2025 Best Hybrid and Electric Cars List by U.S.

Hyundai has retained three titles in U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 Best Hybrid & Electric Cars awards and is the most awarded brand overall. The IONIQ 5 won Best Electric SUV, IONIQ 6 Best Electric Car, and Tucson Hybrid Best Hybrid SUV. These awards recognize the top electrified vehicles in their categories, with over 100 vehicles evaluated across ten categories.

“Hyundai is dedicated to eco-friendly propulsions for ‘Progress for Humanity,’ our North Star,” said Ricky Lao, director, product planning, Hyundai Motor North America. “Winning the most awards in this competition for the second-year highlights Hyundai’s engineering prowess and innovation.”

“These awards are about efficiency, but the winners also have to be intrinsically desirable vehicles,” says Alex Kwanten, managing editor of Autos for U.S. News & World Report. “The IONIQ 5 and IONIQ 6 both mix excellent real-world range and charging capability with good driving dynamics, premium features and distinctive styles. The Tucson, meanwhile, has a combination of space, efficiency, and user-friendliness that’s very hard to beat.”

To identify leaders for each of the 2025 Best Hybrid and Electric Cars award categories, U.S. News evaluated 115 luxury and affordable hybrid, plug-in hybrid and electric cars, SUVs and trucks. U.S. News considers gas mileage and range data from the EPA, pricing information and the consensus opinion of the automotive press. The winners have the best combination of quality, value and efficiency in their segment.

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