The Hyundai IONIQ 5 remains a top-selling EV as sales cross 20,000 in the first half of 2026

This is car sales news, not directly about home energy upgrades, but it does touch on the broader shift toward electric vehicles that some homeowners are weighing alongside things like home chargers or solar.

Hyundai's IONIQ 5 electric SUV sold over 20,000 units in the US during the first half of 2026, up 9% from about 19,000 a year earlier. That put it ahead of the Chevy Equinox EV and the Toyota bZ, two of its main rivals. Hyundai's overall US sales hit a company record too, with 450,568 vehicles sold, a 3% increase over last year, and electrified models (hybrids and EVs combined) making up a third of that total. Hybrid sales jumped 71% in the spring quarter, led by models like the Tucson and Santa Fe.

Other electric models had a rougher stretch. Ford's Mustang Mach-E sales fell 47%, and Honda's Prologue dropped 48%. Hyundai's larger three-row electric SUV, the IONIQ 9, also grew fast, up 380% to nearly 4,900 sold, though it's a smaller piece of the market. Both IONIQ models are built at Hyundai's plant near Savannah, Georgia.

For a homeowner thinking about an EV alongside a home charger or solar setup, this mostly signals that the IONIQ 5 is a proven, popular choice with strong momentum, while some competing electric SUVs are seeing softer demand this year.