sierra EV Extended Range (410).

If you want long range without a large battery, look at the energy column. The Lucid Air, Audi A6 e-tron Ultra, Tesla Model S and Model 3 and the Mercedes CLA need about 26 to 27 kWh per 100 miles, which also keeps charging stops short. Which EVs use the least electricity overall is ranked in “Most efficient EVs for 2026 and 2027: EPA kWh per 100 miles, ranked”.

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How we ranked, and what the list does not show

Population: all battery-electric vehicles of model years 2026 and 2027 in the fueleconomy.gov dataset updated November 4, 2026. We grouped them by make and EPA base model and kept the version with the highest EPA range. The highway range and kWh/100 mi columns belong to that same version. Plug-in hybrids are not included.

Limits: an EPA rating is a standardized lab result with adjustments, not a promise for your commute; speed, cold, wind, towing and wheel size change it. We did not rank by price, because the dataset has no prices and many maker pages were not readable for us; check what a long-range trim costs before you pay for miles you rarely use. How to plan the miles you do need is explained in “Plan an EV road trip: charging stops, energy and reserve”.

Sources: [1], [2], [3]