Electric vehicle demand has cooled sharply across the American market, and the 2026 sales reports show it model by model. Some automakers reported third-quarter declines while others were measured over the first half or nine months. Here are twelve electric models whose buyers have dwindled, each with the figure behind its slide.
1. Chevrolet Equinox EV: Sales Nearly Vanish
Chevrolet’s compact electric crossover sold only 1,905 units in the third quarter of 2026, and the autoevolution report on GM’s results put that at a 92.4 percent drop from the same quarter a year earlier. The slide is the steepest on this list and the one that anchors the whole story.
Shoppers weighing one should expect the nameplate to be a bargain-hunting story rather than a volume story. A single quarter is a narrow window, so the figure shows how sharply demand fell, not how the model will fare over a full year.
2. Ford Mustang Mach-E: Deliveries Fall Hard
Ford delivered 5,574 Mustang Mach-E units in the third quarter of 2026, down from 20,177 in the third quarter of 2025, according to autoevolution’s Q3 comparison. That is a loss of roughly three of every four sales over twelve months.
For owners and prospective buyers, the gap between the two quarters signals how much the electric crossover has cooled for Ford. Anyone shopping should compare current offers against the much stronger sales pace of a year earlier.
3. Dodge Charger Daytona: Charger Goes Quiet
The battery-electric Charger moved just 233 units in the third quarter of 2026, compared with 2,776 in the same quarter of 2025, per autoevolution’s Mustang and Charger story. The muscle-car revival has not translated into electric volume.
The count covers the electric Charger only, so it says nothing about other Dodge models. Buyers curious about the coupe are looking at one of the smallest sales bases on this list, which may shape availability and deals.
4. Honda Prologue: Sales Drop By Half And More
Honda sold 4,882 Prologue SUVs in the third quarter of 2026 versus 20,236 a year earlier. Through September the total reached 13,289, down 63.6 percent, based on GoodCarBad’s small SUV table.
The nine-month figure confirms the third quarter was not a one-off dip. Shoppers can read the two numbers together as a sustained slowdown in demand for Honda’s electric SUV, with the nine-month total reinforcing the quarterly picture instead of contradicting it.
5. Ford F-150 Lightning: Pickup Loses Ground
The electric F-150 sold 4,481 units in the first half of 2026, down 65.6 percent from 13,029 in the same stretch of 2025, according to Cox Automotive and KBB’s Q2 EV report. It is one of the larger losses among the trucks here.
This is a half-year comparison, not a third-quarter one, so it should not be lined up against the Q3 numbers elsewhere in this list. Truck shoppers can treat it as evidence of cooling electric pickup demand.
6. BMW i4: Luxury Sedan Slips
BMW sold 5,086 i4 models in the first half of 2026, down 60.4 percent from 12,849 a year earlier, as reported in Cox Automotive’s half-year data. The drop is larger than the decline recorded for its bigger electric sibling.
The figures cover six months, so they describe a half-year trend instead of a single quarter. Prospective owners of premium electric sedans can read it as a sign that the segment has softened.
7. Chevrolet Silverado EV: Electric Truck Slumps
Chevrolet sold 1,655 Silverado EV trucks in the third quarter of 2026, a 58 percent decline, according to autoevolution’s GM sales rundown. The pickup sits alongside the Equinox EV as a major GM decliner.
The report gives the percentage change rather than the prior-year count, so the exact starting point is not stated here. Truck buyers should view the number as a measure of how much electric pickup interest has faded.
8. Cadillac Lyriq: Luxury Crossover Cools
Cadillac’s Lyriq posted 3,617 sales in the third quarter of 2026, down 50.5 percent, per autoevolution’s look at GM and Cadillac. Even so, the report frames Cadillac as holding up better than GM’s mainstream brands.
A halving of sales is still a sizable fall, whatever the brand’s relative strength. Shoppers considering one can read it as a luxury electric SUV losing momentum while its maker fares less poorly than the wider GM electric lineup, according to the same report.
9. BMW iX: Flagship SUV Softens
BMW’s iX sold 3,455 units in the first half of 2026, down 48.8 percent from 6,742, as shown in Cox Automotive’s Q2 report. The decline is nearly half of the prior-year pace.
The comparison spans six months, so it reflects a longer trend than a quarterly snapshot. Buyers of large premium electric SUVs can take it as a sign of reduced appetite for the segment, and a reminder that the first-half total is not directly comparable with quarterly counts.
10. Subaru Solterra: Tiny Volume Shrinks
Subaru sold 498 Solterra SUVs in the third quarter of 2026 versus 3,471 a year earlier, while the nine-month total of 5,635 was down 43.5 percent, according to GoodCarBad’s small SUV figures. The quarterly drop is far steeper than the year-to-date one.
The gap between the quarter and the nine-month result suggests demand weakened further as the year went on. Shoppers can read that as a model with very few buyers at present.
11. Cadillac Vistiq: Newer Cadillac Dips
Cadillac sold 2,587 Vistiq SUVs in the third quarter of 2026, a 34.1 percent decline, per autoevolution’s GM sales coverage. That is the mildest drop among the GM models listed here.
A decline of about one third is easier to absorb than the collapses elsewhere on this list. Prospective buyers can see it as a three-row electric SUV that is falling, though less sharply than most of the other models covered in this gallery.
12. Tesla Cybertruck: Truck Sales Slide
Tesla sold 7,263 Cybertrucks in the first half of 2026, down 32.2 percent from 10,712, according to Cox Automotive’s half-year EV data. It is the smallest percentage drop on the list.
The total remains the largest count among the half-year entries, so the loss is a slowdown from a bigger base. Shoppers should note that the period is six months, not a single quarter, and that a smaller percentage drop still means thousands of lost sales.
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