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Top-performing vehicles assessed this year are electric, reinforcing EV safety leadership. The Electric Vehicle Council (EVC) has welcomed the release of ANCAP’s 2025 safety rankings, which confirm that electric vehicles are setting the benchmark for safety on Australian and New Zealand roads. ANCAP’s latest results show the Tesla Model Y achieved the highest overall safety score of any vehicle tested in 2025,… Continue Reading

The Electric Vehicle Council (EVC) has welcomed the release of annual new-car sales data showing both record growth in electric vehicle sales in 2025 - a 38 per cent annual rise - and record single-month sales share in December 2025. December marked one of the strongest months on record for electric vehicles which accounted for 16.7 per cent of all… Continue Reading

The Federal Government’s review of the Electric Car Discount must protect affordable access to electric vehicles for working Australians who have led the way on uptake. Independent modelling indicates the Electric Car Discount has allowed more than 100,000 Australians to get behind the wheel of an EV since 2022 and has become essential to the success of the New Vehicle… Continue Reading

The Electric Vehicle Council (EVC) has welcomed the Minns Labor Government’s commitment of 159 new EV chargers across 48 regional hotspots, calling the investment a major confidence boost for drivers and a catalyst for stronger regional tourism.Backed by $5.9 million in Destination Charging Grants and $3.2 million in private co-investment, the chargers will be rolled out along key road-trip routes… Continue Reading

New data showing that almost 30,000 new battery electric vehicles (BEVs) were sold in Australia between 1 July and 30 September demonstrates that the electric vehicle transition is already happening in Australia’s suburbs in record numbers.Ms Delvecchio said the Coalition’s decision, announced yesterday, to abandon key EV policies which have spurred this transition would instead condemn Australians to more expensive… Continue Reading

The Electric Vehicle Council said delaying the introduction of EV charging provisions for new residential buildings such as houses and townhouses under the National Construction Code (NCC) undermines Australia’s efforts to electrify transport and reach climate targets. This week, Commonwealth, State and Territory Building Ministers agreed to pause and streamline the NCC until at least mid-2029. As part of this decision,… Continue Reading

Electric vehicle sales hit record highs, high-power charging plugs expanded and many new EV models launched over the past year, according to a new Electric Vehicle Council report released today. The EVC’s State of EVs 2025 report shows in the 2024-25 financial year, Australia witnessed: Record EV sales: Australians bought 72,758 BEVs and PHEVs in the first six months of… Continue Reading

The Electric Vehicle Council (EVC) has announced the appointment of new board members, strengthening the peak body’s leadership at a pivotal moment for Australia’s clean transport transition. Executive Manager of Car Buying and Lending at Commonwealth Bank, Tim Burdon, and JOLT’s Chief Operating Officer, Vicki Slavina, have joined the EVC board. EVC Board Chair, Chau Le welcomed the new board… Continue Reading

The federal government's target to reduce emissions by between 62 per cent and 70 per cent by 2035 from 2005 levels means accelerating and getting many more EVs on our roads. The Climate Change Authority’s ‘2035 Targets Advice’ said that half of all light vehicles sold between now and 2035 must be electric to meet the lower end of the… Continue Reading

New research shows that keeping the Electric Car Discount in place for a decade could halve vehicle emissions compared with ending the policy earlier, whilst tripling value for money through health, environmental and economic benefits. Independent modelling by Magenta Advisory and Pragmatic Policy Group (PPG) has found continuing the Fringe Benefit Tax (FBT) exemption for battery electric vehicles (BEV) and… Continue Reading