Ford's F-150 Lightning Is Winning The Electric Pickup Game. Rivian's R1T? Not So Much

"The sales numbers for the previous quarter are in, and it's both good news and bad news for electric pickups in the United States. It's good because most of the battery-powered trucks on sale today in the U.S. have increased their sales numbers from July through September. At the same time, though, it's still bad news because the figures show Americans clearly aren't as interested in electric pickups as they are in gas-powered ones."

"The best-selling electric truck in America in the third quarter was the Ford F-150 Lightning, with 10,005 units sold, a healthy 39.7% year-over-year increase. From the beginning of the year, the blue oval automaker sold 23,024 Lightnings stateside, according to Cox Automotive, a modest 1% increase over last year. The zero-emissions F-150 sold nearly double the units compared to the second vehicle on this list, but its performance pales in comparison to Ford's entire F-Series lineup, which totaled over 200,000 units in Q3 alone."

"The Tesla Cybertruck finished the quarter in second place, with 5,385 units sold, a dramatic 62.2% drop year-over-year. From January through September, Tesla sold 16,097 Cybertrucks, a 38% decrease compared to the same period last year. Photo by: InsideEVs Hot on the heels of the controversial angular pickup is the GMC Hummer EV. Granted, we don't know for sure how many pickup models were sold, as Cox Automotive's data bundles pickups and SUVs."

Most electric pickup models in the U.S. increased sales from July through September, but electric pickups still trail gas-powered trucks by a wide margin. The Ford F-150 Lightning led Q3 electric pickup sales with 10,005 units, a 39.7% year-over-year increase and 23,024 year-to-date sales, a 1% rise. The Tesla Cybertruck recorded 5,385 Q3 sales, a 62.2% drop year-over-year, and 16,097 year-to-date, down 38%. Combined GMC Hummer EV pickup/SUV sales rose 21.9% to 5,246 in Q3 and 48.7% year-to-date to 13,233. The Chevrolet Silverado EV sold 3,940 in Q3, up 97.5%, with 9,370 YTD, a 78.6% increase.

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