There’s been a marked shift in who’s buying electric vehicles in Australia over the last year, with EV purchases in the outer suburbs of Australian cities overtaking those made by inner-city dwellers.
Outer metropolitan suburbs accounted for 43.29% of EV orders, compared to 28.95% in the inner city.
Combining the outer metro, regional and rural areas tells a wider story – 61.05% of EV sales originated from outside cities altogether.
The data is a strong indication that Australians may be leaving range anxieties behind, trusting the increased EV infrastructure cropping up all over the country.
Retiring tired old stereotypes
Electric Vehicle Council chief executive Behyad Jafari said the data was revealing.
“I think some tired stereotypes about EVs in Australia will need to be updated,” Jafari said.
“What this data tells us is that the average EV buyer lives in the suburbs and might well be keen to use the new car to take the kids camping on the weekend. They might even be thinking about towing a boat.
“Suburban EV buyers who are sensitive to the cost of living will be looking forward to no longer worrying about foreign oil spikes or costly regular repairs and services.
“This demographic shift represents a new reality that opponents of EVs will rapidly have to come to terms with. EVs are not novel - they are now a suburban, mainstream Australian reality and that trend is only set to continue.
“We’re seeing massive EV uptake in middle-income outer suburbs, including strong uptake across western Sydney.
“People residing even further away from the capital cities are also embracing electric cars - nearly 18% of EV orders are being placed in regional and rural areas.”
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