Electric car vary is not a precise science. Figures rely extremely on street, climate, and driving circumstances, with a laundry record of different components that would have an effect on the mileage in between. If you look over the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) guidelines for the way it determines vary, there are many qualifiers. That mentioned, some EVs are nonetheless lacking the mark.

Consumer Reports performed a 70-mile-per-hour freeway take a look at that consisted of absolutely charged automobiles with anyplace between 2,000 and 15,000 miles on the odometer, with outdoors temperatures hovering round 70 and 90 levels Fahrenheit through the time of testing. Even in preferrred circumstances like these, practically half of the 22 EVs fell wanting their EPA vary estimates.

Models from Ford, Lucid, and Tesla had been among the many guiltiest events. The Model S fell 39 miles wanting its 405-mile estimate and the Lucid Air failed by 40 miles. The worst offender of the group was the F-150 Lightning, which solely achieved 270 miles as a substitute of its 320-mile EPA ranking.

Other EVs from Audi, Hyundai, Genesis, Nissan, and Kia fell wanting their EPA scores as effectively, however all of these automobiles by fewer than 20 miles. The Nissan Ariya, for instance, was solely 4 miles wanting its EPA ranking, whereas the Ioniq 6 was simply 5 miles brief.

But it wasn’t all unhealthy. BMW’s EVs exceeded their EPA scores – by rather a lot. The i4 was 47 miles higher than its estimate whereas the iX was 46 miles higher. The most profitable of the group was the Mercedes-Benz EQE, which drove for 332 miles. That’s 72 miles higher than its estimated EPA vary.

Certain automobiles from manufacturers like Chevrolet, Nissan, Polestar, Tesla, and Rivian aren’t represented on this take a look at, CR notes, as a result of they didn’t meet the factors for testing. You can see the complete record of automobiles – and the way they faired – under.