The 10 hottest electric SUVs you'll see on the road in the next few years

• Smaller vehicles have dominated the first generation of electrified cars.
• But a wave of upcoming electric SUVs could help bring battery-powered cars further into the mainstream.
• In the coming years, both established auto companies and startups plan to release a range of electric SUVs to compete with Tesla's Model X.

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If electric cars are the auto industry's future, SUVs represent its present. SUVs continue to take an increasingly large share of the global auto market, worrying those who support a movement toward higher fuel efficiency and lower greenhouse gas emissions.

But the popularity of SUVs has presented an opportunity to ease the transition from gas-powered to electric vehicles. While smaller vehicles have dominated the first generation of electrified cars, an upcoming wave of electric SUVs could help bring battery-powered cars further into the mainstream.

In the coming years, both established auto companies and startups plan to release a range of electric SUVs to compete with Tesla's Model X.

Here's what they have planned:

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The Jaguar I-Pace will be released in the second half of this year.

Designed as a competitor to Tesla's Model X, the I-Pace will feature 400 horsepower, 516 pound-feet of torque, and the ability to accelerate from 0-60 mph in about four seconds.

We haven't heard much about Tesla's planned Model Y recently, but there are rumors that Elon Musk will release more details this year.

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