Electric Vehicle Sales Declined While Hybrid Sales Continued to Grow
About 22% of all new light-duty vehicles sold in the United States in 2025 were hybrid, battery electric (BEV), or plug-in hybrid (PHEV) models, up from 20% in 2024. However, most of this growth came from hybrid vehicles, while BEV and PHEV market share declined.
Battery electric vehicle sales rose during the first nine months of 2025, reaching a record 12% market share in September. Sales then dropped sharply after the federal New Clean Vehicle Credit and Qualified Commercial Clean Vehicle Credit expired on September 30, reducing BEV market share to below 6% for the rest of the year.
As a result, 2025 became the first year in which annual battery electric vehicle sales and market share declined in the United States. The expiration of federal tax incentives had a similar impact on both luxury and non-luxury electric vehicle sales.
The shift also has different implications for energy demand. Battery electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles can be charged from the power grid, increasing electricity consumption, while conventional hybrid vehicles do not require external charging and therefore have little direct impact on grid electricity demand.
Although electric vehicles accounted for about 9% of new vehicle sales in 2025, they still represent a small share of the overall U.S. vehicle fleet. According to the latest available data for 2024, battery electric, plug-in hybrid, and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles together made up only about 2% of all registered light-duty vehicles in the country.
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