Electric vehicle sales in Australia reached more than 30,000 units in June, representing one in every four new cars sold nationwide, according to Carloop founder Riz Akhtar. The country now sells in a quarter what it used to sell in a year, with annual sales previously around 90,000 to 100,000 units. Charging infrastructure has expanded across urban areas, appearing in fast food car parks, shopping centres, and residential streets.
Why it matters: The surge in EV adoption to 25 per cent market share creates immediate demand for expanded charging networks across retail, hospitality, and residential locations. Procurement teams and charge point operators face accelerating infrastructure requirements as quarterly sales volumes now match previous annual totals.
Australia24 Jul 2026Source Public charging is shifting from a backup option to a core planning element for fleet electrification, according to NRMA's EV Infrastructure Delivery team. The organisation now operates more than 150 active charging sites across Australia, using data from metro and regional locations to track peak demand patterns, including holiday surges at regional sites and commuting peaks in urban areas. Fleet managers are being advised to integrate public charging alongside depot and home charging to support regional travel, overflow demand and field workers.
Why it matters: The maturation of public networks with data driven site management changes the infrastructure assumptions behind fleet electrification business cases. For CPOs and procurement teams, understanding demand variability across metro and regional sites informs network design, capacity planning and the commercial models needed to serve fleet customers beyond fixed depot charging.
Australia24 Jul 2026Source 
