The Model Y, Model 3 and Cybertruck locked down the top three spots in Q3, with the pickup edging out the Mach-E to get a foot on the podium

of Chris Chilton

October 27, 2024 at 2:20 p.m

Analysts often tell us that the high price of EV sites it’s one of the main reasons they don’t sell in the volumes that automakers had hoped for. But that thinking doesn’t apply to the Tesla Cybertruck, whose sales are growing despite a six-figure price tag. It turns out that for a certain type of buyer, the Cybertruck’s raw, sci-fi appeal is well worth the price of admission.

Cyber ​​trucks found 16,692 new owners in the US in Q3, making the pickup the third most popular electric vehicle in the country, according to data from Kelley Blue Book. Its move to third came at the expense of the Ford Mustang Mach-E, whose sales fell nearly 10 percent to 13,392. The Honda Prologue took fifth place with 12,644 units sold and 11,590 Americans bought the Hyundai Ioniq 5 in sixth place.

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As if you hadn’t already guessed, the Cybertruck’s Q3 performance also complemented Tesla’s lockout of the top three positions in electric vehicle sales. But the angular truck has a long way to go before it can even think about moving up to first or second place. The second place in the July-September period went to him The newly facelifted Model 3whose sales climbed 9.7% to 58,423, and the Model 3 remained first despite its deliveries falling 9.1% to 86,801.

Other Q3 EV winners include the Cadillac Lyriq (up 139.4% to 7,224 units), the Ford F-150 Lightning (up 104.5% but still miles behind the Cybertruck at 7,162), the Nissan Leaf (up 187.5% to 4,514) and the Lexus RZ (up 96.7 percent to 2,742). Sales of the Toyota bZ4X also improved by 45.3% to 4,109, during a period when its Subaru Solterra twin posted a more modest gain of 34.4% to 3,752.

But not everyone can be a winner. VW ID.4 sales fell 57.8% to 4,518, Tesla Model S fell 46.7% to 1,669, Hyundai. Ionic 6 lost 56.9% of sales, which fell to 2,158, the Audi A8 e-tron found only 1,745 buyers (down 51.5%) and BMWThe i7 dropped 47% to just 573. The least popular electric vehicle in America was the Genesis G80. Only 155 people bought one of these, down 67.1% from Q3 2023.

When looking at sales by brand, it’s no surprise that Tesla reigns supreme with 166,923 cars sold. Ford is close 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.

US Electric Vehicle Sales Q3

US EV Sales YTD (Q1-Q3)