EVwire brief: An estimated 247,226 battery electric vehicles were sold in the United States during the second quarter of 2026, with Tesla accounting for more than half of the market despite a year-over-year decline in deliveries.
Tesla delivered an estimated 124,800 vehicles during the quarter, giving it a 50.5% share of all U.S. EV sales. While the automaker's deliveries fell from a year ago, no competitor came close to matching its scale.
Tesla's dominance extended to individual models. The Model Y remained America's best-selling electric vehicle with 84,863 deliveries during the quarter, while the Model 3 retained its position as the nation's second best-selling EV and top-selling electric sedan with 34,944 deliveries. Together, the two models represented nearly half of all EVs sold in the United States during Q2.
The figures come from Cox Automotive's latest quarterly EV Sales Report, which estimates Tesla sold more than 124,000 vehicles during the quarter, giving the company a 50.5% market share. Year to date, Tesla's share stands at 52.3%.
The Model Y’s dominance is notable. The all-electric crossover SUV alone accounted for 34.4% of all EV sales during the quarter, while the Model 3 contributed another 14.2%. Combined, the two vehicles represented nearly one out of every two EVs sold in America.
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Tesla's lead remains remarkable because it continues to outpace the rest of the industry by a substantial margin despite an increasingly crowded EV market. Its best-selling car also exhibited an 8.8% growth year-to-date, selling 163,454 in the first half of 2025 versus 150,171 in the same period last year.
Chevrolet, the second-largest EV brand during the quarter, recorded 14,908 deliveries, less than one-eighth of Tesla's total. Hyundai, Cadillac, Toyota and Rivian each finished with between 11,000 and 14,000 EV sales. Stephanie Valdez Streaty, director of Industry Insights at Cox Automotive, shared her thoughts about the next stage of the US EV sector.
“The next phase of EV growth will likely be driven not only by advances in the technology itself, but by how effectively automakers translate those advances into products that meet consumer expectations for affordability, utility, performance, and ownership experience.”
Here’s Cox’s full Q2 2026 EV sales report.
Source: Cox Automotive press release, Q2 2026 EV Sales Report
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