Tesla Model Y

Who can fit in the Model Y’s third row? We found its use to be limited.

The following list highlights the 10 most efficient electric cars of the 2023 model year. Where more than one version of a given model qualifies, we selected the most efficient version.

Here’s what it’s like for one of our editors to live with our long-term Tesla Model Y EV without home charging, plus some recommendations and considerations for shoppers in a similar position.

GM has confirmed the Bolt EV is approaching the end of its journey and is expected to be discontinued by the end of 2023.

The base Model 3 is down $2,000, while the starting price for the Model Y’s new base variant, along with the Long Range and Performance trims, falls by $3,000.

In addition to the lower prices seen across all existing models, the new base Model Y brings a starting price that’s thousands of dollars lower than the SUV’s previous entry point.

A new study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has revealed that most mid-size SUVs lack good protection for rear occupants in frontal crashes.

For 2023, the Rivian R1T has the highest overall owner satisfaction in its first year of eligibility — a spot Tesla claimed in both 2021 and 2022.

IIHS has released its list of Top Safety Picks for 2023, which includes 48 models across both Top Safety Pick and Top Safety Pick+ categories — less than half compared to the 101 models that qualified in 2022.

As expected, electric driving range was devastated in zero-degree temperatures, but the cold weather affected more than just range.