July 2026

A fuel-price crisis emerges as the dominant driver of Australian EV demand, with electric vehicles approaching a quarter of new car sales, purchases occurring roughly every 77 seconds, and used EV sales also hitting records. Charging infrastructure expansion is a major secondary theme, covering a major retailer's rollout of chargers across dozens of stores, an expanded pole-mounted charger network in Victoria, boosted Tesla Supercharger capacity, and Europe's charging network outpacing EV sales targets. China's growing dominance of the global EV industry recurs repeatedly, raising questions about vehicle safety standards, Australia becoming a dumping ground for unsellable models, and Chinese consumers adapting EVs for road-trip camping. Commercial and fleet electrification also features prominently, with a Queensland-built electric truck entering production, a large supermarket-linked truck rollout, and a new international airport running its ground support almost entirely on electric equipment. Policy debate continues around road user charges and updated home charging tax rates, while manufacturer news spans a more affordable electric van, refund commitments after a vehicle mix-up, and ongoing customer compensation issues at another brand.