Electric vehicles made up roughly one in six new cars sold to Australians in the first half of 2026, hitting 16.4 per cent market share. This figure more than doubled the share seen in the same stretch of the previous year.

Data from the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries and the Electric Vehicle Council show 103,843 EVs were delivered during that period. Sales jumped 119.8 per cent year on year, while market share climbed sharply from 7.6 per cent in the first half of 2025.

Brands

BYD overtook Tesla to become Australia's top-selling EV brand, even though Tesla recorded a 66.7 per cent sales rise compared with the first half of 2025.

The Chinese automaker posted a 241.2 per cent jump in EV deliveries, reaching 29,192 units against Tesla's 23,588. BYD therefore captured 28.1 per cent of the EV market, with Tesla at 22.3 per cent.

Kia ranked third among EV brands in 2025, yet Geely edged it out in the first half of this year with 6756 deliveries to Kia's 6204.

Jaecoo enjoyed a strong debut, with its sole EV model propelling the Chery-owned brand to fifth place. It surpassed MG, which slipped to seventh despite a 58.1 per cent gain in EV sales versus the first half of 2025.

Zeekr placed sixth, driven largely by strong demand for the 7X mid-size SUV. The top 10 closed with Volkswagen, Hyundai and BMW clustered closely together.

More than 40 brands now offer EVs in Australia. Tesla and Polestar report directly to the EVC, while nearly all others submit figures to the FCAI. GAC, Cadillac and Smart have yet to report to either body.

Xpeng vehicles appeared for the first time in the June VFACTS report after a local factory distributor took over sales.

Models

Although Tesla no longer leads the brand rankings, its Model Y remains the best-selling EV model. The Model Y recorded 20,396 deliveries, well ahead of the BYD Sealion 7 in second place with 12,516 units.

The Geely EX5 finished third with 6756 deliveries. Among other segments, the BYD Atto 1 led hatchbacks with 3254 units (seventh overall), the Tesla Model 3 topped sedans with 3192 units (eighth overall), and the Volkswagen ID. Buzz led people movers with 554 units (27th overall).

Some EV nameplates share platforms with internal-combustion versions. The table below shows what share of each model's total sales came from EV variants (EV-only models excluded). Note that certain models only recently gained non-EV options, while others have dropped their combustion variants.

Model	Total H1 2026 sales	EV percentage of total sales
Jaecoo J5	6113	97.0%
Porsche Macan	349	95.7%
Fiat 500/Abarth	144	77.8%
BMW X2/iX2	1009	61.2%
Leapmotor C10	268	50.0%
Forthing Taikon 5	2	50.0%
Chery C5/E5	2532	39.0%
Volvo XC40	1354	32.8%
BMW X1/iX1	2669	32.4%
KGM Musso/Musso XLV	920	26.6%
Mini Cooper	1262	22.9%
Renault Kangoo	133	22.6%
Kia Niro	96	21.9%
Mini Countryman	1010	21.6%
Genesis G80	19	21.1%
Alfa Romeo Junior	69	13.0%
KGM Torres	213	11.7%
Mercedes-Benz G-Class	282	11.3%
Peugeot Expert/E-Expert	54	11.1%
Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class	342	10.8%
LDV Deliver 7/eDeliver7	850	10.0%
Peugeot Partner/E-Partner	176	7.4%
Hyundai Kona	13,132	6.7%
BMW X3/iX3	2853	4.4%
Ford Transit/E-Transit	785	3.3%
Volkswagen Transporter	346	2.3%
Genesis GV70	570	1.9%
Mercedes-Benz Vito/eVito Tourer	71	1.4%
LDV Deliver 9/eDeliver 9	1243	1.2%
Peugeot 3008/E-3008	92	1.1%
Maserati Grecale	98	1.0%
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter	1568	0.8%
Ford Transit Custom/E-Transit Custom	1307	0.8%
Mercedes-Benz Vito/eVito Van	250	0.8%
Lexus UX	509	0.6%
Toyota HiLux	22,607	0.3%
MG ZS	8984	0.1%