Electric cars use electricity to run, using rechargeable batteries. Electric vehicles (EVs) don’t have any exhaust fumes and produce fewer emissions than standard petrol or diesel cars. There are a number of incentives worldwide to attempt to get people driving EVs as everyone tries to go green on the roads.
If you want to invest and back this fast-growing sector, we’ve listed some of the best electric car stocks and explained how to get started investing in electric car companies. Find out all about some of the best EV companies from around the world and what to watch out for so your portfolio doesn’t get a shock.
Here are some of the companies leading the way in electric cars.
Car stock |
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1-year performance (to Apr. '25) |
5-year performance (to Apr. '25) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tesla (TSLA) |  |
61.11% | 786.07% | Invest Capital at risk |
| Nio (NIO) |  |
-14.76% | 61.92% | Invest Capital at risk |
| Nikola Corp (NKLA) |  |
-99.51% | -99.96% | Invest Capital at risk |
| General Motors Company (GM) |  |
5.28% | 161.97% | Invest Capital at risk |
| Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft (BMW) |  |
-30.52% | 65.59% | Invest Capital at risk |
| Li Auto Inc (LI) |  |
-17.40% | -5.87% (3 years – 2020 IPO) | Invest Invest Capital at risk |
| Volkswagen AG (VWAPY) |  |
-23.47% | -5.83% | Invest Capital at risk |
| Rivian Automotive (RIVN) |  |
12.26% | -73.19% (3 years – 2021 IPO) | Invest Capital at risk |
| Polestar Automotive (PSNY) |  |
-30.92% | -90.84% (3 years) | Invest Capital at risk |
If you're interested in investing in this industry, take a closer look at what companies in this industry do and how the stocks have historically performed. Keep in mind that positive past performance doesn't guarantee that a stock will continue to rise in the future.
Tesla, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, leases, and sells electric vehicles, and energy generation and storage systems in the United States, China, and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Automotive; and Energy Generation and Storage. The Automotive segment offers electric vehicles, as well as sells automotive regulatory credits; and non-warranty after-sales vehicle, used vehicles, body shop and parts, supercharging, retail merchandise, and vehicle insurance services.
Tesla is listed on the NASDAQ, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around 97.7 billion and employs 125,665 staff.
Capital at risk
NIO Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, and sells smart electric vehicles in China. It offers five and six-seater electric SUVs, as well as smart electric sedans. The company also offers power solutions, including Power Home, a home charging solution; Power Swap, a battery swapping service; Power Charger and Destination Charger; Power Mobile, a mobile charging service through charging vans; Power Map, an application that provides access to a network of public chargers and their real-time information; and One Click for Power valet service.
Nio Inc Class A ADR is listed on the NYSE and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $65.7 billion.
Capital at risk
Nikola Corporation operates as a technology innovator and integrator that develops energy and transportation solutions in the United States and internationally. The company operates in truck and energy units. It commercializes battery electric vehicles (BEV) and hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEV) to the trucking sector. In addition, it develops a network of hydrogen fueling stations; and offers BEV charging solutions for its FCEV and BEV customers, as well as other third-party customers.
Nikola Corp is listed on the NASDAQ, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $75.5 million and employs 870 staff.
Capital at risk
General Motors Company designs, builds, and sells trucks, crossovers, cars, and automobile parts worldwide. The company operates through GM North America, GM International, Cruise, and GM Financial segments. It markets its vehicles primarily under the Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Baojun, and Wuling brand names. In addition, the company sells trucks, crossovers, cars, and automobile parts through retail dealers, distributors and dealers, as well as to fleet customers, including daily rental car companies, commercial fleet customers, leasing companies, and governments.
General Motors Company is listed on the NYSE, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $187.4 billion and employs 162,000 staff.
Capital at risk
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft develops, manufactures, and sells automobiles and motorcycles, spare parts, and accessories worldwide. It operates through Automotive, Motorcycles, and Financial Services segments. The company offers automobiles under the BMW, MINI, and Rolls-Royce brands. It also develops, manufactures, and sells motorcycles and scooters in the sport, tour, roadster, heritage, adventure, and urban mobility categories, as well as motorcycles for private use and special-purpose vehicles for operational use under the BMW Motorrad brand.
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft is listed on the XETRA, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $142.4 billion and employs 159,104 staff.
Capital at risk
Li Auto Inc. operates in the energy vehicle market in the People's Republic of China. It designs, develops, manufactures, and sells premium smart electric vehicles. The company's product line comprises MPVs and sport utility vehicles. It offers sales and after sales management, and technology development and corporate management services, as well as purchases manufacturing equipment. The company offers its products through online and offline channels.
Li Auto Inc is listed on the NASDAQ, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around €144.5 billion and employs 32,248 staff.
Capital at risk
Volkswagen AG manufactures and sells automobiles in Germany, other European countries, North America, South America, the Asia-Pacific, and internationally. It operates through four segments: Passenger Cars and Light Commercial Vehicles, Commercial Vehicles, Power Engineering, and Financial Services. The Passenger Cars and Light Commercial Vehicles segment engages in the development of vehicles, engines, motors, vehicle software and batteries; produces and sells passenger cars and light commercial vehicles, and related parts; and offers motorcycles.
Volkswagen AG Pref 1/10 ADR is listed on the PINK, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $324.7 billion and employs 679,472 staff.
Capital at risk
Rivian Automotive, Inc. , together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, and sells electric vehicles and accessories. The company offers consumer vehicles, including a two-row, five-passenger pickup truck under the R1T brand, a three-row, seven-passenger sport utility vehicle under the R1S name. It provides software and services, such as remarketing, vehicle repair and maintenance services, and vehicle electrical architecture and software development services.
Rivian Automotive is listed on the NASDAQ, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $5 billion and employs 14,861 staff.
Capital at risk
Polestar Automotive Holding UK PLC manufactures and sells premium electric vehicles. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Polestar Automotive Holding UK PLC Class A ADS is listed on the NASDAQ, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $2 billion and employs 2,515 staff.
Capital at risk
Many hope that electric cars become the norm in society, but there are some risks involved.
The main one is with the materials needed to produce the cars. Lithium-ion batteries power today’s electric vehicles, but lithium is both difficult to mine and a finite resource. A rise in the production of electric vehicles will see demand soaring.
Lithium’s environmental impact could put environmentally conscious customers at odds with manufacturers. Moreover, regulations on lithium emissions may indirectly have a negative impact on the electric vehicle sector.
Investing in electric car companies is a fast-paced strategy to put a greener spin on your portfolio. However, you can’t just throw at dart at the board and be guaranteed success. Finding the best EV stocks to invest in will take plenty of reseacher, especially as the sector starts to mature and we start to see who the main winners and losers might be. It’s not a given that every EV stock will succeed, so make sure you only consider these investments as part of a diversified portfolio that suits your risk tolerance and long-term goals.
56% of people we surveyed said they already invest in electric cars stocks or would consider investing in electric cars stocks.
Response | |
|---|---|
| I would consider it | 47.79% |
| I wouldn't consider it | 23.8% |
| Not sure | 20.3% |
| I already invest in this | 8.12% |
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