The aussies driving EV boom: High fuel prices, long commutes and readily available roof top solar driving electric car sales surge in urban fringes with the 2026 Geely EX5, BYD Atto 3 and Zeekr 7X growing in popularity in Australia

Electric vehicle sales in Australia are booming, but not in the locations where you might expect them to be.

There has been new insight into where Aussies are buying EVs in Australia from the National Automotive Leasing and Salary Packaging Association (NALSPA).

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Range anxiety is often quoted as one of the major roadblocks to the uptake on EVs in Australia. This data suggests it might not play on people's minds to the extent previously thought.

Many of the suburbs on the list are not immediately located in the city centres, but further out.

The top two postcodes are both on the outskirts of Melbourne in Victoria, around 25-30km away from the CBD.

Next up on the list are two postcodes from the west of Sydney, before a rural area in the ACT.

The outskirt city theme continues down the list, with a postcode roughly 30km from Brisbane, Queensland, followed by another outer Melbourne postcode.

Rounding out the list is a postcode in the greater Western Sydney area, along with NSW/ACT border town Queanbeyan and a postcode around 10km away from Canberra’s centre.

This point outer metro residents searching for some respite from high fuel costs from their long commutes and they have access to roof top solar power.

Top 10 postcodes for electric vehicles using novated leasing and EDC

Postcode	Main suburbs	State
3029	Tarneit, Hoppers Crossing	Victoria
3030	Werribee, Point Cook	Victoria
2765	Marden Park, Riverstone	New South Wales
2155	Kellyville, Rouse Hill	New South Wales
2611	Coombs, Wright, Duffy	Australian Capital Territory
4300	Springfield, Springfield Lakes	Queensland
3064	Craigieburn, Roxburgh Park	Victoria
2153	Baulkham Hills, Winston Hills	New South Wales
2620	Queanbeyan	New South Wales
2914	Harrison, Bonner, Amaroo	Australian Capital Territory

The ECD waives the Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT). The incentive applies to new battery-electric vehicles, up to a total cost of $89,332.

NALSPA Chief Executive Officer Rohan Martin said the data demonstrates the importance of the ECD, especially to people living outside of the major cities. 

“Australians living in the outer suburbs often face longer commutes and are more likely to have access to rooftop solar and off-street parking so switching to EVs with the help of the FBT exemption is a smart cost-of-living and green choice for them, especially during the ongoing cost-of-living crunch,” Martin said. 

“We cannot increase EV uptake further, especially during this early adoption phase, without continued targeted demand-side incentives - that's the stark reality. The EV Discount is more than proving its worth but there is still much heavy lifting to be done.”

This news comes after the federal government announced a statutory review in the EDC last year, with rumours the whole scheme could be pulled. 

Costs for the scheme have increased significantly beyond original forecasts, with it costing $1.35 billion last financial year. 

There is potential for these costs to blow out further as EVs become a more attractive option for buyers with petrol and diesel fuels soaring up in price, along with increasingly scarce availability.