When I went shopping for an EV two years ago, I didn’t really want something as big as my Chevy Blazer EV. I just needed eight inches of ground clearance and enough space for a camping trip, basically the electric equivalent to a Subaru Crosstrek.
The 2026 Subaru Uncharted is that EV. Almost identical in size to the Crosstrek, but with way more power in all-wheel-drive guise, it’s a much-needed entry in the sub-$40,000 EV market.
Yet it still feels more like a gas car with batteries stuffed inside than a proper ground-up EV. It’s still missing EV-specific features, and still feels like something designed by gas car enthusiasts, not EV believers.
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—Mack Hogan, Deputy Editor
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