Tesla is still the world's most dominant electric vehicle force, but competition is coming.
The world's most valuable car company, with a market value north of $930 billion, outpaced all other automakers in electric vehicle sales through the first three quarters of 2021. But Tesla is from alone in a market that becomes more packed with competition with each passing year.
Volkswagen's electric vehicles have outsold Tesla in Europe so far this year. Motor Trends' coveted awards for best pickup and car of 2022 already went to a pair of Tesla rival start-ups: Rivian's R1T pickup and Lucid Motors' Air, respectively.
There's more, too. Toyota said recently it will invest $35 billion to turn out 30 different models of battery-powered electric vehicles by 2030. That followed a November pledge from Nissan, which plans to spend nearly $18 billion>Ford's F-150 Lightning
The all-electric Ford F-150 Lightning truck during an augmented reality presentation at the Motor Bella Auto Show in Pontiac, Michigan,>Tesla Cybertruck
A promotional web site for the Cybertruck, Tesla's forthcoming electric pickup.screenshot
The futuristic-looking truck — which takes its aesthetic inspiration from the films "Blade Runner" and "The Spy Who Loved Me," according to Tesla CEO Elon Musk — was originally supposed to arrive>Rivian R1S
Rivian's R1S electric SUV arrives in 2022.Source: Rivian
Rivian delivered an award-winning pickup truck in 2021, and consumers are already looking ahead to the Irvine, California-based start-up's second act. The R1S SUV is expected to start shipping out to customers in March 2022 with a starting price of $70,000, up to 750 horsepower and a range of 316 miles per battery charge.
Lucid Air Pure
Electric vehicle start-up Lucid>Fisker Ocean
Fisker Inc. officially revealed the Fisker Ocean all-electric luxury crossover at CES 2020 in Las Vegas.
Fisker, another California-based electric car start-up, is set to start production>Canoo
The Lifestyle Vehicle electric minivan from Canoo.Source: Canoo
The Los Angeles-based electric car start-up with a unique aesthetic made waves by going public at the end of 2020, before announcing a bubbly pickup and camper in March 2021. In late 2022, Canoo will finally start delivering its first vehicle, an electric compact minivan, which the company calls its Lifestyle Vehicle.
Described by Canoo as a "loft>BMW iX
A BMW iX car is>Cadillac Lyriq
One of General Motors' two Super Bowl ads this year will feature the Cadillac Lyriq. In this provided screenshot of the Cadillac ad, the Lyriq appears to be in the fictional neighborhood of 1990's "Edward Scissorhands" movie.GM
Cadillac's first-ever electric vehicle is an SUV that will be available at dealerships in the summer of 2022, according to the GM-owned brand, which plans to be fully electric by 2030.
Starting at nearly $59,000, the Lyriq will have a range of more than 300 miles. It'll also be among the first cars>Hyundai Ioniq 5
Hyundai Ioniq 5 parked>Nissan Ariya
2021 Nissan AriyaNissan
More than a decade after launching the Leaf,>Kia EV6
Kia's EV6 electric SUV.Tramino | iStock Unreleased | Getty Images
Due out in January, the EV6 is a fully electric SUV from Kia, and part of the Korean company's plan to roll out 11 electric vehicle models by 2026.
The EV6 has a base price of $56,000 and a range of more than 300 miles. It also boasts "ultra-fast charging" with an 800-volt system that can theoretically take the car's battery from 10% to 80% charged in just 18 minutes.
