Posted on 09/13/2026 3:14:33 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
U.S. EV sales remain depressed, but Tesla’s market share has recovered from its 2025 nadir
Elon Musk once predicted that an end to America’s federal electric-vehicle tax credit would be painful for Tesla TSLA 0.52%increase; up pointing triangle at first, but ultimately beneficial to the automaker in the long run.
He was right, at least in a relative sense.
Recent auto-sales data indicates that Tesla is once again gaining ground in the U.S. EV market as legacy automakers retreat from battery-powered cars. Musk’s company is back to comprising more than half of the U.S. EV market, with a 52% share in 2026 through August, up from 43% a year earlier, according to Motor Intelligence.
The company hasn’t escaped the wider EV downturn. Tesla’s 325,351 U.S. sales so far this year represent a 16% decline from a year earlier. However, the overall EV market has contracted more, down 30%.
Once accounting for more than 80% of U.S. EV sales, Tesla’s market share in recent years saw a multiyear slide as old-school carmakers like Hyundai, Ford and General Motors introduced their own electric models. Tesla’s share eroded to a record low of 41% in 2025 as Musk’s foray into politics and work downsizing the federal government with the Trump administration turned away some buyers and sparked protests outside its stores.
Now, the Austin, Texas, company is regaining ground, even as it has de-emphasized its core auto business. Musk canceled Tesla’s luxury Models S and X without replacements as he focuses on fully autonomous vehicles and humanoid robots.
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He can keep that ugly ass Cyber Truck.
according to the stats in the article, the only reason tesla’s relative percentage of the total US EV market went up is because everyone else’s EV sales tanked; sales of Tesla EVs themselves actually tanked 16% year-over-year ...
I have no issues with EV’s generally, but they do need to survive as a viable alternative in a competetive market absent government prodding, goading, incentives and extortion.
I’ve never owned one and doubt I would but I do own a few 100 shares of Tesla stock and it’s done well since I bought it a year or so ago.
The recently launched Tesla semi is going to do really well too.
Except Tesla had their best Q2 unit sales ever last quarter.
Worldwide.
Yes.
Launching in Europe very soon as well.
because you don’t need as much range in Europe!
Look at a size comparison map.
“sales of Tesla EVs themselves actually tanked 16% year-over-year ...” I rented a BMW X2 diesel hybrid and the range when full was 1400 kilometers, about 840 miles.
840 miles range, if on a Texas interstate highway at 80 miles per hour, is just over ten hours of driving time. 12 hours at 70 mph. I have never been able to drive ten hours without stopping. In fact, at this stage of my life, three hours is about my personal range, and both my bladder and hips like at least a 20+ minute break.
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