An EV sold every 100 seconds: Australian demand for electric cars more than doubles

A record 157,957 new EVs were sold nationally between January and June, according to the Electric Vehicle Council

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Donna Lu Assistant editor, climate, environment and science

Veröffentlicht 30. Sept. 2026

An EV sold every 100 seconds: Australian demand for electric cars more than doubles

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Australians are buying electric vehicles at record levels, with sales more than doubling year on year and occurring at a rate equivalent to one EV sold every 100 seconds.

A record 157,957 EV sales occurred between January and June – an 117% increase on the same period last year, according to a new report released by the Electric Vehicle Council.

Quelle: The Guardian ↗

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