This report outlines the sales, availability, market growth and charging infrastructure of electric vehicles (EVs) in Australia in the 2024–25 financial year. It also provides an assessment of the EV transition with a national scorecard on federal, state and territory government policies.

An assessment of each jurisdiction’s policies emphasises that every state and territory wound back incentives in the past year. The report rates each government on their EV policies with the federal government scoring the highest (8/10), and the Queensland, Tasmanian and Northern Territory governments scoring the lowest (3/10).

Despite the progress made, the report also highlights that more needs to be done to achieve the EV uptake required to meet Australia’s emissions reduction targets. It estimates Australia will need at least 1 million EVs on the road before 2028 meaning a total of 145,000 EVs sold in 2025, an additional 240,000 EVs sold in 2026 and a further 320,000 in 2027.

Key findings

• Record EV sales: Australians bought 72,758 battery EVs and plug-in hybrid EVs in the first six months of 2025, up 24% on the same period in 2024.
• Increasing EV share: EVs now account for 12.1% of all new car sales, up from 9.6% in 2024. But EVs only account for 2% of all cars on Australian roads.
• Growing EV fleet: Australia now has more than 410,000 EVs in the national vehicle fleet as of September 2025.
• More choice: the New Vehicle Efficiency Standard has helped deliver more EV models, with 153 models now available, up from 123 in June 2024.
• Expanding charging infrastructure: There are 1,272 fast-charging locations for motorists to visit to plug in (20% growth from June 2024) and at least 4,192 high-power public charging plugs (22% increase) across Australia.