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

Donna Lu Assistant editor, climate, environment and science

Published Sep 30, 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.

Source: The Guardian ↗

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