EV Market
EV Market Stats 2025
Tracking the electric vehicle market in Australia.
October 2025
BEV Units this month
7,361
14.8% YoY
PHEV Units this month
4,724
96.3% YoY
BEV Market Share this month
7.6%
0.9% YoY
This year vs. last year: what’s the difference in EV market share?
2025 YTD
New light vehicle sales by fuel type for current year
BEV market share
8.4% 7.6% in 2024
PHEV market share
4.3% 1.8% in 2024
Hybrid market share
16.1% 14.7% in 2024
Units sold (change vs last year)
BEV+10.8%
PHEV+140.6%
Hybrid+10.8%
Petrol-8.7%
Diesel-0.3%
Key Insights:
- Battery electric sales have had two strong quarters following a weak Q1.
- The wavy BEV numbers of the last 3 quarters reflect irregular Tesla deliveries.
- Significant increase in PHEV purchases.
- Steady growth in hybrid vehicle purchases.
What proportion of new vehicles sold each month are fully electric?
BEV Sales in Australia
New light vehicles
What proportion of new vehicles sold each month are plug-in hybrid or fully electric?
EV Sales in Australia
New light vehicles
What’s the market share of different fuel types?
Market Share by Fuel Type
New light vehicles in Australia
Key Insights:
- Gradual reduction in petrol vehicle purchases, and increase in electrified powertrains.
- Pickup in plug-in hybrid purchases from 2025.
- Share of diesel vehicles remains unchanged.
Definitions
BEV - Battery Electric Vehicle, PHEV - Plug-in Hybrid, Hybrid: electrified powertrain that cannot be charged externally. Only includes new light vehicles (passenger cars, SUVs, utes, and vans), does not include heavy commercial.
BEV - Battery Electric Vehicle, PHEV - Plug-in Hybrid, Hybrid: electrified powertrain that cannot be charged externally. Only includes new light vehicles (passenger cars, SUVs, utes, and vans), does not include heavy commercial.
Sources
Vehicle sales reported to the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (VFACTS) + supplementary numbers from the Electric Vehicle Council (Tesla and Polestar). Data lacks accuracy due to some marques not reporting sales (including Mahindra, Smart, Cadillac, Ineos, Xpeng).
Vehicle sales reported to the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (VFACTS) + supplementary numbers from the Electric Vehicle Council (Tesla and Polestar). Data lacks accuracy due to some marques not reporting sales (including Mahindra, Smart, Cadillac, Ineos, Xpeng).