Electric Vehicles Surge Ahead as Petrol Car Sales Stall

Electric vehicles surge ahead as petrol car sales stall

Diesel and petrol-powered vehicle sales are slowing as figures show more Australians are getting behind electric and hybrid cars.

Australia's favourite cars revealed

The people have spoken, and Australians are going electric, according to the latest sales data.

Almost 1 in 4 new car sales in Australia were EVs during September, no signs of slowing down

Australia's shift to electric transport is no temporary spike. Pure electric vehicles took 24.2 per cent of all new car sales in September 2026, with combined Tesla delivery data placing the Model Y as the third best-selling vehicle in the country.

Australia: Geely group (5,712), Tesla (5,654) and BYD (5,412) lead as BEVs ( 24.2%) outsell petrol cars again in Australia

Australia: Geely group (5,712), Tesla (5,654) and BYD (5,412) lead as BEVs ( 24.2%) outsell petrol cars again in Australia by SoulReddit13