Tesla still has three of the best-selling EVs in America despite the lunacy of 2025
Elon Musk desperately wants to colonize Mars. But unless you’ve been living there for the first half of 2025, you’ve seen just how volatile things have been for Tesla. The automaker’s sales dipped globally during Q1, and Q2 isn’t looking like a substantial improvement.
However, even with the rollercoaster that is 2025 moving at full speed, three of the brand’s offerings held on to top spots among the best-selling EVs of the year so far.
The Tesla Model Y, Model 3, and Cybertruck cling to their spots in the top 10 best-selling EVs in the first half of 2025
The Tesla Model Y remains the best-selling EV in America. The electric automaker’s sales estimates suggest that buyers took delivery of around 146,000 Model Ys in the first six months of 2025. While that’s not on target to dethrone the estimated 405,900 units Americans bought last year, it’s enough for the top spot.
The Model 3 maintained the second spot, with an estimated 80,000 units. However, the Cybertruck took the No. 7 spot in the top 10, behind more affordable competitors like the Hyundai IONIQ 5, Ford Mustang Mach-E, and Chevrolet Equinox EV.
| Tesla model | Q1, Q2 2025 sales estimates | Q1-4 2024 sales estimates |
|---|---|---|
| Model Y | 146,000 | 405,900 |
| Model 3 | 80,000 | 145,100 |
| Cybertruck | 15,000 | 24,300 |
The sales figures are hard to come by
However, the hard-and-fast numbers are a bit difficult to come by. For starters, Tesla doesn’t like to show its cards to the rest of the table. While that’s typical practice in a game of poker, it’s not exactly how the rest of the auto industry does things. Automakers generally share vehicle sales by model and region. Tesla, on the other hand, releases its big, rough figures in categories like “Model 3/Y” and “Other models.”
That leaves it up to others to discern just how many EVs the brand sold by model. It’s problematic. For instance, Cox Automotive reported that the brand may have delivered around 128,100 EVs to buyers in the US and Canada in Q1 2025. It seems like something of an optimistic assessment.
GoodCarBadCar, on the other hand, puts the estimate closer to 130,000 for the first quarter of the year. Murky figures make it difficult to tell exactly how many of the automaker’s EVs are selling.
