/r/electriccars/

r/electriccars

33k members
r/electriccars is a subreddit with 33k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses ev, tesla, evs, charging, and car, and they frequently recommend/review electric car, vehicle, and compact suv.
Dedicated forum to the future of cars, charged in your garage. For existing owners, future buyers, and enthusiasts around the globe!

Popular Themes in r/electriccars

#1
Advice Requests
: "What's a good second EV to get for the spouse who's meh on an EV?"
5 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Unpopular opinion, but I think the new BMW i3 looks brilliant. What about you?"
3 posts
#3
News
: "US interest in electric vehicles surges as gas prices jump amid Iran war"
3 posts
#4
Solution Requests
: "Gas is crazy rn and it’s probably not gonna get better. What is the equivalent to a Honda Civic in the Electric Car world?"
2 posts
#5
Money Talk
: "Uber to invest up to $1.25B in Rivian for robotaxis"
1 post

Popular Topics in r/electriccars

#1

Ev

: "By Tesla’s own math, it rEveals that its robotaxis are 4x worse at driving than humans, with redactions hiding Even more details"
166 posts
#2

Tesla

: "Tesla Loses More Than a Dozen Senior Executives in Two Years"
86 posts
#3

Evs

: "Best selling Evs in the World for January-March of 2026"
44 posts
#4

Charging

: "The honest reason I bought an Electric Car had nothing to do with climate. It had everything to do with my convienence"
33 posts
#5

Car

: "Interesting Car to show up at Cars & Coffee!"
24 posts
#6

Used

: "Gas Prices Are Soaring. So Is the Demand for Used EVs"
24 posts
#7

Vehicle

: "BYD Exported More Vehicles In April Than Tesla Sold Worldwide"
24 posts
#8

Battery

: "Volkswagen recalls nearly 100,000 EVs over Battery issues"
18 posts
#9

Market

: "BYD Overtakes Tesla in 20 Markets as China EV Slowdown Bites"
16 posts
#10

Sales

: "Used EV Sales Surge 17% While New EV Sales Drop 23%"
16 posts

Products Discussed in r/electriccars

Electric Car

93 reviews
#1
Tesla
4.6 from 24 reviews
#2
Chevrolet
4.5 from 13 reviews
#3
Hyundai
4.5 from 12 reviews

Vehicle

42 reviews
#1
Tesla
4.8 from 11 reviews
#2
Chevrolet
3.8 from 8 reviews
#3
Hyundai
3.6 from 5 reviews

Compact Suv

8 reviews
#1
Kia
5.0 from 2 reviews
#2
Tesla
5.0 from 2 reviews
#3
Hyundai
4.0 from 1 review

Flair Used in r/electriccars

#1
📰 News
: "Finally, gas costs more than oat milk in San Francisco... EV is chilling time! ⛽🥛🚗 #Gas #OatMilk #EV"
109 posts
#2
💬 Discussion
: "EV suffers far fewer breakdown than petrol or disel cars in their first years of life."
50 posts
#3
📷 Photo
: "Unpopular opinion, but I think the new BMW i3 looks brilliant. What about you?"
32 posts
#4
📹 Video
: "“If I say what I think, I’ll hurt Ferrari. They run the risk of destroying a myth and I’m sorry for that”- Former Ferrari President Luca di Montezemolo"
8 posts
#5
#️⃣ Social Media
: "Xiaomi YU7 max full option"
1 post

Member Growth in r/electriccars

Yearly
+12k members(56.0%)

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Last updated: June 7, 2026