November has been a great month for EV uptake, with sales figures from the industry group FCAI showing full battery EVs making up 4.7% of all vehicles sold in the month.
Tesla topped the charts again with over 1,805 Tesla Model Y sales. The previous leader, the Tesla Model 3 sedan, remained in the top three with 391 sales for the month.
In between the two Tesla models was Australia’s newest pure EV brand, BYD. It sold 845 Atto 3s for the month which is a huge jump from any other traditional manufacturers.
This is the first time an EV under $50,000 has made it into the top three for the last 12 months.
Affordable EVs will play a big role in the Australian passenger and fleet transition so this EV is significant for that change. With more EVs from the brand on the horizon in 2023, BYD will be a major contributor to getting more EVs on our roads.
Speaking of affordable EVs, the fourth best-selling EV for the month was the new MG ZS EV with 361 sales. It’s become quite popular amongst SUV EV buyers. The MG along with the BYD is eligible for state and territory subsidies.
Other notable mentions in the top 10 include Volvo and their new C40 Recharge selling 243 EVs in its second month of deliveries in Australia.
Polestar 2 also had a good month with 240 sales. Hyundai delivered over 150 EVs between the Ioniq 5 and the Kona EV. Hyundai has also ramped down deliveries of the original Ioniq as the year closes with 3 sales making up the total count.
BMW iX sales accounted for 61 sales in November but the iX3 figures remain unknown as they are reported within the ICE BMW X3 sales every month. Once these become available, this article will be updated.
With EV uptake continuing to rise and competition increasing with new entrants, December 2022 is looking to be an exciting month. The EV fleet in Australia will be approaching 70,000 EVs before the new year hits.
Riz is the founder of carloop based in Melbourne, specialising in Australian EV data, insight reports and trends. He is a mechanical engineer who spent the first 7 years of his career building transport infrastructure before starting carloop. He has a passion for cars, particularly EVs and wants to help reduce transport emissions in Australia. He currently drives a red Tesla Model 3.