June 2023 was the most important month for electrical automotive gross sales in Australia, with a complete of 11,042 EV gross sales in response to FCAI vFacts knowledge launched this week. This made up 8.84% of the whole automobile gross sales for the month.
At present, we glance a bit deeper into all of the EV fashions that made the charts, particularly those who stood out from the group.
Tesla led the charts as soon as once more with 7,018 EV gross sales, making up 64% of the whole EV gross sales for the month.
The Telsa Mannequin Y was once more the best-selling passenger automotive within the nation, which was beforehand held by the Toyota Rav4. It was solely overwhelmed by the Toyota Hilix ute. 1000’s of individuals determined to get behind the wheel of an all-electric SUV ditching visits to petrol stations in years to come back.
BYD additionally had its greatest month of gross sales ever with 1,532 gross sales of the Atto 3 electrical SUV. This was additionally the second month in a row that it overtook Australia’s earlier best-selling EV, the Tesla Mannequin 3 which matches to indicate the recognition of SUVs in Australia.
Talking of SUVs, Kia had a fantastic month with its EV6 and e-Niro. Each autos had one of the best month in 2023 to this point with 154 and 125 gross sales, respectively.
MG ZS EV is one other SUV that was as soon as topped Australia’s most reasonably priced EV. It had 387 electrical gross sales which made it’s prime month for gross sales, sharing it with February when it additionally offered the identical quantity. This time although, the Lengthy Vary mannequin has additionally made it to the record serving to with the SUV’s resurgence.
a number of the sedans that have been noteworthy included the Polestar 2 which additionally had its greatest month for gross sales with 251 gross sales, serving to it make it into the highest 5 on the charts.
On the opposite finish of the pricing spectrum, Porsche additionally noticed the Taycan have its greatest month in over 12 months with 74 gross sales.
It’s tough to inform whether or not this was on the again of the Tesla Mannequin S being shelved in right-hand-drive markets like ours in Australia or provide chains bettering. Regardless the Porsche Taycan continues to make the charts with its sports activities sedan and modern wagon variants.
![The Porsche Taycan GTS. Image: Riz Akhtar](https://b2232832.smushcdn.com/2232832/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Taycan-Outside-05-1160x653.jpg?size=1160x0&lossy=1&strip=0&webp=1)
Coming again to the extra reasonably priced finish of the market and an electrical hatchback, GWM’s Ora had its first main month of gross sales. Beginning at underneath $45,000, it’s some of the reasonably priced electrical accessible at present and 62 of those made it to the charts in June. That is coming from its first month of gross sales in Might when solely 3 items have been offered.
On Thursday, as we report elsewhere, the Ora beginning worth has now been minimize to beneath $40,000.
It’s good to see extra reasonably priced fashions just like the Ora beginning to change into accessible available in the market together with some extremely anticipated hatchbacks which might be to comply with just like the BYD Dolphin and MG’s MG4.
![BYD Dolphin Seaworld June 2023](https://b2232832.smushcdn.com/2232832/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/BYD-Dolphin-Seaworld-June-2023-1160x874.jpg?size=1160x0&lossy=1&strip=0&webp=1)
That’s one finish of the market the place much more motion will begin to happen within the coming months making 2023 a really thrilling yr for these taking a look at making the change to electrical, and ditching petrol station visits perpetually.
EV Mannequin Gross sales June 2023
EV Mannequin
June 2023 Gross sales
YTD gross sales
Tesla Mannequin Y
5,560
14,002
BYD Atto 3
1,532
6,196
Tesla Mannequin 3
1,458
11,575
MG ZS EV
387
1,787
Polestar 2
251
1,147
Volvo XC40 recharge
156
1596
Kia EV6
154
535
Volvo C40 recharge
151
685
Kia e-Niro
125
430
Mercedes-Benz EQA
121
393
BMW iX
105
517
Cupra Born
84
174
Hyundai Ioniq 6
83
300
Porsche Taycan
74
246
Hyundai Kona
72
364
GWM Ora
62
65
Mercedes-Benz EQB
59
307
Hyundai Ioniq 5
51
448
BMW i4
48
96
Mercedes-Benz EQE
47
246
Nissan Leaf
42
257
Mercedes-Benz EQC
42
154
Audi e-tron GT
33
199
Genesis GV60
15
120
Audi e-tron
9
74
BMW i7
9
30
Mercedes-Benz EQS
5
14
Jaguar I-Tempo
4
20
Genesis GV70
2
53
Genesis G80
0
5
Hyundai Ioniq
0
1
BMW iX3
TBC
266
Mini Cooper Electrical
TBC
211
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Riz is the founding father of carloop primarily based in Melbourne, specialising in Australian EV knowledge, perception reviews and traits. He’s a mechanical engineer who spent the primary 7 years of his profession constructing transport infrastructure earlier than beginning carloop. He has a ardour for automobiles, notably EVs and needs to assist scale back transport emissions in Australia. He at the moment drives a purple Tesla Mannequin 3.