Best-Selling Electric Vehicles of 2024: Cybertruck Overtakes Mach-E for No. 3 in Q3

The Model Y, Model 3 and Cybertruck took the top three spots in Q3, with the pickup passing the Mach-E for the podium.

To Chris Chilton

October 27, 2024 at 14:20

Analysts often tell us that the high price electric cars This is one of the main reasons why they do not sell in the volumes that automakers hoped for. But that’s not the case for the Tesla Cybertruck, which is seeing rising sales despite its six-figure price tag. It appears that for a certain type of buyer, the Cybertruck’s rugged sci-fi appeal is worth the price of admission.

Cybertrucks There were 16,692 new owners in the U.S. in the third quarter, making the pickup the third most popular electric vehicle in the country, according to Kelley Blue Book. Its move into third place came at the expense of the Ford Mustang Mach-E, whose sales fell nearly 10 percent to 13,392 units. The Honda Prologue came in fifth with 12,644 units sold, while 11,590 Americans bought the sixth-place Hyundai Ioniq 5.

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As you might not have guessed, the Cybertruck’s third-quarter results also completed Tesla’s takeover of the top three spots on the electric vehicle sales chart. But the angular truck has a long way to go before it can even think about moving up to first or second place. Second place in the period from July to September went to recently updated Model 3whose sales rose 9.7 percent to 58,423, while the Model 3 held on to first place despite its deliveries falling 9.1 percent to 86,801.

Other EV winners in the third quarter included the Cadillac Lyriq (up 139.4 percent to 7,224 units), Ford F-150 Lightning (up 104.5 percent but still miles behind the Cybertruck with 7,162 units), Nissan Leaf (up 187.5 percent to 4,514 units) and Lexus RZ (up 96.7 percent to 2,742). Sales of the Toyota bZ4X also improved by 45.3 percent to 4,109, while its twin, the Subaru Solterra, posted a more modest gain of 34.4 percent to 3,752.

But not everyone can become a winner. VW ID.4 sales fell 57.8 percent to 4,518, Tesla Model S fell 46.7 percent to 1,669, Hyundai Ionic 6 lost 56.9 percent of its sales, which fell to 2,158, the Audi A8 e-tron found only 1,745 buyers (down 51.5 percent) and BMWThe i7 fell 47 percent to 573. The least popular electric car in America was the Genesis G80. Only 155 people bought one, down 67.1 percent from the third quarter of 2023.

When looking at sales by brand, it’s no surprise that Tesla leads the pack with 166,923 vehicles sold. Ford is far behind in second place with 23,509 units (up 12 percent), while Chevrolet, with sales growth of 25.6 percent, rounds out the top three with 19,993 units.

SALES OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES IN THE USA, Q3.

ELECTRIC VEHICLE SALES IN THE USA YTD (Q1-3)