All-electric Volvo XC40 Recharge shoots to top of Australian EV sales
The Volvo XC40 Recharge electric accounted for one in three of its XC40 SUV and 21% of all Volvo's sales in September.
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Bridie Schmidt is associate editor for The Driven, sister site of Renew Economy. She has been writing about electric vehicles since 2018, and has a keen interest in the role that zero-emissions transport has to play in sustainability. She has participated in podcasts such as Download This Show with Marc Fennell and Shirtloads of Science with Karl Kruszelnicki and is co-organiser of the Northern Rivers Electric Vehicle Forum. Bridie also owns a Tesla Model Y and has it available for hire on evee.com.au.
Tesla leads EV market, but deliveries pause as customers wait for rebates
Tesla continued to lead the way in EV sales in August, but deliveries have slowed as customers waited for EV rebates to come into force.
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Electric car sales take off in Australia, with Tesla leading the way
Electric car sales are beginning to take off in Australia, with more than 6,000 sold in the first half of 2021 - a doubling of 2020's entire sales.
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Tesla “army” arrives in Australia, in what will be record-shattering quarter
Record shipment means Tesla sales have boosted the EV market share in Australia to around 2 per cent, and the Model 3 is fast catching up with the Toyota Corolla.
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The sobering truth about April’s record auto sales
EV sales in Australia increased five-fold from April 2020, but digging into the numbers reveals a sobering truth.
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Tesla, MG and Porsche lead doubling of electric car sales in first quarter
Two new players at either pricing extremity of the local EV market, plus of course Tesla, lead a doubling in overall sales in first quarter.
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Australia electric car sales double, but swamped by numbers of diesel, petrol sales
Electric car sales are increasing at a much higher rate than all other drivetrains but are being swamped by new petrol and diesel vehicles on the road as the sector experiences a rebound.
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“Putting handbrake on EV sales:” Federal Labor MP takes govt to task over poor policy
Federal Labor MP Matt Thistlethwaite says government is "putting the handbrake" on EVs, becoming second federal MP in as many weeks to call for stronger policy to support a transition to electric vehicles,
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MG and Porsche electric cars make splash in Australia market
MG ZS EV and the Porsche Taycan - the most affordable and most expensive electric cars available in Australia - both make splash on local market amid doubling of electric car sales.
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Plugged In: Taylor pushes hybrids, while Victorians, NRMA want support for EVs
Coalition government releases "do nothing" EV paper suggesting hybrids are better choice than plug-in electrics, new survey shows most Victorians think more should be done to support transition to electrics, and both NRMA and FCAI call for EV policy reform.
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