- Chevrolet, Ford and Hyundai had been the best-selling non-Tesla EV producers within the U.S. final 12 months.
- Individuals are slowly turning away from Tesla, which recorded a 7% drop in gross sales in 2025.
- This was nice information for vehicles just like the Honda Prologue and Chevrolet Equinox EV, which noticed their numbers skyrocket.
Everybody anticipated the American electrical automobile market to disintegrate after the discontinuation of the $7,500 federal tax credit score on September 30, however that didn’t occur.
Issues had been tough within the fourth quarter, the primary full quarter of gross sales with out the tax credit score, with general EV gross sales happening 36% in comparison with the identical interval in 2024, however the general EV market went down by simply 2%, in response to estimates from Cox Automotive.
The jury remains to be out on what’s going to occur this 12 months, but it surely’s truthful to say that EV consumers in the USA are slowly transferring away from Tesla. Don’t get me incorrect, the corporate remains to be the largest identify on the town, with the Mannequin Y crossover alone promoting extra models final 12 months than the highest 10 non-Tesla EVs mixed, however the Elon Musk-led producer slipped 7% in comparison with 2024.
Different legacy carmakers had been additionally hit laborious final 12 months, with some manufacturers recording drops as excessive as 54%, however not all corporations are equal. Volvo, Cadillac, Volkswagen, Chevrolet and Audi bucked the development and charged forward with upticks in gross sales as excessive as 96%, in response to Cox Automotive.
All this being stated, let’s check out what American EV consumers who didn’t need to put one other Tesla on the highway selected from the rising number of battery-powered vehicles accessible stateside.
Prime 10 best-selling non-Tesla EVs in the USA in 2025
Knowledge from Cox Automotive
Photograph by: Mack Hogan/InsideEVs
1. Chevrolet Equinox EV: 57,945
Chevy’s entry-level electrical crossover is billed as “America’s most inexpensive 315+ mile vary EV,” and that absolutely had a giant half within the automobile’s spectacular uptick in gross sales. Ranging from $36,795, the Equinox EV bought 57,984 models within the U.S. final 12 months, double in comparison with 2024.
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2. Ford Mustang Mach-E: 51,620
The Mustang Mach-E remains to be going sturdy, despite the fact that the American automaker has made minimal modifications to its best-selling EV. The electrical crossover’s numbers stayed regular final 12 months, with 51,620 models bought, a lower of simply 0.2% in comparison with 2024.
Photograph by: Mack Hogan/InsideEVs
3. Hyundai Ioniq 5: 47,039
The American-made electrical crossover satisfied extra consumers final 12 months than in 2024, regardless of posting a steep 57.8% drop in gross sales within the fourth quarter. Hyundai bought 47,039 Ioniq 5s stateside, up 5.9% from 2024.
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4. Honda Prologue: 39,194
One other 12 months, one other shock look from the Honda Prologue. The Prologue was developed alongside the Acura ZDX utilizing the identical platform that underpins the Chevy Blazer, however the Honda-badged crossover outsold its Acura cousin by an enormous margin final 12 months, reaching 39,194 deliveries–up 18.7% in comparison with 2024.
By comparability, the Acura ZDX, which was discontinued proper earlier than the Trump administration pulled the plug on the $7,500 tax credit score, bought 12,005 models in 2025.
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5. Ford F-150 Lightning: 27,307
The Lightning–might it relaxation in peace–was America’s best-selling electrical pickup truck final 12 months, but it surely wasn’t sufficient to persuade Ford to maintain making it. With 27,307 gross sales final 12 months, the F-150 Lightning declined 18.5% year-over-year and was finally canceled.
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6. Rivian R1S: 24,852
Rivian’s hopes of changing into a giant identify within the auto business are extra dependent than ever on the upcoming R2 SUV, as final 12 months’s gross sales numbers had been something however spectacular. The American startup’s general gross sales went down 18.2%, and its best-seller, the R1S SUV, discovered 24,852 new clients–down 7.7% from 2024.
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7. Chevrolet Blazer EV: 22,637
Chevy’s electrical Blazer had modest success final 12 months, with extra clients in all probability leaning towards the extra inexpensive Equinox EV. Ranging from $46,495, the Chevrolet Blazer EV bought 22,637 models final 12 months, a small 2.1% decline in comparison with 2024.
8. Volkswagen ID.4: 22,373
The German firm’s solely American-made electrical automobile, the ID.4 nonetheless manages to usher in first rate gross sales numbers, even after 5 years on sale with out main modifications. The crossover is in for a giant replace quickly, however even because it stands now, it received into the highest 10 with 22,373 gross sales final 12 months, up 31.4% from 2024.
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9. Cadillac Lyriq: 20,971
The Lyriq had an ideal 12 months in 2024, however the luxurious EV’s momentum has slowed down in 2025. With 20,9761 gross sales, the Lyriq barely made it into the highest 10–final 12 months, the American electrical crossover bought 28,402 fashions, however Cadillac couldn’t replicate these numbers in 2025.
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10. BMW i4: 20,114
The i4 sedan was by far BMW’s best-selling EV final 12 months in the USA, however issues may very well be fully completely different on the finish of 2026, because the German firm is gearing as much as launch the fully revamped iX3 crossover and i3 sedan.
Till that occurs, although, BMW’s finest contender is the i4, which completed 2025 with 20,114 gross sales stateside, a 14.1% lower over 2024.
Competitors is nice, and it’s good to see that legacy automakers’ efforts to give you stable alternate options to Tesla’s getting old lineup of EVs haven’t gone unnoticed. That stated, Tesla remains to be the undisputed chief within the American EV section, with the Mannequin Y alone outselling all of the vehicles I wrote about right here.
So, for comparability’s sake, listed below are Tesla’s gross sales numbers for 2025, in response to Cox Automotive.
The perfect-selling Tesla EVs in the USA in 2025:
Knowledge from Cox Automotive
Photograph by: Patrick George
1. Tesla Mannequin Y 357,528
Photograph by: Andrei Nedelea
2. Tesla Mannequin 3: 192,440
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3. Tesla Cybertruck: 20,237
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4. Tesla Mannequin X: 13,066
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5. Tesla Mannequin S: 5,889
I, for one, am desperate to see what 2026 will convey within the EV house. Regardless of final 12 months’s blended leads to the U.S., corporations are gearing as much as launch a number of thrilling new fashions, and I am all for it.
