Elon Musk decided to go big to try to win the EV pickup war with his Cybertruck, but it turns out the sales leader in gas pickups has extended that same lead in the EV space.
Ford’s F-150 Lightning is the all-time best-selling EV pickup. But more importantly, despite a slew of recent competitors from Chevy, GMC and Tesla, the Lightning remains number one in 2025 sales.
So far this year Ford has sold 10,829 Lightnings with Tesla coming in at a very close second, selling 10,087 Cybertrucks.
That’s according to Motor Intelligence, which has released January through May 2025 sales data, which was reported by CleanTechnica.com.
While the overall 2025 Cyberturck/Lightning sales race was neck-and-neck through May, some analysts believe interest in the Cybertruck is waning, despite it being a newer design than the Lightning. Cybertruck sales dropped by 32.5% between January and Feburary, according to InsideEVs, which cited data provided by Cox Automotive.
The automaker that should be the most worried about the January through May numbers is Rivian.
Its R1T had just 2,682 sales, which puts it in fifth place, behind Ford, Tesla, Chevy’s Silverado EV and GMC’s Hummer EV pickup.
Given General Motor’s EV pickups are finally moving beyond their initial production constraints and have significantly more range than the Ford, Tesla and Rivian pickups; GM’s pickups appear to be the ones to watch.
While all the pickups are capable hauling machines, when it comes to range, GMC’s top trim Sierra exceeds its non-GM competition with up to 478 miles per charge for the 2026 model year. Rivian’s R1T comes in second with 420 miles, compared to 350 miles for the Cybertruck and 320 miles for the Lightning.
Many of the base models come with smaller batteries.
While range is just one metric, when it comes to pickups, it’s likely among the most important, since when towing range can plummet by half or even more.
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