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The Tesla Cybertruck seems designed to polarize: Its radical styling is great at turning heads, but its everyday functionality is compromised by its outlandish, wedge-shaped form.

Though the criteria for the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s highest honor are more strict, both the Tesla Model Y and Volvo XC90 Plug-in Hybrid SUVs have earned the agency’s highest honor, Top Safety Pick+.

Tesla has revealed a stretched, six-seat variation of its popular Model Y mid-size electric SUV — but there’s a big catch.

Shopping for a three-row SUV means balancing priorities of seat quantity versus comfort. If the number of seats trump all, many three-row SUVs offer a second-row bench, but other models give up the second-row middle seat for captain’s chairs.

Buyers of 2025 models are slightly happier with their purchases compared to 2024, according to J.D. Power’s 2025 Initial Quality Study, but nobody is happier than Lexus and Nissan buyers.

Tesla promised its original product duo, the Model S sedan and Model X SUV, would be due for updates, and now it’s delivering on that promise.

The following list highlights the 10 most efficient electric cars for 2025. Where more than one version of a given model qualifies, we selected the most efficient version.

We’ve gathered the three most fuel-efficient SUVs on sale for the 2025 model year in each of four powertrain classes: gas-only, hybrid, plug-in hybrid and full battery electric.

Tesla has opened orders for a cheaper Long-Range Rear-Wheel Drive trim for its Model Y SUV.