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BYD almost topples Toyota as EV sales soar again
Electric vehicles sales in Australia surged to a record last month and accounted for more than one in five new cars sold, while Chinese maker BYD almost toppled Toyota as the country’s most popular brand.
Australians purchased 32,570 EVs in June, equivalent to 23.3 per cent of the total 140,058 sales – itself a record – and up from 8.4 per cent of the total market in January this year, data from the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries and the Electric Vehicle Council showed.
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Electric car sales surge even as fuel prices ease
Electric car sales continue to surge in Australia even as the energy crisis fades, and tax breaks on fuel begin to phase out, with both BYD and Tesla selling record numbers of vehicles last month.
BYD recorded an astonishing 18,881 vehicles in June, up from 8211 in May. Its rival Tesla sold 8670 vehicles in June, surpassing its previous record of 6433 set in May. In June last year Tesla sold 4589 cars in Australia.
The last time a car company in Australia, aside from market-leader Toyota, sold more than 17,000 vehicles in a single month, it was Holden in 2004.
The original 32¢ fuel excise cut, introduce by the federal government to help ease cost pressure, expired at the end of June. It has been extended at a halved rate of 16¢ a litre from July 1 to August 2. After August 2 it will return to its full rate.
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