New electric vehicle sales, including both battery EVs and plug-in hybrids, rose by 120 percent in 2023, according to a report from the Electric Vehicle Council.
In 2023, 98,436 new EVs were bought comprising 8.45 percent of new cars sold (pdf).
“New EV purchases in Australia more than doubled in 2023, compared to 2022, with the total number of EVs on Australian roads now exceeding 180,000,” the report said.
“This growth continues the trend of around a doubling of the new EV market every year since 2020.”
The authors said it would be hard for the local EV market to achieve the same level of exponential growth in percentage terms because the volume of overall sales is now greater....
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