Tesla Sweeps Podium for Top Selling Electric Vehicles in USA — Charts – CleanTechnica

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Earlier today, we looked at the the auto brands and auto groups leading the US in electric vehicle sales. Now let’s dive into the top selling electric vehicle models. You will not be surprised to see which models top the charts, of course.

The Tesla Model Y and Model 3 have so many more sales every quarter than any other model that it’s not even funny. Together they still get into so many more driveways than any other EVs. The interesting thing recently was seeing the Tesla Cybertruck climb into third place (and seeing more and more of them on the road). It’s still well below the Model 3 and Model Y, but could it climb up to their level? Or at least halfway there? We’ll see.

Below the Tesla-dominated podium, the Ford Mustang Mach-E is still the best selling non-Tesla EV. The real shocker is the Honda Prologue shooting up to 5th. We reviewed the Prologue in March, and one reason it’s surprising to see it in 5th is the fact that it’s basically a GM electric vehicle under the shell. But that shows you how much brand can matter. Many people are loyal to Honda and were just waiting for a Honda EV to go electric, and probably don’t even realize it’s built on GM’s Ultium platform. Perhaps there’s also an appeal in design, and value for money of course. But I think it’s just the fact that you can get them at Honda’s vast dealer network.

Then you’ve got the competing Hyundai IONIQ 5, my favorite electric vehicle at the moment, the Chevy Equinox EV, and the Chevy Blazer EV. (So, GM does get up there, just with its sales split more.) And then a couple of large luxury models, the Rivian R1S and Cadillac, wrap up the top 10.

You can also look at the top selling EV models across the first three quarters (9 months) of the year. I normally prefer this kind of long-term view, but with important models recently being introduced and ramping up production in recent months, I prefer the quarterly look at the moment. Anyway, though, in this case, the Ford Mustang Mach-E and Hyundai IONIQ 5 are above the Tesla Cybertruck, and the Honda Prologue is way down in 16th. Chevy’s relatively young EV models are also further down the chart. The one key thing I’d say: let’s see if these models doing better in the 3rd quarter can keep up their sales.

Now, on to some really fun charts, though. Let’s look at how much more or less EV models are getting sold compared to the third quarter a year ago.

Funny enough, those four models I highlighted in the section above lead this chart. As noted, they are recent introductions and already selling very well. Behind them, the Kia EV9 and BMW i4 are doing very well! And then you’ve actually got the Tesla Model 3 improving year over year, presumably due to the refresh. Overall, though, there are a lot of models doing well and getting more sales.

The Chevy Bolt has been discontinued, so it’s no surprise to see this model at the bottom. Probably the biggest shocker is seeing the Tesla Model Y, the top selling EV in the country, right above it. However, if you’ve been following Tesla sales trends, it’s not that surprising — and remember the Cybertruck is at the top of the chart and the Model 3 is up there too, so perhaps a big part of it is people choosing one of those instead of the Model Y compared to last year. The Volkswagen ID.4 and Hyundai IONIQ 6 sales being down significantly is a concern. These should be top selling, climbing EV models.

We’ll close out by looking at things in terms of percentage change, but you may as well skip the first chart and jump to the second.

As you can see, the sales jump from a trickle of initial sales to volume production warps the first chart. As far as the rest … well, it’s actually an interesting, or odd, hodgepodge of models at the top. The I-PACE is up a lot due to few sales a year ago, Brightdrop electric delivery vehicles rising strongly is a nice thing to see, but the volumes still aren’t huge, and then you’ve got the GMC Hummer EV … yes, the Hummer EV.

It’s nice to see the Nissan LEAF rebounding a bit, and the Cadillac LYRIQ and Ford F-150 Lightning have been quite popular electric vehicles, so it’s uplifting to see them rising strong still (or again).

Any other big takeaways from these charts and numbers?