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Kia EV9: 12,429 units sold
Kia’s three-row electric SUV has snuck back into the top ten, despite a third quarter that was 28 percent worse than Q3 2025. Sales for the EV9 through the first three quarters are essentially flat, with the EV9 moving 12,448 units over the same period last year. The EV9 is Kia’s bestselling EV this year, with nearly double the sales of the EV6. The affordable EV3 just started reaching dealerships, moving 520 units so far.
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Honda Prologue: 13,289 units sold
Honda has decided to discontinue the Prologue after the 2026 model year, but there are still enough units left on lots for the compact electric SUV to remain in the top ten. Sales of the Prologue in Q3 were down 76 percent year-over-year, while sales for the first nine months of the year have dropped 64 percent.
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Rivian EDV: 15,685 units sold (estimated)
Rivian’s electric van has popped up into the top ten after a phenomenal third quarter that was 221 percent better than the same period last year, according to estimates from Cox Automotive. The EDV is up 130 percent this year, and it is vastly ahead of its electric van rivals from Ford, Mercedes-Benz, and Ram.
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Ford Mustang Mach-E: 17,206 units sold
Sales of the Mustang Mach-E have plummeted this year. Ford moved just 5574 units in Q3, down 72 percent, and its year-to-date total is 59 percent less than the same period last year.
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Rivian R1S: 17,259 units sold (estimated)
Rivian’s three-row SUV faltered in Q3, with sales down 32 percent, according to estimates from Cox Automotive. Through the first nine months, the R1S is down 12 percent versus 2025. Some of the decline could be that customers are instead considering the smaller, less expensive R2 SUV, which has logged an estimated 3456 units so far this year. The R1S still outpaces its pickup truck sibling by a fair margin, with the R1T having sold 4609 units so far in 2026.
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Chevrolet Equinox EV: 18,154 units sold
If you thought the Mach-E’s numbers looked bad, things are looking even more dire for its rival from Chevy. While the Equinox EV still sits ahead of the Ford on the leaderboard, its third quarter was tragic, registering just 1905 units, a 92 percent decline year-over-year. The Equinox EV’s total through the first nine months is 66 percent lower than in 2025.
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Toyota bZ: 24,944 units sold
The Toyota bZ continues to surge, racking up 7391 sales in Q3, up 145 percent over Q3 2025. Over the first three quarters, sales of the bZ are 103 percent higher than the same period last year. This total does not include the larger bZ Woodland, which has registered 2600 sales so far in its first year on sale.
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Hyundai Ioniq 5: 31,112 units sold
The Ioniq 5 continues as the bestselling non-Tesla EV in 2026, but the Hyundai faced trouble in Q3, with sales dropping by 53 percent versus Q3 2025. The Ioniq 5 is down 24 percent year-to-date, but it has still found enough customers to stay ahead of the fast-rising bZ.
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Tesla Model 3: 106,962 units sold (estimated)
Sales of the Model 3 are falling in the United States, with the electric sedan down 25 percent in Q3 and 31 percent year-to-date, according to estimates from Cox Automotive.
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Tesla Model Y: 262,491 units sold (estimated)
The Model Y still tops the EV sales charts by a huge amount, but sales fell 14 percent in the third quarter, according to estimates from Cox Automotive. After a strong first half, the Model Y is now down 1 percent through the first nine months of 2026.
Caleb Miller began blogging about cars at 13 years old, and he realized his dream of writing for a car magazine after graduating from Carnegie Mellon University and joining the Car and Driver team. He loves quirky and obscure autos, aiming to one day own something bizarre like a Nissan S-Cargo, and is an avid motorsports fan.