‘A new trajectory’: EVs now almost quarter of Australia’s new car sales as fuel crisis bites
There were 103,855 battery electric vehicles (EVs) sold in Australia between January and June this year, compared with 103,269 in 2025, according to data from VFacts and the Electric Vehicle Council. Photograph: Dan Himbrechts/AAPView image in fullscreenThere were 103,855 battery electric vehicles (EVs) sold in Australia between January and June this year, compared with 103,269 in 2025, according to data from VFacts and the Electric Vehicle Council. Plug-in hybrids made up 11.5% of all sales last month, compared with4.8% in June 2025.Electric vehicle sales soar in 2026Julie Delvecchio, chief executive of the Electric Vehicle Council, said the sharp rise was driven by unique circumstances.
- ▪There were 103,855 battery electric vehicles (EVs) sold in Australia between January and June this year, compared with 103,269 in 2025, according to data from VFacts and the Electric Vehicle Council.
- ▪Photograph: Dan Himbrechts/AAPView image in fullscreenThere were 103,855 battery electric vehicles (EVs) sold in Australia between January and June this year, compared with 103,269 in 2025, according to data from VFacts and the Electric Veh
- ▪Plug-in hybrids made up 11.5% of all sales last month, compared with4.8% in June 2025.Electric vehicle sales soar in 2026Julie Delvecchio, chief executive of the Electric Vehicle Council, said the sharp rise was driven by unique circumstanc
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There were 103,855 battery electric vehicles (EVs) sold in Australia between January and June this year, compared with 103,269 in 2025, according to data from VFacts and the Electric Vehicle Council. Photograph: Dan Himbrechts/AAPView image in fullscreenThere were 103,855 battery electric vehicles (EVs) sold in Australia between January and June this year, compared with 103,269 in 2025, according to data from VFacts and the Electric Vehicle Council. Photograph: Dan Himbrechts/AAPAustralian climate and environmental reportingElectric vehicles‘A new trajectory’: EVs now almost quarter of Australia’s new car sales as fuel crisis bitesMore electric vehicles sold in first half of 2026 than whole of last year, new data shows Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our…
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