8 electric SUVs arriving by 2020 to take on Tesla

More automakers are jumping into the electric car space to take on Tesla - and their rollout strategy could just give them an advantage.

Car makers - including Mercedes, BMW, Volkswagen, Audi, and more - are all opting to build SUVs as their first long-range, electric vehicle instead of sedans.

While sedan sales have plummeted, demand for SUVs has been on the rise, so automakers are playing it safe by producing something they already know consumers want.

Here are 8 electric SUVs coming to the market in four short years and everything we know about them: