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VFacts
Coverage of VFacts in the Nexus archive.
- ‘A new trajectory’: EVs now almost quarter of Australia’s new car sales as fuel crisis bites
Electric vehicles (EVs) accounted for nearly a quarter of Australia's new car sales in 2026, with more EVs sold in the first half of 2026 than the entire previous year. The surge in EV adoption is linked to uncertainty over petrol prices caused by a Middle East crisis.