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Bigger's better, right? Right? Is this thing on?.

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Published: 06 Aug 2026 External link to Top Gear Magazine Subscription – 3 months for £6Kia EV9 - 96kWh approxIrritatingly, Kia (and Hyundai, and Genesis) only quote the gross capacity of their EV batteries, a bit like how some of your ‘pint’ of refreshing continental-style lager is actually just frothy head. That means that the last few kWh of the 99.8kWh the company quotes for the battery pack on all versions of the EV9 aren’t actually any good, although the general consensus is that the actual usable capacity is still a hefty 96kWh, good for up to 349 miles.

50These are the 50 greatest Italian cars of all time1211 deeply flawed cars we still love43Fail of the Century: 43 of the worst cars from 2000 to nowExclusive: more pics of the production-ready McMurtry Spéirling PUREMercedes-Benz EQE SUV 350+/500 - 96kWhIt’ll surprise you to discover the EQE SUV is effectively an SUV version of the EQE, so shares many of its underparts, including that 96kWh battery, this time on both the 350+ and all-wheel drive 500 versions. As a taller, heavier, blobbier car, though, it won’t go quite as far: 372 miles is the max, according to the official figures.

The new Peugeot 5008 is basically… No. Stop it. Anyway, this one’s not quite the same as the Compass/C5 Aircross/3008, because it’s bigger and has seven seats. Same box of bits underneath, though, and Peugeot’s current design mojo makes it one of the most desirable electric seven seaters around. The extra size and weight impact the range a bit, but it’ll still do a highly respectable 414 WLTP miles.

The oldest and, in many ways, still the best EV Audi currently makes also has its biggest battery, at 97.0kWh for all versions. Essentially a Porsche Taycan in a business suit, you can go up to 381 miles in the base Quattro, but if you’re the kind of person who enjoys having your organs smooshed into a fine paste, the 912bhp RS Performance model will hit 62mph in just 2.5 seconds while still doing a respectable 365 miles on the official cycle.

Was the world crying out for a 750bhp electric SUV from Maserati?. Probably not, given the number of Grecale Folgores we’ve seen out on the road. But it exists, it’s actually pretty good, and despite sticking with a circa-97kWh usable battery, its recent facelift improved its WLTP range from 310 to a much more competitive 360 miles. Would we recommend buying one over a Macan?. Probably not, but we’d applaud you if you did.

Why It Matters

Not to be outdone by its platform-mates in the sheer ridiculousness stakes, the reborn electric Hummer (a statement that still makes our brains melt a little) ekes out an extra 7kWh of capacity to be the biggest-batteried EV on sale anywhere.

CarMotion Daily’s Take

Unsurprisingly, it’s the massive and not-at-all controversial Cybertruck that gets the biggest battery pack out of any of its cars, although it’s still comparatively small next to other full-size electric pickups at around 122.4kWh, for up to 325 EPA miles. Watch this space over the coming weeks.

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