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EV Model Compare — open dataset

Exported: 2026-09-24.

This dataset contains electric vehicle specifications, field sources, recall campaign identifiers, and US state charging information.

File Rows Contents
data/ev_models.csv 40 One vehicle model per row
data/ev_models.json 40 The same vehicle model records
data/sources.csv 987 Sources for individual vehicle fields
data/recalls.csv 75 NHTSA campaign identifiers and links
data/us_states_charging.csv 51 Residential rates and DC fast charging by state

Column dictionary

  • slug, name, url: model identifier, display name, and page URL.
  • model_year, body_style, seats, curb_weight_kg: vehicle basics.
  • sold_in_us, sold_in_eu: market availability booleans.
  • battery_*: battery chemistry, construction, capacity, supplier, thermal management, and voltage.
  • range_*, efficiency_*: driving range and energy consumption under the named test cycle or real-world estimate.
  • dc_*, ac_onboard_kw, v2l_kw: charging and power export specifications.
  • power_kw, torque_nm, accel_*, top_speed_kmh: performance.
  • msrp_*: listed prices in the named currency.
  • warranty_*, nhtsa_overall_stars, euroncap_*, recall_count: warranty and safety information.
  • est_*: modelled estimates; see https://evmodelcompare.com/methodology/.
  • sources.csv: slug, field, source, url, as_of.
  • recalls.csv: slug, campaign_id, nhtsa_url.
  • us_states_charging.csv: state code/name, residential electricity rate, cheapest-rate rank, monthly home charging cost for a median EPA car driven 1,125 miles/month, page URL, DC fast sites and plugs, network, and connector site counts.

For numeric vehicle fields, 0/blank = not stated. JSON uses null for unstated numeric values.

Sources

EPA fueleconomy.gov; manufacturer specification and warranty documents; NHTSA; EIA Electric Power Monthly Table 5.6.A, June 2026; and DOE AFDC station locator, pulled 2026-09-16. Individual vehicle field sources appear in data/sources.csv.

Cite as: EV Model Compare (2026). Open EV dataset. https://evmodelcompare.com/

License: CC BY 4.0. Attribution example: "EV specifications from EV Model Compare, https://evmodelcompare.com/ (CC BY 4.0)."

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