More Electric Car Price Changes In The USA This Week – CleanTechnica

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Tesla took the headlines with its new de-contended versions of the Model 3 and Model Y. However, there have also been a handful of other electric vehicle price changes in the US in the past week or two — some up, some down. Let’s take a look at them.

I recently pulled together the prices of EVs on the US market in order to keep better track of them and also compare to used EV prices. After the EV tax credit expired, I was curious if EV prices had been changed by any automakers. Whether related to the tax credit expiring or not, these are the changes I found (all prices are base MSRP):

• Audi Q4 e-tron went from $49,800 to $50,600
• Audi Q4 e-tron Sportback went from $58,200 to $59,000
• Tesla Model 3 went from $42,490 to $36,990 — with several downgrades and features removed
• Tesla Model Y went from $44,990 to $39,990 — with several downgrades and features removed
• Volvo EX30 went from $46,195 to $40,245
• Volvo EX40 went from $53,795 to $56,445

So, as we can see, there’s not much rhyme or reason to these price changes. Some Audi and Cadillac EV prices when up slightly. One Volvo EV got a big price cut while another one got a moderate price increase. There are the Tesla models, but they were actually changed/de-contented.

Also, I initially thought I saw a price change on the Cadillac OPTIQ. It seemed the price went from $50,900 to $52,895. However, checking again a week later, this seems to just be a matter of model year. The 2025 model year OPTIQ starts at $52,895, while the 2026 model year OPTIQ starts at $50,900. And those prices are down from a month or so ago when the 2026 model year was announced at a base MSRP of $52,395, down from a base MSRP of $54,390. So, it seems we do have some positive news on the Cadillac front, and that’s not entirely surprising. Cadillac has been the quickest legacy automaker to electrify in the US, and it reached 40% of sales being electric in the 3rd quarter. One would assume it would want to keep up this momentum and its leadership position by lowering prices as it can and trying to take more and more of the rather competitive luxury EV market.

Stay tuned for more analyses of the US EV market. We’re going to be diving deeper and trying to be more useful in this sector in coming months.