{"id":3971,"date":"2026-04-16T00:59:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T00:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatevdo.com\/?p=3971"},"modified":"2026-04-19T15:36:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T15:36:37","slug":"the-ev-models-with-the-best-worst-trends-in-the-usa-charts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatevdo.com\/?p=3971","title":{"rendered":"The EV Models With The Best &#038; Worst Trends In The USA \u2014 CHARTS"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<hr\/>\n<p><strong><em>Support CleanTechnica&#8217;s work through <a href=\"https:\/\/cleantechnica.substack.com\/subscribe\" target=\"_blank\">a Substack subscription<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/cleantechnica.fundjournalism.org\/contribute\/\" target=\"_blank\">on Stripe<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>Overall, EV share of the US auto market was <span data-sheets-root=\"1\">5.9% in the first quarter of 2026, down from 7.6% in Q1 2025 or the industry peak of 10.6% share in Q3 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Following up on <a href=\"https:\/\/cleantechnica.com\/2026\/04\/15\/us-ev-market-down-27-worst-1st-quarter-since-2022\/\">my broader overview of the US EV market in the first quarter of 2026<\/a>, let\u2019s look more closely at the EV model trends. Below, in charts and text, we\u2019re looking at how much model sales grew or declined when comparing Q1 2026 numbers to Q1 2025, Q1 2024, Q1 2023, Q1 2022, and Q1 2021 numbers.<\/p>\n<p>This is not inclusive of all EV models, for various reasons, but it does cover most EV models on the US market, including the most notable models with the most sales.<\/p>\n<p>In the past, I\u2019ve looked at volume change and percentage change for these comparisons, but I\u2019ve decided to just focus on volume change now, since that is really what matters for deploying more EVs.<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"datawrapper-chart-Ka4dx\" style=\"width: 0 , min-width: 100% !important , border: none ,\" title=\"US EV Sales \u2014 Q1 2026 vs. Q1 2025\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/Ka4dx\/2\/\" height=\"2687\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Bar Chart\" data-external=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Looking at how Q1 2026 sales compare to Q1 2025 sales, the biggest winner was the <strong>Tesla Model Y<\/strong>, which had <strong><span style=\"color: #00b589 ,\">14,540<\/span><\/strong> more sales. However, remember that last year, the Model Y production line had been shut down in the first quarter to change from production of the original version to production of the new, refreshed version. Also, on the other end of the chart, the biggest loser was the <strong>Tesla Model 3<\/strong>, which lost even more sales than the Model Y gained, <span style=\"color: #ff0000 ,\">20,848<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>As we\u2019ve already discussed at length, the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cleantechnica.com\/2026\/04\/13\/toyota-bz-sales-surge-to-over-10000-in-first-part-of-year\/\">Toyota bZ<\/a><\/strong> (formerly named bZ4X) and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cleantechnica.com\/2026\/04\/14\/lexus-rz-sales-surged-in-1st-quarter-in-usa\/\">Lexus RZ<\/a><\/strong> were the other notable winners \u2014 with <strong><span style=\"color: #00b589 ,\">4,419<\/span><\/strong> and <strong><span style=\"color: #00b589 ,\">3,002<\/span><\/strong> more sales, respectively. Another six models had more than 1,000 unit sales growth \u2014 the <strong>Hyundai IONIQ 9<\/strong>, <strong>Cadillac VISTIQ<\/strong>, <strong>Rivian EDV 500\/700<\/strong>, <strong>Lucid Gravity<\/strong>, <strong>Hyundai IONIQ 5<\/strong>, and <strong>Cadillac OPTIQ<\/strong> \u2014 but note that most of these models were new to the market in the past year or so.<\/p>\n<p>The other biggest losers (aside from the Tesla Model 3), on the other hand, were the <strong>Volkswagen ID.4<\/strong>, <strong>Ford Mustang Mach-E<\/strong>, and <strong>Honda Prologue<\/strong>. With sales declines of <span style=\"color: #ff0000 ,\">7,325<\/span>, <span style=\"color: #ff0000 ,\">7,007<\/span>, and <span style=\"color: #ff0000 ,\">6,242<\/span>, respectively, these caused big losses on the market. However, all together, they still had fewer sales losses than the Tesla Model 3 (barely). But note that none of these brands had big successes on the other end of the chart to help balance things out. Otherwise, as we can see above, another dozen models had thousands of sales losses year over year. Not good. Also, if we looked at percentage change, many of these models had a more than 80% or even more than 90% sales decline.<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"datawrapper-chart-IHMzB\" style=\"width: 0 , min-width: 100% !important , border: none ,\" title=\"US EV Sales \u2014 Q1 2026 vs. Q1 2024\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/IHMzB\/1\/\" height=\"2574\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Bar Chart\" data-external=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Looking at how Q1 2026 sales compare to Q1 2024 sales, things change <em>a lot<\/em>. The <strong>Tesla Model Y<\/strong> goes from the biggest winner to the biggest loser! It dropped <span style=\"color: #ff0000 ,\">18,138<\/span> sales compared to two years ago, dwarfing the losses of any other models \u2014 but, of course, starting and ending at much higher volumes than anyone else as well. The next biggest loser was the <strong>Chevy Bolt<\/strong>, which dropped <span style=\"color: #ff0000 ,\">6,249<\/span> units. That said, on the flip side, the <strong>Chevy Equinox EV<\/strong> was by far the biggest winner, with <strong><span style=\"color: #00b589 ,\">9,589<\/span><\/strong> more sales YoY.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Volkswagen ID.4<\/strong> was again a huge loser, explaining why <a href=\"https:\/\/cleantechnica.com\/2026\/04\/12\/volkswagen-id-4-production-ending-in-usa\/\">Volkswagen is dropping production of the EV in the US<\/a>. Then there\u2019s Ford dropping the ball again, with the <strong>F-150 Lightning<\/strong> (now being discontinued) and <strong>Mustang Mach-E<\/strong> dropping by several thousand sales each.<\/p>\n<p>The second biggest winner, clearly, was the <strong>Toyota bZ<\/strong>, which grew by a whopping <strong><span style=\"color: #00b589 ,\">8,132<\/span><\/strong> sales. That was followed by the <strong>Honda Prologue<\/strong>, <strong>Hyundai IONIQ 5<\/strong>, <strong>Lexus RZ<\/strong>, and <strong>Cadillac OPTIQ<\/strong>. Though, note that the Prologue and OPTIQ weren\u2019t really on the market in Q1 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Well, you can see other big winners and losers in the chart above, which is actually quite balanced.<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"datawrapper-chart-t4YDH\" style=\"width: 0 , min-width: 100% !important , border: none ,\" title=\"US EV Sales \u2014 Q1 2026 vs. Q1 2023\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/t4YDH\/1\/\" height=\"2574\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Bar Chart\" data-external=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Looking at how Q1 2026 sales compare to Q1 2023 sales, it gets \u2026 weird. There are a lot of models that weren\u2019t on the market a few years ago. On the flip side, several of the industry\u2019s big hitters are down dramatically, including the Tesla Model 3, Chevy Bolt, Tesla Model Y, and Volkswagen ID.4 down on the bottom.<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"datawrapper-chart-rHREL\" style=\"width: 0 , min-width: 100% !important , border: none ,\" title=\"US EV Sales \u2014 Q1 2026 vs. Q1 2022\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/rHREL\/1\/\" height=\"2574\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Bar Chart\" data-external=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Looking at how Q1 2026 sales compare to Q1 2022 sales, it\u2019s similar to the comparison to 2022. However, the Tesla Model Y was on the positive side of the chart this time. That said, the three biggest drops were all Tesla models, with the Model 3 being the worst by far.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, there are many winners going back this far, which is one of the most uplifting things about this report.<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"datawrapper-chart-d2JRj\" style=\"width: 0 , min-width: 100% !important , border: none ,\" title=\"US EV Sales \u2014 Q1 2026 vs. Q1 2021\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/d2JRj\/1\/\" height=\"2574\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Bar Chart\" data-external=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Looking at how Q1 2026 sales compare to Q1 2021 sales, well, we\u2019ve probably gone back too far now, but it does show how far we\u2019ve come in five years! Almost every model is in the plus, and there are only a handful of big losers.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ll leave it to you now to add anything else you have to add. I\u2019m sure commenters will come up with some great insights.<\/p>\n<p>Also, as a reminder, here are the EVs\u2019 total Q1 2026 US sales:<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"datawrapper-chart-yP8Xm\" style=\"width: 0 , min-width: 100% !important , border: none ,\" title=\"US EV Sales (Q1 2026)\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/yP8Xm\/1\/\" height=\"2725\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Bar Chart\" data-external=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"afterpost\">\n<hr\/>\n<p><em>Sign up for <a href=\"https:\/\/cleantechnica.substack.com\/subscribe\" target=\"_blank\">CleanTechnica&#8217;s Weekly Substack for Zach and Scott&#8217;s in-depth analyses and high level summaries<\/a>, sign up for <a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/cleantechnica\/daily-newsletter\">our daily newsletter<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqLQgKIidDQklTRndnTWFoTUtFV05zWldGdWRHVmphRzVwWTJFdVkyOXRLQUFQAQ\">follow us on Google News<\/a>!<\/em><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><center><bold>Advertisement<\/bold><\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><!-- CT new after-post --><\/p>\n<p><\/center>\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><em>Have a tip for CleanTechnica? Want to advertise? Want to suggest a guest for our CleanTech Talk podcast? <a href=\"https:\/\/cleantechnica.com\/contact\/\">Contact us here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><em>Sign up for our daily newsletter for <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/cleantechnica\/daily-newsletter\">15 new cleantech stories a day<\/a>. Or sign up for <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/cleantechnica\/weekly-newsletter\">our weekly one on top stories of the week<\/a> if daily is too frequent.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Battery-Equipped Induction: A New Path to Clean Home Electrification\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/trehGU5Lf2U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400 ,\">CleanTechnica uses affiliate links. See our policy <a href=\"https:\/\/cleantechnica.com\/cleantechnica-editorial-ethics\/\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><b><em><a href=\"https:\/\/cleantechnica.com\/cleantechnica-comment-policy\/\">CleanTechnica&#8217;s Comment Policy<\/a><\/em><\/b><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n{if(f.fbq)return ,n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)} ,\nif(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n ,n.push=n ,n.loaded=!0 ,n.version='2.0' ,\nn.queue=[] ,t=b.createElement(e) ,t.async=!0 ,\nt.src=v ,s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0] ,\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js') ,\nfbq('init', '1020645035249848') ,\nfbq('track', 'PageView') ,\n<\/script><script>\n  window.fbAsyncInit = function() {\n    FB.init({\n      appId      : '{your-app-id}',\n      cookie     : true,\n      xfbml      : true,\n      version    : '{api-version}'\n    }) ,\n    FB.AppEvents.logPageView() ,   \n  } ,\n  (function(d, s, id){\n     var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0] ,\n     if (d.getElementById(id)) {return ,}\n     js = d.createElement(s) , js.id = id ,\n     js.src = \"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js\" ,\n     fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs) ,\n   }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk')) ,\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Support CleanTechnica&#8217;s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Overall, EV share of the US auto market was 5.9% in the first quarter of 2026, down from 7.6% in Q1 2025 or the industry peak of 10.6% share in Q3 2025. Following up on my broader overview of the US EV market in the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3972,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[920,921,922,923,356,924,495,925,926,927,928,929,930,931,932,54,933,56,404,788,909,934],"class_list":["post-3971","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-renewable-energy","tag-cadillac-optiq","tag-cadillac-vistiq","tag-chevrolet-bolt-euv","tag-chevrolet-equinox-ev","tag-chevy-bolt","tag-chevy-bolt-ev","tag-ev-sales","tag-ford-f-150-lightning","tag-ford-mustang-mach-e","tag-honda-prologue","tag-hyundai-ioniq-5","tag-hyundai-ioniq-9","tag-lexus-rz","tag-lucid-gravity","tag-rivian-edv","tag-tesla","tag-tesla-model-3","tag-tesla-model-y","tag-tesla-sales","tag-toyota-bz4x","tag-us-ev-sales","tag-volkswagen-id-4"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/climatevdo.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3971","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/climatevdo.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/climatevdo.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/climatevdo.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/climatevdo.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3971"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/climatevdo.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3971\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3973,"href":"https:\/\/climatevdo.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3971\/revisions\/3973"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/climatevdo.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3972"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/climatevdo.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3971"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/climatevdo.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3971"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/climatevdo.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3971"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}