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Tesla EV Sales Growing Rapidly in Australia, Chair Says
Tesla EV Sales Growing Rapidly in Australia, Chair Says,Tesla’s sales of its electric vehicles are gaining momentum in Australia, Chair Robyn Denholm said on Tuesday. The EV manufacturer has more than 26,500 Tesla vehicles on Australian roads, which is one percent of all Tesla EVs on the road. In Australia, EVs make up only 2 percent of new car sales. According to Denholm, installation of chargers are key to mass adoption of EVs and more needs to be done with regard to building battery material refining capacity.

Tesla EV Sales Growing Rapidly in Australia, Chair Says

Tesla’s electric vehicle (EV) sales are rapidly picking up off a low base in Australia and are set to catch up with sales of its Powerwall home batteries in the country, Chair Robyn Denholm said on Tuesday. “We now have more than 26,500 Teslas on Australian roads, and the momentum is there,” Denholm said at the Australian Clean Energy Summit in Sydney. “I personally wouldn’t be surprised if we double that number by the end of the year,” she said.

Australia makes up about 1 percent of Tesla EV’s on the road, which totalled 2.5 million globally at the end of the first quarter of 2022. EVs make up just 2 percent of new car sales in Australia.

“Australia is in a very unique position from an energy perspective, in that we have more Powerwalls installed in Australia than we do have Teslas on the road,” Denholm said.