Ford’s electrical pickup truck is again on the prime. The F-150 Lightning is as soon as once more the best-selling electrical pickup within the US after overtaking the Tesla Cybertruck within the first quarter.
Ford’s F-150 Lightning is the best-selling electrical pickup
After launching in 2023, Tesla’s Cybertruck shortly outpaced the Lightning to develop into America’s top-selling EV pickup final 12 months.
Since Tesla doesn’t break down regional gross sales, registration information provides us our greatest estimate. The newest registration information from S&P World Mobility (through Automotive Information) exhibits that the F-150 Lightning retook the title in March and the primary quarter of 2025.
Ford’s electrical pickup notched 2,598 registrations in March, topping the Tesla Cybertruck with 2,170. Within the first quarter, the F-150 Lightning remained forward with 7,913 registrations, in comparison with the Cybertruck’s 7,126.
Though the Cybertruck was the fifth top-selling EV within the US final 12 months, it didn’t even crack the highest ten in March. It positioned ninth via the primary three months of 2025, behind the Volkswagen ID.4.
Whereas Tesla and Ford remained the leaders within the electrical pickup market, a number of new fashions are gaining momentum. In response to the latest numbers from Cox Automotive, GM offered 2,383 Chevy Silverado EVs and 1,249 GMC Sierra EV fashions in Q1. In the meantime, Rivian offered 1,727 R1Ts in the course of the quarter.
Earlier in the present day, Electrek reported that new fashions, together with the Honda Prologue and Chevy Blazer EV, helped drive EV registrations up 20% within the US in March.
Though the Lightning reclaimed the crown from Tesla, Ford’s electrical pickup isn’t precisely flying off the lot. Ford reported Lightning gross sales fell 16% to simply 1,740 items in April. By means of April 2025, Ford has offered 8,927 electrical vans, down 9% from the 9,833 it handed over final 12 months.
Electrek’s Take
To be honest, Tesla remains to be forward by a large margin within the US. The S&P numbers present Tesla had over 51,000 registrations in March, up 1% after two months of decrease YOY progress.
GM’s Chevy surpassed Ford to develop into the second-best-selling EV model with practically 8,500 registrations, a rise of 274% from final 12 months. Ford dropped to 3rd with 7,361 registrations.
Though it’s only one quarter, it’s beginning to present how Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s political antics are seemingly impacting gross sales. After the Cybertruck’s preliminary hype, it seems many patrons are choosing conventional pickups, just like the F-150 Lighting.
In the meantime, Ram is delaying its first electrical pickup, the 1500 REV, once more. Ram is pushing manufacturing again till summer time 2027, saying it’s “extending the standard validation interval.” The plug-in hybrid (PHEV) Ramcharger will even be delayed till the primary quarter of 2026.
After pulling the Ramcharger forward of the totally electrical model final 12 months, Stellantis blamed weak demand for EV pickups within the US.
