#electric-pickup-market

#electric-pickup-market

Elon Musk's angular pickup experienced the steepest drop in sales of any EV in the U.S. in 2025 on a volume basis, according to an InsideEVs analysis of Cox Automotive data. Tesla sold close to 39,000 Cybertrucks during the truck's first full year on the market in 2024, Cox estimates. Last year, sales were nearly cut in half, with the firm estimating that Americans bought some 20,200 Cybertrucks in 2025.

Slate Auto, the electric truck startup backed by Jeff Bezos, has now collected more than 150,000 refundable reservations for its low-cost EV due out at the end of 2026. The company shared the figure in a new Q&A video with CEO Chris Barman, where she answers questions from those reservation holders about the company's plans for self-driving (there are none), or whether owners will be able to affix a car seat to the optional rear seats (they will).