With three fully electric SUVs now on sale, Toyota’s EV registrations surged 225% in April.
Toyota EV registrations rise 225% in April to over 3,500
Toyota is finally selling electric vehicles. With the heavily updated bZ, which is still sold as the bZ4X overseas, plus the new C-HR and bZ Woodland, Toyota offers an electric SUV for nearly everyone.
In the first quarter, the Toyota bZ outsold the Hyundai IONIQ 5, Chevy Equinox EV, and Ford Mustang Mach-E, ranking as the third-most-popular EV in the US behind the Tesla Model Y and Model 3.
Toyota outsold Ford with just the bZ alone, selling over 10,000 units in Q1. Now, the company has three EVs on sale, and so far it’s paying off.
According to the latest data from S&P Global Mobility (via Automotive News), Toyota’s EV registrations jumped another 225% in April to 3,524. Toyota sold more EVs during the month than BMW, Kia, Honda, Nissan, Lucid, Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen, and Volvo.
Toyota’s luxury Lexus brand is also selling more electric models, with registrations of the refreshed RX rising 107% in April to 1,341. The rZ shares a platform with the bZ and received similar updates, including a longer driving range, an updated interior, a built-in NACS charge port, and more.
Later this year, Toyota and Lexus will launch their first three-row electric SUVs, which could boost sales even further.
While Toyota’s EV registrations rose in April, other brands saw mixed results. Chevy’s electric vehicle registrations dropped by 36%. Registrations for the Chevy Equinox EV, GM’s best-seller, fell 30%, but the brand remained in second behind Tesla.
Hyundai’s EV registrations rose 3% in April to 4,936, with the IONIQ 5 (+15%) remaining among America’s top-selling EVs.
Hyundai overtook Ford after the American automaker’s EV registrations fell 27% to just 4,033 amid its recent pullback.
| Rank | Brand | April 2026 US EV Registrations | % Change from April 2025 |
| 1 | Tesla | 45,800 | +13% |
| 2 | Chevrolet | 5,890 | -35% |
| 3 | Hyundai | 4,936 | +3% |
| 4 | Ford | 4,033 | -27% |
| 5 | Cadillac | 4,020 | +5.1% |
| 6 | Rivian | 3,537 | +5.5% |
| 7 | Toyota | 3,524 | +225% |
| 8 | BMW | 2,517 | -49% |
| 9 | Kia | 2,456 | +44% |
| 10 | Subaru | 1,959 | +99% |
Cadillac (+5.1%) ranked fifth at 4,020, followed by Rivian (+5.5%) at 3,537, Toyota (+225%) at 3,524, BMW (-49%) at 2,517, Kia (+44%) at 2,456, and Subaru (+99%) at 1,959.
According to S&P Global Mobility, total US EV registrations fell 9.8% to 89,147 in April compared to the year prior, the smallest year-over-year drop in 2026 so far.
Electrek’s Take
Given that Toyota sold just over 1,000 EVs in the US last April, the registration data is encouraging. And it’s not just Toyota. Several brands notched higher EV registrations than last year, with new models rolling out, including Subaru, whose new Uncharted and Trailseeker are now on sale.
A few established models saw higher demand, such as the Hyundai IONIQ 5 (+15%) and Ford Mustang Mach-E (+17%), as buyers seek more efficient alternatives amid soaring gas and oil prices.
With several new, highly anticipated models arriving, including Rivian’s R2 (which we got to test drive), Lucid’s midsize crossover, and BMW’s new iX3, the US EV market is likely to see further growth in the second half of 2026.
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