17 EVs with a 300+ mile range for less than $100k (and why range doesn’t even matter)
The Lucid Air Grand Touring breaks the mold with a 516-mile range. It’s amazing what engineers can accomplish with an MSRP of $125,600. But for us mere peasants interested in an EV with a 300+ mile range that doesn’t break the bank, we’ll have to look at other models. Lucid does offer some more cost-effective EVs, still with a good range. And many other automakers have broken the 300-mile mark at under $100k. Here’s a list of 17.
| Make/Model | Range | Trim | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chevrolet Silverado EV | 440 miles | First-Edition RST | $96,495 |
| Volkswagen ID.7 | 430 miles (est.) | Pro S | $58,000 (est.) |
| Rivian R1T | 420 miles | Dual Max | $83,900 |
| Lucid Air | 419 miles | Pure | $69,900 |
| Rivian R1S | 410 miles | Dual Maz | $89,900 |
| Tesla Model S | 402 miles | AWD | $74,990 |
| Tesla Model 3 | 363 miles | Long Range RWD | $42,490 |
| Hyundai Ioniq 6 | 361 miles | SE (RWD) | $42,450 |
| Tesla Model X | 335 miles | All-Wheel Drive | $79,990 |
| Ford F-150 Lightning | 320 miles | Flash (AWD) | $67,995 |
| Tesla Model Y | 320 miles | Long Range RWD | $44,990 |
| Ford Mustang Mach-E | 320 miles | Premium, Extended Range, RWD | $43,995 |
| Cadillac Lyriq | 314 miles | RWD | $57,195 |
| Kia EV6 | 310 miles | Light Long Range RWD | $45,950 |
| BMW iX | 309 miles | xDrive50 | $87,250 |
| Hyundai Ioniq 5 | 303 miles | SE (RWD) | $45,850 |
| Cadillac Optiq | 300 miles | AWD | $54,000 |
I recently took an EV roadtrip in one vehicle from this list: the Hyundai Ioniq 5. I know, it doesn’t have the highest range here. But it performed much better than many of the vehicles you see. Why? Because it uses few kWh/mile and recharges rapidly.
Sure, the Silverado EV may run 440 miles on one charge. But if you want to drive further in one day, you could be parked at a public charger for well over an hour. Some of the smaller EVs, with 400-volt charging, will also charge up slowly. The Kia/Hyundai family is unique in that it is building every EV with 800-volt charging. So I found that I could charge for about 20 minutes, then drive for 2.5-3 hours. It’s not quite as rapid as a gasoline car. But honestly, it would have been a comfortable pace to roadtrip indefinitely.
My road trip experience made me realize that range won’t be the primary metric for EV shoppers for long. I wrote a list of efficient, quick-charging EVs that are outrunning range anxiety.
