Electric car sales in australia only started to gain traction from 2011 onwards coinciding with electric car model availability.
Electric vehicles 2019 australia.
2019 saw a big year for electric car sales within australia with 6718 fully electric ev and plug in hybrid phev cars sold.
The mercedes benz eqc landed in australia in late 2019 one of seven electric vehicles planned for release by 2022.
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More recent figures show much more positive growth with 90 more electric vehicles sold in the first half of 2019 compared to the same period in 2018 3 that was despite national vehicle sales falling 8 4 in the same timeframe 4 with model availability increasing particularly in the sub 60 000 segment the stage is set for strong growth throughout the rest of 2019 and into 2020.
Infrastructure australia projects that by 2040 electric cars will account for 70 to 100 per cent of new car sales with current data from the electric vehicle council stating that almost 10 000.
The roadster was an all electric vehicle using lithium ion battery cells.
Figures have been sourced from each brand s respective website.
Electric cars in australia quick comparison.
The total stock of plug in electric vehicles is almost 12 000 with 6 718 of these electric cars sold in 2019 alone with the other sales occurring between 2012 and 2018.
The adoption of electric vehicles will gain even more momentum due to the massive investment in charging networks and the availability of more affordable mass market evs.
Electric vehicles from more than half a dozen manufacturers are headed to australian showrooms over the next 12 to 18 months with longer battery ranges and high tech features designed to tempt even more motorists into making.
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From volvo itself the 2019 car of the year winning xc40 will receive a battery electric variant that is due to land on australian shores at the same time as the polestar 2.
Beginning with the most expensive here are the electric vehicles currently available for sale in australia as well as a few to be released during 2019.
Prices and ranges should be considered estimates as only.
Similar in size to the glc the eqc adds a number of sporty design touches.
For a more up to date run down see our reviews of electric cars available in australia 2020.
Sales of hybrid vehicles and electric vehicles doubled in the first six months of 2019 compared to the first six months of 2018 even as total new car sales fell 8 4 per cent.
Having recently just gone on sale in the uk the xc40 recharge will feature a whomping 300kw from two motors that will power all four wheels.
The adoption of plug in electric vehicles in australia is driven by customer demand due to the lack of government policies or monetary incentives to support the adoption and deployment of low or zero emission vehicles.