Electric vehicles have had their best month ever in Australia, with new auto industry sales data revealing that new pure battery-electric car sales accounted for 2.5% of the market in March.
That might not seem huge in global terms, with Norway at 86 per cent and most European countries well into their teens, if not higher, it is a sign of progress in Australia.The news came as Tesla released, for the first time, its official quarterly data to the national Vfacts figures. And it was this, along with other sales data, that confirmed the growing interest in the big switch to electric cars.
In calendar 2021, battery-electric sales reached 1.6% of the entire auto market, with 70% of the 17,293 BEV sales consisting of the Tesla Model 3.
In the first quarter of that year, EV sales totalled approximately 3,250 units, which included some educated guesswork on Tesla shipping data collated by The Driven. In all that equalled a little more than 1.2% of entire market sales for the period.
Fast forward to 2022, and the latest official figures show that 6,752 BEVs were sold in the quarter, meaning that EV sales have more than doubled, even as many carmakers have reported difficulties securing enough inventory to meet demand.
The winner across the board is once again Tesla, which sold 4,417 Model 3 sedans in the quarter and accounted for two thirds of the total. It is the only model that Tesla has sold in Australia this year, with the Model Y still not available (but possibly about to emerge soon). The Driven - link - Bridie Schmidt - link - more like this (Australia) - link - more like this (electric cars) - link
No comments:
Post a Comment