An EV sold every 100 seconds: Australian demand for electric cars more than doubles
Australian electric vehicle sales have more than doubled, with one EV sold every 100 seconds during the first half of the year. Experts attribute this surge to cost-of-living pressures and the desire for energy security amid fuel price volatility.
Why it matters
The rapid adoption of EVs in Australia signals a significant shift in consumer behavior and energy consumption patterns, driven by economic factors rather than just environmental policy.
EVs are being taken up as a cost-of-living measure, experts say, with the ongoing fuel crisis an accelerating factor but ‘not the starting gun’. EVs are being taken up as a cost-of-living measure, experts say, with the ongoing fuel crisis an accelerating factor but ‘not the starting gun’. Electric vehicles 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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Prefer the Guardian on Google 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.
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