The 2025 Chevy Equinox EV helped lift GM to record sales in the first three quarters of the year, easily outselling every other non-Tesla electric vehicle in the United States.
According to Electrek, the 2026 model offers buyers stylish new options that could keep the trend going.
Through the first nine months of 2025, the Equinox EV outsold its closest competitor, the Ford Mustang Mach-E, by nearly 11,000 units, largely thanks to over 25,000 units being sold in Q3 alone.
The low cost of the Equinox EV, which starts at $33,600, may have something to do with that.
A new quarterly record for EV sales in the U.S. was set in Q3, according to Motor Intelligence data shared by CNBC, with more than 438,000 sold. The Equinox EV was among the most affordable models available.
The spike in sales may be due to consumers taking advantage of the up to $7,500 in federal incentives for each electric vehicle purchase, which came to an end on September 30 — much earlier than originally planned due to legislation passed over the summer.
Even without incentives, EVs save owners a lot of money in the long run. They don't require the same maintenance as gas-powered vehicles, such as oil changes, and a battery is much cheaper to charge than it is to fill a tank with dirty fuel.
On top of that, there's no tailpipe pollution. One MIT study found that a gas-powered car creates an average of 350 grams of carbon pollution per mile driven over its lifetime, while EVs that recharge on the average U.S. power grid produce 200 grams per mile.
Cutting transportation-related pollution is immensely important, as it is one of the main drivers of the planet's overheating and the extreme weather that goes with it.
All of this knowledge could convince some consumers to make their next car an EV.
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