Dodge Charger Daytona

The Dodge Charger Daytona earns a Decoder Score of 58/100 — a rating computed purely from its specifications, pricing and ownership data, never from advertising relationships. That's a middling result among the 3 electric coupes we track — it does some things well, but you should go in with clear eyes about the compromises.

The electric muscle car: 670 hp with Power Shot, a 3.3-second 0-60 and genuine hatchback practicality, now $5,000 cheaper for 2026 — with a synthetic exhaust note you'll either love or disable. At $59,995, the Charger Daytona lands well under the $218,313 average for electric coupes in our database. In one line: this is an EV built for performance buyers, and a poor match for range-focused buyers or anyone needing to tow.

The EPA rates the Charger Daytona at 267 miles of combined range from its 100.5-kWh battery. Treat that as a lab ceiling, not a promise: across thousands of owner reports, real-world mixed driving typically lands around 82% of the EPA figure, which for this car means roughly 219 miles between charges. That solid result covers a week of typical commuting (the average American drives about 37 miles a day) on a single charge with margin to spare.

Cold weather is the honest asterisk on every EV's window sticker. Batteries lose usable capacity below freezing and cabin heat competes for the same electrons, so plan on roughly 187 miles in a hard winter (about 70% of EPA) — less with a roof box or aggressive highway speeds. Efficiency is the number that quietly matters most for your wallet: at 2.6 mi/kWh, the Charger Daytona consumes more energy per mile than most rivals, which shows up on every charging bill. Run your own numbers with our range calculator, which starts pre-filled for this car.

At home on a Level 2 charger (the Charger Daytona accepts up to 11 kW), a full charge takes about 9.1 hours — an overnight non-event that adds roughly 29 miles of range per hour plugged in. At the national-average residential rate of about $0.17/kWh, filling the battery from empty costs around $17, and every 100 miles costs about $6.54 in electricity — versus roughly $10.63 of gas in an efficient (32 mpg) crossover at $3.40/gallon.

On road trips, the number that matters is not peak kilowatts but how long you stand at the charger. The Charger Daytona peaks at 183 kW on DC fast charging — mid-pack for this class (segment average: 216 kW) — which works out to roughly 35 minutes for the typical 10–80% road-trip stop once real-world charging taper is factored in. Practically, a 600-mile travel day means about 3 charging stops — you leave with a full battery, drive to ~10%, and charge to ~80% each time. Public fast charging costs more (about $0.42/kWh on average), so the same 100 miles runs about $16.15 on the road — the classic EV pattern of cheap weeks and pricier vacations.

Plug politics, decoded: the Charger Daytona uses a CCS port and can access Tesla's Supercharger network (via an approved NACS adapter), which roughly doubles the reliable fast-charging stalls available to you in the US. Estimate a specific trip's charging cost with the charging cost calculator — it uses your ZIP code's actual electricity rates.

Zero to sixty arrives in 3.3 seconds from 670 hp through dual-motor all-wheel drive — supercar-quick by any standard, and like every EV it delivers that thrust instantly, with no downshift pause. The daily payoff is effortless merging and passing rather than track-day heroics; the instant torque makes the car feel even faster than the stopwatch says. One-pedal driving and the low, centered battery mass give the chassis a planted, composed character that surprises most first-time EV drivers.

The Charger Daytona seats 5 and offers 37.4 cu ft of cargo space, in line with what the class offers. It carries no tow rating, which is common in this class — if towing matters, look at the electric trucks and larger SUVs.

The battery — the component buyers worry about most — is warranted for 8 years / 100,000 miles, the federally required minimum that has proven conservative: real-world degradation data shows most modern packs retaining ~85–90% capacity at 100,000 miles. Bumper-to-bumper coverage runs 3 yr / 36,000 mi. Maintenance is where EVs quietly win: no oil changes, no transmission service, and regenerative braking means pads routinely last past 100,000 miles.

On incentives: the federal EV purchase tax credit ended for vehicles bought after September 30, 2025, so no Charger Daytona purchase qualifies today. State and utility programs still exist and can be worth thousands — check yours with our rebates-by-ZIP lookup. Even with no federal credit, the fuel math favors electric: at 12,000 miles a year, home charging saves roughly $2,452 over five years versus an efficient gas equivalent at today's average prices. Current manufacturer offers — 0% APR programs and bonus cash have become common as EV competition intensifies — often matter more than incentives now.

Known issues worth a pre-purchase check: pedestrian-warning sound recall (software); instrument-cluster blank-screen recall (software). None of these are unusual in kind — every platform has a list — but walk in informed and verify fixes were applied on the specific car you're buying.

Nobody cross-shops in a vacuum. Against the electric coupes closest to it on price and range, the Charger Daytona lines up like this: Maserati GranTurismo Folgore ($137,200 more, 34 mi less EPA range — see the full comparison); Rolls-Royce Spectre ($337,755 more, 10 mi more EPA range — see the full comparison). Our comparison tool puts any of them side-by-side across every spec we track, with the Charger Daytona already loaded.

Buy it if: your priorities look like "performance." It fits commuters and families with predictable driving patterns, especially with home charging. The below-average price for the segment means you're getting real value per dollar.

Skip it if: you're range-focused buyers or anyone needing to tow. Not sure where you land? Our Find My EV tool matches you to the right EV in six questions — and explains every recommendation.