Electric vehicle sales triple in Australia as sales of combustion engine cars fall 8%

Despite the strong growth over 2019, electric vehicles still only represent 0.6% of total sales

Electric vehicle sales in Australia more than tripled last year but were still far lower than in a majority of developed countries, industry data shows.

The Electric Vehicle Council says 6,718 full electric and hybrid plug-in vehicles were sold in 2019, up from 2,216 the year before. Sales of combustion engine cars fell 7.8% over that period.

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