We are the peak national body representing the electric vehicle industry in Australia.
Representing members from across the value chain of the electric vehicle sector, the EVC is a trusted advisor and advocate to governments and decision makers across Australia.
Our mission is to drive investment and awareness to accelerate the electrification of transport, for a more sustainable and prosperous Australia.
As the market is emerging in Australia, our work is particularly aimed at increasing certainty for investment through policy, knowledge sharing and education.
State of EVs is the definitive snapshot of Australia’s EV industry. From electric cars, vans and trucks to the rollout of charging infrastructure, this report benchmarks Australia’s acceleration towards electrified transport and the government policies that are helping and hindering the transition.
Stay tuned for the report launch later in Q3 2026.
While you wait, download last year’s edition…
AUSTRALIA CAN BE AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE POWERHOUSE
Employing Australians to build batteries, chargers, cars, buses and trucks. Cutting pollution from transport and doing our fair share to combat climate change. Reducing our reliance on foreign oil by using Australian energy to move.
We can do all of this. But not while our policies and standards lag the world.
August 2026 marked a turning point in Australian motoring. For the first time, electric vehicles outsold every other fuel type.
Battery electric vehicles took 25.6% of new car sales that month, ahead of petrol at 24.4% and diesel at 22.3%. At the start of that same year, electric had held just 8.7% of the market.
A shift of nearly 17 percentage points in seven months. Petrol fell from 38.9% to 24.4% across the period. Diesel slipped from 28.7% to 22.3%.
Australians began choosing electric in numbers few had predicted so soon. The milestone settled the question of whether the transition would happen. What remains is how far and how fast — and whether charging networks, the grid and policy settings can keep pace.
More Australians are choosing electric than ever before. The EVC is leading the work on charging, grid readiness and smart policy to keep Australia moving. Join the organisation driving Australia’s electric future.
