BEVs represent 8% of the US market (passenger cars + light utility vehicles) in 2024
- Sales of all-electric vehicles (BEVs) continued to grow in the US in 2024, but at a much slower pace than in previous years, reaching 1,270,598 units compared to 1,194,215 in 2023. As a result, the BEV market share remained stable at 8% in 2024 compared to 2023. The implementation of electric engines in the two best-selling models in the United States, the Ford F-Series and the Chevrolet Silverado, was not a great success, as only 33,510 Ford F-Series Lightnings were sold out of 735,806 Ford F-Series (representing 4.5% of the total) and 21,524 Chevrolet Silverado EVs out of 549,955 Chevrolet Silverados (representing 3.9% of the total).
- Conversely, sales of full-hybrid (F-HEV) vehicles experienced strong momentum last year in the United States, with 1,538,745 units compared to 1,175,459 in 2023. The market share of HEVs in all vehicle sales (sedans, SUVs, minivans, pickup trucks) in the USA thus increased from 7% to 10% between 2023 and 2024. Plug-in hybrids (PHEV) remain in very low demand (2% of the market). Thermal (including MHEVs) models still represent 80% of the US market in 2024.
- Just last year, there seemed to be a growing awareness of the need for a greener and more virtuous world in a country accustomed to large gasoline engines, whether for large SUVs, large pickup trucks or large sedans. In 2025, with the election of Donald Trump, this observation may be questionned, because the new president is known for his reluctance on the subject of global warming and his recent positions on increasing oil drilling do not go in the direction of an electrification of the US vehicle fleet.