Australia’s electric vehicle (EV) sales have reached record levels, supported by expanding charging infrastructure and new model launches.
According to the Electric Vehicle Council’s (EVC) State of EVs 2025 report, in the first six months of 2025, Australians purchased 72,758 battery and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, a 24.4 per cent increase on the same period in 2024. EVs now make up 12.1 per cent of all new car sales, up from 9.61 per cent a year earlier, with June 2025 marking the strongest month to date at almost 16 per cent market share.
Despite the growth, EVs still account for only 2 per cent of vehicles on Australian roads, with around 410,000 now part of the national fleet.
Julie Delvecchio, CEO of the EVC, said more Australians were choosing EVs because they “are better for your budget, better for the climate, and better for Australia whether or not you drive an EV.”
“Australia is making progress in the transition to electric cars. In just one year we’ve seen electric vehicles reach record highs, high-power charging locations have been increasing at pace and dozens of new EV models hit the roads.”
The report attributes some of this growth to the federal government’s New Vehicle Efficiency Standard, which has helped increase the number of EV models available from 123 in June 2024 to 153 in September 2025.
Public charging infrastructure has also grown, with 1,272 fast-charging locations nationwide — up 20 per cent — and at least 4,192 high-power public plugs (24 kW or higher), representing a 22 per cent increase in a year.
Delvecchio said more than 410,000 Australians driving EVs were “contributing to cleaner air, quieter streets and less reliance on dirty, expensive foreign oil”.
She credited government policy for helping drive demand, including the New Vehicle Efficiency Standard and the Electric Car Discount, and highlighted vehicle-to-grid trials by major energy retailers as further momentum for EV adoption.
However, the report warned that stronger action is needed to meet national emissions targets. To reach at least one million EVs on the road by 2028, annual sales must rise to 145,000 in 2025, 240,000 in 2026 and 320,000 in 2027.
“We are making inroads in EV uptake as a nation, but the road ahead is steep. We need to shift gears from steady to more rapid growth in EV uptake to meet emissions reduction targets,” said Delvecchio.
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