EV Hub Score

How is it measured?

Each electric car gets judged by a five-pillar system that reflects performance in the real world. Instead of believing everything carmakers say, we consider each car's performance relative to its competitors in the market in 5 categories:

• Efficiency & Charging: Real-world range, energy consumption, charging speeds, and charging times
• Value & Running Costs: Starting price, equipment levels, and long-term running costs relative to rivals.
• Practicality & Usability: Passenger space, boot capacity, extra storage, and ergonomic usability. For commercial vans, this measures payload capacity, cargo volume, and loading heights.
• Interior & Technology: Cabin build quality, material durability, touchscreen responsiveness, physical controls, driver assistance systems, and smartphone integration.
• Performance & Driving Dynamics: Acceleration, ride comfort, cabin noise, control, and regenerative braking.

Each category is scored out of 10, and these ratings are combined to produce an Overall EV Hub Score.

What does it mean?

• 4.0 - 6.5 | Entry-level micro-mobility or niche models with significant trade-offs, lower range and charging, or very poor value.
• 7 - 7.5 | Middle-of-the-pack vehicles with noticeable compromises in areas such as charging speed, interior space, performance dynamics, or pricing structure. 
• 8 - 8.5 | Dependable choices that offer competitive features, practical usability, and respectable day-to-day capabilities, though lacking class-leading polish or range.
• 9.0 - 9.5 | Outstanding cars that still deliver strong overall quality and performance with very few minor flaws, making them some of the top contenders in their segments.
• 10.0 | Benchmark vehicles in the market that excel across all areas.