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"Electric car sales in Australia continue to reach new record levels, according
to figures that reveal the market share for internal combustion engine vehicles
fell below 70% for the first time.
The latest quarterly sales data from the peak motoring body the Australian
Automobile Association (AAA) shows electric vehicles accounted for 9.7% of new
cars sold in the three months to September, the highest proportion on record.
While welcoming the figures, the Electric Vehicle Council has urged state and
territory governments to reinstate axed EV subsidies to help drive the level of
sales projected to be required for Australia to meet its emissions reductions
goals.
A record 29,298 battery-electric vehicles were sold in the September quarter,
54 more than the previous three months’ total, which was the highest at the
time.
Sales for hybrids (49,929 sold) and plug-in hybrids (12,460) also rose,
coinciding with a marked drop in demand for internal combustion vehicles.
A total of 210,458 petrol-powered cars were sold in the latest quarter, down
from 226,306 in the previous three quarter.
The share of internal combustion engine vehicles among all new cars sold
nationally fell to 69.65% in the September quarter, the lowest on record and
down more than 12% from less than two years ago.
The proportion was even lower in New South Wales (68.74%) and Victoria
(68.04%). In the Australian Capital Territory, petrol-powered cars accounted
for less than half of all new cars sold.
Aman Gaur, the Electric Vehicle Council’s head of legal, policy and advocacy,
welcomed the growth of EV sales and decline in internal combustion vehicles.
“There is a trend that is clear over the last two years that Australians are
moving away from environmentally dangerous, expensive to run cars, towards ones
that are electrified – and they are saving lots of money,” he said.
The federal government has policies to boost the uptake of EVs, including fuel
efficiency standards and fringe benefits tax exemptions, but has not set a
sales target."
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
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https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
