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EV enthusiasm continues as research detects lasting consumer shift

Over the past year, electric car sales have tripled, as anxiety about fuel shortages and rising petrol prices continues.

ABC Australia News By Nathan Morris Captured Aug 5, 2026, 5:16 AM
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Australian drivers have entered "a new phase", experts say, with electric vehicles accounting for one in five new car sales for the third consecutive month.

July sales data published today shows the share of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) easing slightly from the record set in June, with 23,510 vehicles sold, claiming 21.7 per cent of all new vehicle sales.

It means the sales share of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) tripled year-on-year in the wake of the war in Iran and the ensuing fuel crisis.

After the June record of 23.3 per cent, many were tipping a drop with the financial year ending.

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