Electric trucks
Medium- and heavy-freight trucks; 9% of global truck sales in 2025, led by China
2 leading companies in electric trucks, one segment of electric vehicles — Over 20 million electric cars sold in 2025, a quarter of all new cars. Chinese makers supplied 60% of them.
new market segment · researched 2026-11-14
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Leading electric trucks companies
2 companies, with the scale each source states. Scale is the whole company's unless the row says otherwise.
| Company | Where | What they do | Scale |
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| Tesla TSLA ↗ | Austin, United States since 2003 | Battery-electric cars (Model 3/Y, S, X, Cybertruck) and the Semi truck; also energy storage | vehicle deliveries: 1,636,129 vehicles (2025) ↗ |
| BYD 1211.HK ↗ | Shenzhen, China since 1995 | World's largest maker of new-energy (BEV + PHEV) cars, plus electric buses and trucks; also an EV battery maker | vehicles produced (BYD Auto): 4,602,436 vehicles (2025) ↗ |
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The electric vehicles market
The whole market this segment sits in.
units sold (electric cars, BEV+PHEV) · world20
↗million cars ("exceed 20 million") · 2025
Growth, segments, risks and every company in electric vehicles →
Quick answers
- What are electric trucks?
- Medium- and heavy-freight trucks; 9% of global truck sales in 2025, led by China. They are one segment of the electric vehicles market.
- Who are the leading electric trucks companies?
- Tesla (United States), BYD (China).
- Which electric trucks companies are publicly traded?
- Tesla (TSLA), BYD (1211.HK).
- How big is the electric vehicles market?
- For the whole electric vehicles market, not this segment alone: units sold (electric cars, BEV+PHEV) (world) 20 million cars ("exceed 20 million"), 2025 — International Energy Agency.