Until recently, the electric family car was an oxymoron. Building an electric vehicle with a passable range has meant stuffing batteries into a small footprint at the expense of family-friendly features like comfort and usable cargo space. When EVs work for families, it’s often as one partner’s secondary electric commuter car with something like a hybrid Sienna minivan to do the proper kid hauling when required. Electric car technology is improving, however. Battery packs are getting smaller. Dedicated EV
