U.S. Monthly EV Sales Monitor: Units, Share and Inventory
How many electric vehicles Americans actually bought last month — new and used units, share of the market, inventory and prices — updated after each Cox Automotive / Kelley Blue Book release.[1]
July 2026 — new EVs
77,266
5.6% of new-vehicle sales
Year over year
-41.5%
Against a credit-inflated 2025 base
2026 to date
531,065
New EV units; avg 5.7% monthly share
Monthly U.S. EV sales, 2026
| Month | New EVs | Share | MoM | YoY | Used EVs | Days’ supply |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2026 | 66,276 | 6% | -20.4% | -29.9% | — | — |
| February 2026 | 68,951 | 5.8% | 5.8% | -26.8% | — | — |
| March 2026(est.) | 81,970 | — | — | — | — | — |
| April 2026 | 76,889 | 5.6% | -6.2% | -23.1% | 42,080 | — |
| May 2026 | 84,746 | 5.7% | 10.3% | -21.9% | — | 71 |
| June 2026 | 74,967 | 5.4% | -15.2% | -27.8% | 35,253 | 81 |
| July 2026 | 77,266 | 5.6% | 3.2% | -41.5% | 36,810 | 80 |
Battery-electric vehicles only; plug-in hybrids are excluded. Estimates from Cox Automotive / Kelley Blue Book and subject to revision.[1]
What the monthly data is telling us
- The year-over-year drop overstates the weakness. Mid-2025 volume was inflated by buyers beating the September 30, 2025 credit deadline — Q3 2025 hit a record 10.5% share. Month to month, 2026 has been flat to modestly up.[3]
- Share has settled in a narrow band. Between 5.4% and 6.0% of new-vehicle sales every month this year, against 7.8% for full-year 2025.
- Used is the growth story. Off-lease returns and trade-ins pushed used EV share to a record 2.8% in April, and used volume has stayed above year-ago levels all year.[2]
- Inventory is back in line. New EV days’ supply was 80 in July, within four days of the wider market — a big change from the gluts of 2024.[1]
- Tesla still sets the trend. Roughly 55% of U.S. EV sales in July, with the Model Y alone about 37% of all new EV sales.[1]
Quarterly context
| Quarter | Units | Share | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | ≈438,500 | 10.5% | Record quarter — buyers beat the Sept. 30 credit deadline |
| Q4 2025 | ≈234,000 | 5.8% | Down 46% from Q3 |
| Full-year 2025 | ≈1.28M | 7.8% | Second-best year ever |
| Q1 2026 | ≈215,500 | 5.8% | Down 27.3% year over year |
| Q2 2026 | 247,226 | 5.8% | Up 14.7% from Q1; down 20.5% year over year |
For the long view — including why BloombergNEF cut its 2035 forecast — see EV share of the U.S. market. For what buyers can still claim now that the federal credits have lapsed, see the 2026 EV tax credit guide.
Frequently asked questions
How many EVs were sold in the U.S. last month?
Cox Automotive / Kelley Blue Book estimate 77,266 new electric vehicles sold in the United States in July 2026 — 5.6% of all new-vehicle sales, up 3.2% from June and down 41.5% from July 2025, when buyers were pulling purchases forward ahead of the federal credit's expiration. Used EV sales were 36,810 units, up 10.1% year over year.
Why are new EV sales down so much year over year?
The comparison base is distorted. The federal purchase credits ended for vehicles acquired after September 30, 2025, so mid-2025 volume was inflated by buyers racing the deadline and Q3 2025 set a record 10.5% share. Measured month to month in 2026, volume has been broadly flat to modestly higher, which is why Cox describes the market as stabilizing rather than collapsing.
Is the used EV market growing?
Yes. Used EV sales have run above year-ago levels every month of 2026, hitting a record 2.8% of used retail sales in April, as off-lease returns and trade-ins expand supply. With no federal purchase credit, used EVs are the cheapest route into electric driving for most households.
Where do these numbers come from and how often are they updated?
They come from Cox Automotive's monthly EV Market Monitor, built on Kelley Blue Book sales estimates. Cox publishes mid-month for the prior month, and EV Digest updates this page after each release. Every figure links to the release it came from, with the date we checked it.
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References
EV Digest is not affiliated with Cox Automotive or Kelley Blue Book. Figures are their published estimates, quoted with attribution and linked to the original release.
- 1.EV Market Monitor – July 2026 — Cox Automotive / Kelley Blue Book. Checked .
- 2.EV Market Monitor – June 2026 — Cox Automotive / Kelley Blue Book. Checked .
- 3.EV Market Stabilizes in Q2, as New Entries Help Slow Sharp Sales Decline — Cox Automotive. Checked .
- 4.Auto Market Snapshot (new/used EV sales, transaction prices) — Cox Automotive. Checked .
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