
A ranked list of this scale is only useful if you trust the methodology behind it, and that's the real question to bring to this page. Where a car lands in positions 40–69 tells you something specific: these are vehicles that clear a basic competence bar but fall short of genuinely recommending themselves, and understanding why each one sits where it does is more instructive than the rank itself. The spread across this middle tier typically exposes the gap between strong specs on paper and real-world usability — range in varied conditions, charging behaviour, interior quality relative to price. Use the rankings as a prompt to dig into the reasoning, not as a verdict to accept at face value.
It’s page two in our 161 to 1 rundown of the best and worst electric cars