The sales of electric cars in Australia have soared by 65 percent in the past 12 months, with Tesla continuing to dominate the market.
According to the State of Electric Vehicles (EVs) report, which analysed sales figures and state and federal government policies, the number of fast and ultra-fast vehicle charger locations in the country has jumped by 22 percent since 2021.
In addition, electric car sales now accounted for 3.39 percent of all new cars, up from two percent in September 2021.
EV Council policy head Jake Whitehead said while the increase was significant, Australia was still far behind other countries in the transport transition.
“It’s great to see so much momentum behind EV sales in Australia, but to put our 3.4 percent in context–Germany sits at 26 percent, the UK at 19 percent, and California at 13 percent. The global average is 8.6 percent so Australia has a long, long way to come,” he said….