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 and polluting petrol and diesel cars.
“More Australians are choosing electric vehicles because they make financial, environmental, and practical sense,” said Ms Delvecchio, CEO of the EVC.
“With transport projected to become Australia’s largest source of emissions by 2030, every additional EV on our roads cuts the cost of transport, improves air quality, and strengthens Australia’s energy resilience.”
“These latest EV sales figures demonstrate that the Federal Government’s vehicle efficiency standards and the Electric Car Discount are clearly working,” Ms Delvecchio said.
“Any move to abandon national emissions reduction targets and these key EV policies would condemn motorists to paying more at the pump for longer, while missing out on the long-term savings and energy security that EVs deliver.
Record Breaking EV Quarter
According to the Australian Automobile Association’s (AAA) latest EV Index, released earlier this week, battery electric vehicles (BEVs) increased their share of total sales to a record 9.7%, underscoring the growing strength and resilience of Australia’s EV market.
The AAA data also revealed that electrified vehicles are a growing part of the medium car classification, with BEVs accounting for more than 40 per cent of September quarter sales. The share of internal combustion engine (ICE) sales in this category fell to less than one in five.
In Australia’s most popular vehicle segment, the medium SUV category, BEV sales rose to a new high of 22.7% for the category.
EVC Calls for Publicly Available Vehicle Sales Data in Senate Inquiry
At the Senate Select Committee on Information Integrity on Climate Change and Energy yesterday, EVC CEO Julie Delvecchio reiterated calls for a single, public source for national vehicle sales to enhance credibility and address confusion and misinformation.
“Publicly available data is crucial in key industries like the Australian automotive sector,” Ms Delvecchio said. “However, there is not a single source of all vehicle sales, which leads to fragmented and sometimes inaccurate reporting, confusion for consumers and the underrepresentation of EV sales figures.”
“Transparency, accountability, and public education are the foundation of information integrity in Australia’s energy transition.
“To that end, the EVC encourages the Federal Government to accelerate plans to provide publicly available vehicle sales data to better inform consumers and counter misinformation and disinformation. This public resource could be complemented by specialised private sector data.”
** Note re reporting inaccuracies **
The AAA EV Index is a comprehensive collation of information from multiple national, state and territory sources. Due to confusion when referencing other sales data sources – which resulted in the double-counting of Tesla vehicle sales in 2024 – some media reports this week initially claimed that total EV sales have declined in 2025. As the AAA report clearly shows, EV sales have increased year-on-year.
