Carvana, an online-only retailer that buys and sells cars, has released its list of best-selling used electric vehicles in the first half of 2023, and it’s quite an eclectic mix of brands and models.

Carvana’s total EV units sales have increased by a whopping 786 percent in the past five years, signaling that more and more buyers are looking into purchasing a used zero-emissions vehicle because of the lower initial cost.

Carvana sold its first EV in 2013 and has seen a 150 percent increase in the variety of used models displayed on its website in the last five years. Now, it sells more than 46 EV makes and models and claims it’s the largest online used vehicle retailer in the US.

Top 10 best-selling used EVs in the United States in the first half of 2023, according to Carvana:

  1. Tesla Model 3
  2. Nissan LEAF
  3. BMW i3
  4. Chevrolet Volt
  5. Tesla Model Y
  6. Tesla Model S
  7. Volkswagen e-Golf
  8. Chevrolet Bolt
  9. Ford Mustang Mach-E
  10. Chevrolet Spark

“Carvana offers more than 46 EV makes and models, with more than 40% of our EV options under $25,000,” said Kevin Fitzgerald, Carvana Director of Inventory Purchasing. “Carvana’s digital leadership and customer focus is poised to support more of America’s growing interest in EVs and all vehicles through our proven auto e-commerce platform for buying, selling, and trade-ins.”

Carvana sold its first Tesla in 2014 and Tesla unit sales increased more than 250% from the two years prior. The Tesla Model 3 is the top used EV sold by Carvana from January 1 through June 30, 2023, and it was the top used EV sold by Carvana in 2022 and 2021.

Source: Carvana