U.S. battery electric vehicle (BEV) sales fell to a 39-month low in November 2025

U.S. battery electric vehicle (BEV) sales fell to a 39-month low in November 2025. BEV sales surged in September, ahead of the expiration of the $7,500 federal tax credit, but then plummeted through the end of the year. A total of 1,239,560 BEV’s were sold in 2025, slightly fewer than in 2024. 

Sales of plug-in hybrids (PHEV) declined to nearly a 4-year low in October, as these vehicles also qualified for the tax credit. Hybrid vehicles contain a small electric battery that is charged from regular driving activities, such as via regenerative braking, and cannot charge from an external power source. These are generally less expensive than BEVs and PHEVs despite never qualifying for the tax credit.

The decline in BEV and PHEV sales led to them both declining as a share of total light duty vehicle (LDV) sales. BEV sales declined to 5% of total LDV sales, less than the 2022–24 average of 7%, and PHEVs declined from averaging 2% to 1% in October.