Electric vehicle (EV) sales are still climbing in the U.S., but it’s no longer Tesla leading the charge. In the first quarter of 2025, EV sales rose 11.4% year-over-year, according to Cox Automotive. Nearly 300,000 electric cars hit the road in Q1 — an encouraging sign for an industry facing questions about mainstream demand and policy uncertainty.

Tesla’s Model Y, in fact, remained the best-selling single EV model in the US last quarter, though sales fell by more than a third to 64,051. The second-bestselling EV, Tesla’s Model 3, was up 70.3% to 52,520, according to KBB.

Tesla is no longer selling the majority of EVs in California, with its Q1 sales dropping to 43.9 percent over the first three months of the year.