Your Aussie EV insights here...

So, it's time to talk EVs. Thanks to S&P Global and the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries for the data, it's really helpful. This piece draws from my story for CarExpert.com.au linked here.

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Sales of BEVs have more than tripled in Australia across the first 9 months of 2023, compared to the same period in 2022.

The latest data shows 65,743 electric cars registered between January 1 and September 30, up 202% YTD.

This equals a 7.3% share of the market, but more importantly 10% of passenger car and SUV sales – the areas where there’s actual buyer choice.

There are now 50 individual EV nameplates on sale from 24 different manufacturers, with a heap more coming as you can read here.

Tesla dominant with 37,997 sales. Elon’s company single-handedly accounted for 58% of all EVs sold in Australia. Model 3 outsold Toyota Corolla and Model Y outsold Toyota RAV4.

BYD running second having sold 8706 Atto 3s, ahead of MG ZS EV (2356 sales, 10% of all ZS models sold), Volvo XC40 Recharge (2275 , 50% of all XC40s sold), and Polestar 2 (1789).

This means the top 6 EVs YTD are all produced in China, which has established itself as world-leader in critical minerals, through to production and export.

While Tesla, BYD, MG, and Volvo top the charts by brand, there are other manufacturers with larger line-ups, led by Mercedes-Benz with 9 x EVs.

As we have become accustomed to, there are substantial differences in the rates of EV take-up in Australia depending on State or Territory, as the table below shows.

Top-selling EVs by brand YTD

1. Tesla: 37,997
2. BYD: 8706
3. MG: 3279
4. Volvo: 3245
5. Mercedes-Benz: 2064
6. BMW: 1869
7. Kia: 1868
8. Hyundai: 1803
9. Polestar: 1789
10. Cupra: 594
11. Nissan: 391
12. Porsche: 375
13. Audi: 369
14. Mini: 355
15. GWM: 283
16. Genesis: 233
17. Lexus: 226
18. LDV: 104
19. Fiat: 81
20. Peugeot: 74
21. Ford: 54
22. Jaguar: 24
23. Renault: 14
24. Mazda: 12

Top-selling EVs by model YTD

1. Tesla Model Y: 23,457
2. Tesla Model 3: 14,540
3. BYD Atto 3: 8706
4. MG ZS EV: 2356
5. Volvo XC40 Recharge: 2275
6. Polestar 2: 1789
7. Kia EV6: 1147
8. Volvo C40: 970
9. MG 4: 941
10. Mercedes-Benz EQA: 725
11. Kia Niro: 721
12. Hyundai Ioniq 5: 707
13. Hyundai Kona EV: 679
14. BMW iX: 661
15. BMW iX3: 597
16. Cupra Born: 594
17. Mercedes-Benz EQB: 578
18. Hyundai Ioniq 6: 417
19. BMW iX1: 391
20. Nissan Leaf: 391
21. Porsche Taycan: 375
22. Mini Electric: 355
23. Mercedes-Benz EQE sedan: 352
24. GWM Ora: 283
25. Audi e-tron GT: 260
26. Mercedes-Benz EQC: 231
27. BMW i4: 169
28. Lexus RZ: 168
29. Genesis GV60: 161
30. Audi e-tron: 109
31. Fiat 500e: 81
32. Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV: 67
33. Genesis GV70 Electrified: 66
34. LDV eT60: 64
35. Lexus UX300e: 58
36. Ford E-Transit: 54
37. BMW i7: 51
38. Mercedes-Benz eVito: 42
39. Peugeot e-2008: 39
40. Peugeot e-Partner: 35
41. Mercedes-Benz EQS sedan: 34
42. LDV eDeliver 9: 30
43. Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV: 27
44. Jaguar I-Pace: 24
45. Renault Kangoo ZE: 13
46. Mazda MX-30: 12
47. LDV MIFA 9: 10
48. Mercedes-Benz EQV: 8
49. Genesis G80 Electrified: 6
50. Renault Megane E-Tech: 1