Finest Electrical Vans for 2022, Examined

The GMC Hummer EV is aware of how ludicrous of an idea it’s (An electrical revival of the quintessential gas-guzzler? You have to be kidding), and it leans into the bit utterly. Heck, GMC dubs the truck’s launch management setup Watts to Freedom (WTF) mode. With it engaged, this 1000-hp, tri-motor behemoth claws its method to 60 mph in 3.3 seconds. If that is not sufficient for you, check out the Hummer’s Extract Mode, which raises the truck practically 16 inches off the bottom, or its Crab Stroll mode that, because of a four-wheel steering system, permits the truck to drive diagonally round obstacles.

For all its riotous enjoyable, the Hummer EV is spectacularly costly. Blame the very fact it is strictly obtainable in loaded Version 1 guise for 2022 (cheaper and fewer highly effective variants of the mannequin are resulting from trickle out over the course of the following couple of mannequin years).

Its 7500-pound towing capability can also be notably lower than these of the opposite two electrical vehicles obtainable for 2022. The Hummer can also be exceedingly heavy, with an estimated curb weight north of 9000 kilos. Even so, GMC claims the Hummer will journey 329 miles with a full cost of its large 212.7-kWh battery pack.

• Automotive and Driver ranking: 7.5/10
• Base worth: $110,295

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The Rivian R1T entered the market a smidge earlier than the opposite two electrical vehicles on this record, making it the primary battery-powered pickup to hit our market. We gave it an Editor’s Choice award resulting from its trendy appears to be like, 314 miles of EPA-estimated vary, fast acceleration, and admirable off-roading functionality.

Energy comes courtesy of 4 electrical motors that obtain electrical energy from a 128.9-kWh battery pack. With a complete of 835 horsepower, the setup motors the R1T to 60 mph in 3.3 seconds. Regardless of its smaller dimension relative to its 2022 electrical truck competitors, the R1T gives probably the most towing capability on this section at 11,000 kilos.

Inside, the R1T seems like a bonafide luxurious automobile. That mentioned, we want Rivian supplemented the big touchscreen with arduous buttons for controlling easy options such because the adjustment of the rearview mirrors. We additionally want the truck was appropriate with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. General, although, the R1T brings extra positives than negatives to the desk.

• Automotive and Driver ranking: 8.5/10
• Base worth: $68,575

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Although we gave the Ford F-150 Lightning the identical ranking because the Rivian R1T, we in the end awarded the Blue Oval’s electrical pickup the highest spot on this record for its larger mass attraction. Particularly, we’re speaking about its $41,769 beginning worth that undercuts that of the Rivian by greater than $25,000 (word that the entry-level 2023 F-150 Lightning is about to see a $7000 worth hike).

Ford gives the Lightning with two battery packs for purchasers to select from: a 98.0 kWh unit that nets an EPA-rated vary of 230 miles and a 131.0 kWh setup with as much as 320 miles of driving vary. Lightnings geared up with the smaller pack produce 452 horsepower, whereas the bigger pack nets 580 horses. The latter setup additionally affords the truck a towing capability of as much as 10,000 kilos.

For higher or worse, the F-150 Lightning’s exterior and inside designs will not be distinctive to the mannequin. Sure decor, such because the entrance gentle bar, nevertheless, is particular to the battery-electric truck. Although the Lightning’s plastic-heavy inside feels a tad underwhelming within the truck’s $92,019 Platinum guise, the pickup’s array of fashions, comparatively low price of entry, and greater than 200 miles of EPA-rated driving vary make it a stellar mixture worthy of its place on our annual Editor’s Selection record and the top-spot on this record.

• Automotive and Driver ranking: 8.5/10
• Base worth: $41,769

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• 3. GMC Hummer EV
• 2. Rivian R1T
• 1. Ford F-150 Lightning