{"id":95231,"date":"2025-10-15T05:01:17","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T19:31:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=95231"},"modified":"2025-10-15T07:48:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T22:18:16","slug":"australia-ev-report-2025-mb3291","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/australia-ev-report-2025-mb3291\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia’s EV Uptake Growing, But Needs Acceleration"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Along with a bunch of facts and figures, a new report on the state of electric vehicles in Australia in 2025 contains recommendations on how to put the pedal to the metal on EV uptake.<\/p>\n

How Is Australia’s EV Uptake Tracking?<\/h2>\n

The Electric Vehicle Council’s (EVC\u2019s) State of EVs 2025 report indicates 72,758 Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) and Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs) were purchased in the first six months of 2025. This was up 24.4% on the same period in 2024 and a new record.<\/p>\n

Electric vehicles accounted for 12.1% of all new car sales, up from 9.61% in 20241<\/a><\/sup>. In 2022, EVs made up less than 4% of new car sales in Australia.<\/p>\n

There were 410,000 EVs in the national vehicle fleet as of September 2025 says the EVC.<\/p>\n

Moving from famine just a few years ago to more a feast in terms of vehicle choices, 153 EV models are now available in Australia (94 BEVs, 59 PHEVs), up from 123 in June 2024. But there are still some segments where choice is lacking.<\/p>\n

Infrastructure Charging Ahead<\/h2>\n

1,272 fast-charging locations are in place across the country (up 20% on June 2024) and 4,192 public charging plugs<\/a> of\u00a0 \u2265 24 kW capacity \u2014 a 22% increase.<\/p>\n

But Australians still primarily charge at home and while not included in the EVC’s report, hard-wired home EV charging options<\/a> have also been improving over the past year. SolarQuotes’ home EV charger comparison<\/a> page lists models and variants from dozens of brands, ranging in estimated price (hardware only) from $750 (ZJ Beny) to a touch over $2,000 for the Enphase IQ EV Charger 2.<\/p>\n

While installation isn’t cheap \u2014 most will pay $1000 – $1,500 for installation on top of the hardware cost \u2014 a hard-wired home EV charger is faster and offers more control options than devices plugged directly into a power outlet; although these suit some EV owners. A smart hard-wired device is also a perfect companion for a suitably sized solar power system<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Accelerating Australia’s\u00a0 EV Uptake<\/h2>\n

Australia’s transport sector is currently the nation’s third largest emitter, accounting for around 22% of Australia\u2019s emissions. According to<\/a> the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, passenger and light commercial vehicles alone account for 60% of our transport emissions and more than 10% of Australia\u2019s total emissions.<\/p>\n

The Federal Government recently announced its 2035 emissions reduction target \u2014 62\u201370% below 2005 levels by 2035. This implies the need for 5 million EVs to be on the road by 2035 says the EVC. From 410,000 to 5 million in 10 years is a huge jump.<\/p>\n

Looking at the SolarQuotes rebates and subsidies page<\/a>, there’s currently not much in the way of incentives for electric vehicles<\/a> except in the ACT, and aside from the national EV Fringe Benefit Tax Exemption (aka Electric Vehicle Discount); which is also under threat.<\/p>\n

Also looming is an EV road user charge<\/a>, the nature of which and timeline for implementation are still some way off.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust when we need to accelerate, states and territories have been pulling back EV incentives,” said Electric Vehicle Council CEO Julie Delvecchio. “No country has reached mass EV adoption without sustained government support so withdrawing it now risks stalling the momentum we desperately need.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Electric Vehicle Council is calling for:<\/p>\n