- There’s a new car other than the best-selling Tesla EV in the region.
- The Model Y and Model 3 were the most popular electric vehicles in the United States in 2025.
- General Motors is the second-largest electric vehicle company in the United States, and the Equinox EV is a big part of that.
It may be years before anyone dethrones America’s electric car king: Tesla Model Y. But the battle for the best of the rest is very much an open one.
In 2025, the most popular car is not a Tesla Chevrolet Equinox EV. General Motors announced on Monday that it sold 57,945 of them last year. That’s double the numbers for 2024, when the Equinox EV was on sale for only part of the year.
It just goes to show what happens when you show Americans an electric car with 300+ miles of range and a reasonable price in the mid-$30,000 range. Through the end of September, a $7,500 tax credit (RIP) helped make the model even more of a bargain. The crossover’s success helped GM move nearly 170,000 electric vehicles in the United States last year, representing 48% growth compared to 2024.
Break into the past moderation Ford Mustang Mach Elast year’s best-selling non-Tesla. However, the Mach-E finished the year with 51,620 units shipped. In 2023, before it was cancelled, the Chevy Bolt EV/EUV took the crown with total sales of more than 62,000 vehicles.
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After Chevy and Ford, the next best-selling non-Teslas vehicles were the Hyundai Ioniq 5 (47,039 units) and the Honda Prologue (39,194 units). No big surprises, these are the 2024 World Cup winners too.
What will happen next year? Equinox EV showed signs of weakness in the fourth quarter as the entire industry grappled with the end of the electric vehicle tax credit. GM sold just 5,111 of them this quarter. It’s an open question how quickly sales will rebound this year for the Equinox and electric vehicles more broadly.
I pretty much expect the same group to lead in 2026. But new players could shake things up, too.
Third generation Nissan LEAF is better than ever It costs about $30,000, with a cheaper version on the way. the The Chevy Bolt has been reborn, too With better specifications and a price of less than 30 thousand dollars. These high-value, low-cost entrants have the potential to be big hits — but both GM and Nissan have tempered expectations for their respective rollouts.
The largest wildcard is Rivian R2. The startup’s $45,000 model is one of the most anticipated electric cars of the year and is aimed squarely at the Model Y. If production gets off to a very strong start, it could join the ranks as well.
Contact the author: Tim.Levin@InsideEVs.com
