"The goal is to find the cars that make electric vehicles more enticing, more attainable or more practical for American buyers, and this is our best field yet. Over this past year, InsideEVs editors and writers tested dozens of cars in cities spanning the globe. From Shanghai and Bucharest to San Diego and Columbus, we sampled the best electric cars on sale."
"As before, the rules work like this: The car had to be new or substantially updated for model-year 2025 or 2026. It had to be on sale in the U.S. at the start of our final judging process, which was around September-October. Only one car could represent a brand, or a larger automaker group: two picks below stand for the entire General Motors and Hyundai Motor Group families, for example."
"Going into our nomination meeting, I knew we'd have a Cadillac on this list. I just didn't know which one to pick. The once-struggling American luxury marque has been churning out new electric models so quickly that it has been hard to keep up. The Escalade IQ, Vistiq, Lyriq-V, Optiq, and Optiq-V are all new since our last Breakthrough competition. The Optiq won out because it is perhaps the best example of GM's rapid improvements in this arena."
The 2026 InsideEVs Breakthrough Awards identify U.S.-market electric vehicles that increase desirability, affordability, or practicality for American buyers. Editors and writers tested dozens of cars across global cities including Shanghai, Bucharest, San Diego, and Columbus. Five judges compiled an Editor's Choice list of finalists, with eligibility limited to vehicles new or substantially updated for 2025 or 2026 and on sale in the U.S. during final judging. Only one vehicle could represent each brand or automaker group, so some picks represent entire families. All finalists deliver strong value and technology, with one vehicle to be named Breakthrough EV of the Year.
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