australia

Tesla Model Y buyers in Australia could bring the SUV’s price down by as much as $10,000, making it as affordable as the Mazda 3 with a new tax deal, according to The Driven. To achieve this level of savings, buyers must qualify for a combination of incentives including the country’s new fringe benefit tax […]

New South Wales, Australia, announced it will build over 500 new fast and ultra-fast electric vehicle chargers across the state. The NSW Government announced on Sunday it is investing $39.4 million ($24.8 million USD) as part of its first round of Fast Charging Grants, to co-develop 86 new fast and ultra-fast EV chargers, with each […]

A Subaru Solterra was spotted in Cooma, Australia, ahead of the electric vehicle’s (EV’s) launch in the country, as reported by The Driven on Thursday. Daryl Waldock shared a picture of the Solterra in a Facebook group dedicated to Kia EV6 ownership. The vehicle had just completed charging, and Waldock spoke with Subaru staff before […]

Since entering the Australian market in August, the Tesla Model Y has been making waves, with many customers flocking toward the electric SUV in recent months. Tesla delivered 4,359 Model Y units in Australia in September, as reported by The Driven. The figure nearly doubles the next top-selling EV in the country, showing a dominant […]

The Tesla Model Y has become a popular choice on EV car-hire service Evee in Australia, as reported by The Driven. The news makes Evee the first car-hire company to receive the Model Y in Australia, even beating out Hertz and Sixt — the latter of which already has the Tesla Model 3 and the […]

The adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) increased significantly in Australia in the wake of the Tesla Model Y being introduced last month, especially in Victoria where registration rates for the U.S. automaker have jumped more than threefold. Tesla uptake in Victoria jumped 220 percent in August compared with July, coinciding with the Model Y arriving […]

A Tesla board member has hinted that the automaker could be considering a new plant in Australia down the road. Tesla board chair Robyn Denholm hinted that the automaker could open a manufacturing plant in Australia someday, saying that the company wanted to be able to manufacture on every continent (via News.com.au). At the National […]

Tesla sales in Australia’s most progressive state for electric vehicle (EV) adoption, New South Wales, jumped 18.1% in August as the automaker started delivering the long-anticipated Model Y in the country — reports The Driven. The EV pioneer delivered a total of 1,593 new cars in NSW last month, expanding the total number of Tesla […]

After what seemed to be some of the first Tesla Model Y deliveries in Australia, more people have received the country’s first deliveries as officially announced by the automaker. Tesla announced the first customer deliveries of the Model Y in Australia, as shown in a series of photos shared on the automaker’s Instagram on Monday. […]

After reports of the first Model Y arrivals in Australia, one customer has shared a photo of the electric SUV suggesting that deliveries are underway. Tesla has reportedly delivered its first Model Y unit in Australia, as shown in a photo taken at a Canberra Supercharger reports Tech AU. The photo shows a white Model […]

The Tesla Model 3 was Australia’s best-selling electric vehicle (EV) heading into the year, but the country has also awaited the automaker’s electric SUV for years — and now it’s finally starting to arrive. Tesla’s first Model Y units set to be delivered to customers have arrived in Australia, as confirmed by the vehicles’ VIN […]

U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla has gained a presence throughout the world, and one Australian official says the country is seeing more of the EVs than ever. Tesla’s sales in Australia are gaining momentum, and the country could even double the number of the EVs on the road by the end of the year, according […]

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia will be financing Edify Energy and the latter’s plan to build Australia’s largest approved grid battery, leveraging Tesla Megapacks, according to a press release shared on Tuesday. Located in Darlington Point outside of Griffith in New South Wales, the system features 150 MW by 300 MWh of energy storage system, […]

  The Tesla Model Y finally arrived in Australia last week, and after going on sale, demand for the electric SUV is skyrocketing. Demand for Tesla’s Model Y in Australia has pushed the delivery timeline for new orders as far out as February through May 2023, according to the company’s website and as reported by […]

Tesla has ditched radar for its Model 3 and Model Y cars in Australia and New Zealand, transitioning to Tesla Vision-based Autopilot in both regions (via @tesla_adri). The electric carmaker launched Model Y sales in Australia and New Zealand earlier this week following months of anticipation. Model 3 and Model Y vehicles built for Australia […]