Which electric cars retain the most range in winter?

Which cars lead?

Six car families share the highest listed value among 280 families, each with a score of 79%: Mercedes-Benz EQV 300 Long, Mercedes-Benz EQV 250 Long, Mercedes-Benz EQV 300 Extra-Long, Mercedes-Benz EQV 250 Extra-Long, Mercedes-Benz G 580, and Ford e-Tourneo Custom L1 210 kW RWD. Each row holds position 1. The data is dated October 4, 2026. For a winter range shortlist, these six families are the starting point in the figures provided.

Other leading rows

The six named families share position 1. The next four listed families each score 78% and hold position 7:

• Toyota Proace Verso L 75 kWh;
• Toyota Proace Verso M 75 kWh;
• Opel Zafira Electric 75 kWh;
• Opel Zafira Electric XL 75 kWh.

Across these ten listed rows, six show 79% and four show 78%. The links open the corresponding family pages.

What do the group medians say?

The median for the 213 families with a heat pump is 74%. The median for the 32 families without a heat pump is also 74%. The two group medians are equal at 74%. The counts give the number of families in each group.

This adds a point of reference alongside the leading rows: those entries show the highest listed values, while each median describes its group as a whole. The middle values are equal even though the groups contain different numbers of families.

Conditions and data date

Range values in this comparison are EvCompass estimates at −10 °C (cold) and 23 °C (mild). These are EvCompass estimates for the stated conditions.

Read the listed percentages alongside those two temperatures. The data date is October 4, 2026. Keep the same reference conditions in mind when comparing the rows in this list.

How to use the ranking

If you are choosing an electric car for winter driving, start with the six families at 79%, then compare the four families at 78%. Open the family pages and choose the variant that fits what you are considering. The full set covers 280 families, which gives broader context around the leading rows shown here.

A practical way to read the ranking is in two steps: note the value and position, then read the family and variant name. That keeps the four EQV entries distinct from the other two families at position 1, and lets you compare both sets with the four entries at position 7.

Open the full winter range ranking in English.