The Driven

5 min

Australian EV sales bounce back in March to end quarter on high, despite Tesla struggles

Updated: EV sales see a resurgence as new models make an impact on overall sales, with BYD chasing down Tesla and plug-in hybrid sales jumping sharply in the last month of FBT exemptions.

2 min

EV Sales

Tesla first quarter EV sales slump 60 pct in Australia, despite small rebound in Model Y

Corrected: Tesla sales are down 60 per cent in the March quarter in Australia, although the extent of the falls has moderated slightly in the latest month.

1 min

The Driven Podcast: Kia takes on the Chinese EV giants

As Kia launches its new EV3, head of product Roland Rivero discusses the company's grand plan. Plus: The Driven team discuss the latest EV news.

7 min

Kia EV3 review: Tesla teaser hits the mark with range, re-gen, space and price

Kia EV3 is the company's smallest, lowest priced, and longest range EV, and arguably the best value small electric SUV in the Australian market.

4 min

EV News

Kia counts on success of new EV3 and EV5 to spare it from vehicle emission fines

South Korea carmaker says its two new electric model releases should be sufficiently "mass market" to spare it from the risk of fines in Australia.

2 min

EV News

Backlash against Musk causes Tesla’s biggest ever global quarterly sales slump

Tesla says global EV sales plunged to just over 336,000 in the March quarter, down 50,000 from a disrupted quarter last year and far below the 442,000 sales in the same period of 2023.

2 min

BYD sells 1 million EVs and plug-in hybrids in first quarter, as it extends lead over Tesla

Chinese automotive giant BYD has sold more than one million new energy vehicles in the first quarter, a 60 per cent jump from the same period last year.

4 min

Policy

Election stalemate likely to sink Coalition threats to dump NVES penalties

The Coalition will need to win the lower house and win over Teal and Greens senators in the upper house to make good on threats that it will hamstring the new vehicle emissions standards.

3 min

EV News

Tesla sales slump continues in Europe despite growing EV market, zero interest loans offered in China

Tesla sales continue plunge in most of Europe in March. And while some brighter spots emerge, the Musk-led EV maker is trailing well behind the overall market growth.

2 min

Hitting the brakes: Sales of plug in hybrids under cloud as tax cut ends

A tax concession for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles has come to the end of the road and experts say it could affect future car sales and emissions.