Australian electric car and bus sales soar - but trucks lag far behind
Maskot/Getty An unprecedented boom is underway in Australia’s electric vehicle market. Almost 158,000 electric vehicles (EVs) were sold in the first six months of 2026, according to the Electric Vehicle Council’s latest report, released today. This is more than in all of 2025. EVs accounted for one in four new cars sold in the first half of 2026, with their market share more than doubling from 12.1% in the first half of 2025 to 25.8% over the same period this year. This surge has come amid…
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