Automotive
Despite a tremendous growth in percentage points (almost 500%), with just 253 car sales in 2012, the Australian EV market is still small, especially if you look at the larger picture, after all this is a 1 million units market, here electrics are just 0,023% of the global market.
But not all are bad news, because with little more than a month in the market, the Holden Volt passed the Nissan Leaf and was just 15 units behind the leader Mitsubishi I-Miev, will this mean that the Volt will dominate the australian market like it does in Canada?
Only time will tell, but it looks that way, Plug-In Hybrids are increasing sales EV everywhere and if that happens in Australia, it's possible that this year the aussie market reaches the thousands milestone.
| Australia | 2012 | % |
| Mitsubishi I-Miev | 95 | 38 |
| Holden Volt | 80 | 32 |
| Nissan Leaf | 78 | 31 |
| TOTAL | 253 | 100 |
Sources: www.carsales.com.au; Australia's VFacts
