Sales flop as Aussies reject these EVs

Sales of some electric cars (EVs) in Australia have hit a roadblock. 

Several established all-electric options are proving to lose favour with buyers.

There have been fewer than 85,000 sales overall for electric cars in 2025 so far compared to more than 565,000 combined petrol and hybrid sales.

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After a stellar month in September for Tesla’s Model 3, following the announcement of its full self-driving (supervised) in Australia, the company has seen an overall sales slump of nearly 27 per cent for year-to-date up to October 2025. 

Both Hyundai’s all-electric Ioniq 5 SUV and Ioniq 6 sedan have dropped by roughly 30 per cent and 60 per cent, respectively for the same period. 

Its sister brand Kia has seen similar declines on its all-electric EV6, which sold only 11 examples in October.

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This slump extends to luxury options, Porsche’s Macan is continuing to decline following its all-electric conversion, dropping by more than 21 per cent compared to this time last year. 

Porsche now has plans to re-introduce its petrol and hybrid SUV range by 2028, after dousing its more comprehensive all-electric project. 

To contrast, Polestar is one brand that witnessed an uplift in sales for October, breaking the 2000 mark for 2025, up 39 per cent year-on-year.  

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MG’s IM5 and IM6 all-electric sedans were introduced to Australia late this year and have mustered a little more than 100 sales between them. 

The trends reflect a resurgence in petrol and hybrid alternatives keeping traction in the Aussie market, combining for the vast majority of sales in Australia.

The Toyota RAV4 hybrid holds around one-fifth of sales in the medium SUV category. The Hyundai Tucson, Kia Sportage and Mitsubishi Outlander continue to dominate the market with petrol choices, all exceeding 1000 sales for October.