The L.A. Auto Show ends this weekend. Here are new EVs you can buy today
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Thousands of people are expected to converge in downtown L.A.as this year’s Los Angeles Auto Show wraps up on Sunday.
The event at the Los Angeles Convention Center is one of the oldest and largest auto exhibitions in the nation and features hundreds of new vehicles and concept cars, including the latest in EVs.EVs always feature prominently at the L.A.
Auto Show, and this year there were again new ones available for purchase in addition to those that carmakers are still planning.The show has long leaned on California’s reputation as a climate leader to launch the latest in electric technology.
This year it comes at an important moment.The Trump administration has ended rebates that lowered the price of EVs, aiding the oil industry.
It’s unclear what effect that will have on sales.Electrifying vehicles is one of the main ways governments, including California’s, address climate change.
The state has committed to 100% decarbonization by 2045 and has prioritized the transition away from smog- and pollution-forming combustion engines.Among the EVs exhibited this year are the 2026 version of the Nissan Leaf, which now offers an estimated 303 miles of range on a charge, and the Chevy Bolt, which offers an estimated 255 miles of range.The Bolt is returning due to “popular demand,” after being discontinued in 2023, company officials said.
The starting retail price for both cars is around $29,000.The auto show also saw new models debut, including the 2026 Jeep Recon — a Wrangler-style EV advertised by the company as “the only fully electric Trail Rated SUV” — that offers 230 miles of range starting at $65,000.
The range for the new Hyundai Ioniq 6 N has not yet been announced but is expected to land around 257 miles when the car comes to market early next year.Luxury EVs on display include the $77,000 Rivian RIS and the $80,000 Lucid Gravity, with estimated ran...