EV demand remains low among Australian car buyers
1 March 2021 12:01 pm / 7 comments
Despite electric vehicle sales being on the rise in several markets, Australian customers aren’t as receptive, according to a report by
Nikkei Asia. Data from the country’s Electric Vehicle Council indicated that just 7,000 EVs were sold in 2020, which is an increase of under 4% from 2019.
In Australia, EVs account for just 0.7% of the one million cars sold there annually – compared to 4.2% globally – making it one of the slowest adopters of zero-emissions technology. This is despite the country being one of the leading suppliers of materials used to produce batteries in EVs.