Ford’s Hybrids Had Their Greatest Yr Ever. EVs, Not So A lot

• Ford offered a report variety of hybrid automobiles in 2025.
• Its EV gross sales slumped by 14.1%.
• The F-150 Hybrid and Maverick Hybrid alone made up almost three-quarters of Ford’s hybrid gross sales.

2025 was a troublesome 12 months for Ford’s electrical automobile enterprise. However its hybrids are booming, signaling sturdy demand for no less than partial electrification even because the EV market hits a tough patch.

The automaker on Tuesday introduced that it offered a report 228,072 hybrids (together with each standard and plug-in hybrids) within the U.S. final 12 months, a 21.7% achieve over 2024. Two of Ford’s hybrid heroes had been its vehicles. It offered over 81,000 compact Maverick Hybrids and almost 85,000 F-150 Hybrids.

Ford EV and Hybrid gross sales 2024 vs 2025

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Stepping right into a hybrid is so much simpler than transitioning to an EV—they create higher gas economic system with zero way of life change and minimal upfront price. Simply take a look at how handily the F-150 Hybrid trounces its electrical cousin; within the all-electric F-150 Lightning’s finest 12 months ever in 2024, Ford offered round 33,000 vehicles. However, importantly, hybrids nonetheless emit much more CO2 than full EVs. So local weather specialists say they can not be a long-term resolution to blunting the worst results of local weather change.

In the meantime, the automaker’s EV gross sales took a tumble because the U.S. yanked assist for EV patrons and because the automaker stopped promoting the F-150 Lightning pickup.

Ford offered 84,113 EVs in 2025, a 14% drop from the almost 98,000 items it shipped the earlier 12 months. E-Transit van gross sales crumbled, declining by 58.9%. F-150 Lightning gross sales fell by 18.5%—an anticipated consequence since Ford formally canceled it late final 12 months. The Mustang Mach-E was a shiny spot, holding regular as one of many top-selling EVs within the nation with 51,620 items offered final 12 months.

The entire auto business is dealing with a reset second round EVs. The premature expiration of the $7,500 EV tax credit score on September 30 had two seismic impacts in the marketplace: pushing individuals who would’ve in any other case purchased later to speed up their purchases, and in addition immediately making many electrical choices dearer. The Trump administration’s rollback of different clean-car guidelines eliminated the urgency for automakers to quickly electrify their fleets.

Ford is taking benefit by canceling the Lightning and another upcoming EVs and betting on its next-generation Common EV Platform, which debuts in 2027 in a $30,000 pickup. However slowing down is an enormous gamble too: Ford’s rivals have already got a number of EVs on the highway and are actively rolling out extra.

Ford says its success on the hybrid entrance proves that it might navigate a uneven setting for EVs higher than rivals. It is true that whereas GM would not promote any hybrids, it additionally has a far deeper EV lineup than Ford does.

“Ford’s powertrain diversification enabled it to outsell the mixed electrified gross sales (hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and electrical) from GM and Stellantis, demonstrating Ford’s skill to realize report hybrid volumes even when situations for electrical automobiles shift,” the corporate stated in a press launch.

Contact the creator: Tim.Levin@InsideEVs.com