Australian electrical car gross sales virtually tripled in 2021

New gross sales figures launched by the Electrical Car Council (EVC) have revealed that Australia is on the point of an electrical car (EV) financial increase – if the federal authorities is keen to take extra motion.

In accordance with the newest EVC information, gross sales of plug-in EVs virtually tripled prior to now 12 months from 6,900 in 2020 to twenty,665 in 2021. EVs now account for 1.95% market share of latest automobiles, up from 0.78% in 2020.

EVC chief government Behyad Jafari stated the increase in gross sales was being pushed by optimistic coverage change at a state stage and that momentum may now be constructed upon.

“The penny has now nicely and really dropped on how good electrical automobiles are,” Mr Jafari stated.

“Most individuals within the automotive market will now be contemplating an electrical possibility. The function of presidency is to assist them make the leap.”

In November final 12 months, the federal authorities introduced a big increase to its funding in EV charging infrastructure, whereas financial incentives for EV consumers had been left to the state governments.

Mr Jafari stated governments that take the trail of encouragement will seize myriad societal advantages together with cleaner air, diminished respiratory sickness, a smaller carbon footprint and quieter roads. Nevertheless, governments that lag will flip themselves into “a dumping floor for outdated tech, soiled automobiles”.

“It’s nice that some state governments have acquired the worldwide message, however at a nationwide stage, we’re caught prior to now,” he stated.

“We desperately want the federal authorities to introduce Australian EV rebates alongside gas effectivity requirements, identical to different developed nations. If we get these modifications, you’ll see gross sales figures actually rocket forward.

“After so many wasted years, Australia’s a good distance again from the pack, however then once more, the cool factor about electrical vehicles is how rapidly they transfer from zero to 100.”

Earlier this month, the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) launched their annual new automotive gross sales figures for the 2021 calendar 12 months, which additionally revealed a lift in electrical automobiles gross sales on 2020 figures.

FCAI chief government Tony Weber stated: “We should recognise the coverage goal needs to be to decrease our CO2 emissions relatively than assembly gross sales targets of specific varieties of know-how. 

“The FCAI maintains the necessity for nationwide management within the type of a know-how agnostic and achievable emissions discount goal.” 

In accordance with the EVC new gross sales figures, the highest 10 battery and plug-in hybrid EV gross sales in 2021 had been recorded as follows:

1. Tesla Mannequin 3 with 12,094 gross sales
2. MG ZS with 1,388 gross sales
3. Mitsubishi Outlander with 592 gross sales
4. MG HS with 580 gross sales
5. Porsche Taycan with 531 gross sales
6. Hyundai Kona with 505 gross sales
7. Volvo XC40 with 495 gross sales
8. Hyundai Ioniq with 407 gross sales
9. Nissan Leaf with 367 gross sales
10. Mercedes-Benz EQA with 367 gross sales

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