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

Source: The Guardian 2 hours ago

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

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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.

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Source: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/30/australia-electric-cars-vehichles-ev-sales-double

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

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