With Australia’s electric-car landscape amping up, Drive takes a look at where our locally-delivered zero-emissions vehicles come from.
The number of new electric cars in Australia has grown from half a dozen models to more than 30 in just five years.
While Australia’s early electric car offerings came from established brands such as Nissan, BMW and Mitsubishi, the development of zero emissions vehicles from companies including Tesla, MG and Hyundai has allowed more motorists to ditch petrol and diesel power.
However, when did you last stop to think about where electric cars in Australia come from?
Research compiled by Drive shows there are 32 different models of electric cars on sale in Australia today, with more than 70 variants between them.
Starting prices range from $44,381 plus on-road costs for the BYD Atto 3 up to $351,000 for Porsche’s Taycan Turbo S.
Of the 32 electric cars in Australia, eight are made in China, Germany and South Korea, two in the UK and Japan, plus one each in France, Hungary, Austria and Belgium.
Our Chinese imports include the aforementioned BYD Atto 3, MG ZS, Polestar 2, Tesla Model 3 and Model Y, Volvo XC40 and C40 Recharge plus the BMW iX3 – the latter of which is the most expensive electric car from that country.
While a majority of electric cars from China are focused towards budget-conscious buyers, the cheapest German-made model – the Mercedes-Benz EQA – is priced from $78,513 plus on-road costs.
Mercedes-Benz’s EQA and EQC are two of the cheapest electric cars made in Germany, although the $328,400 EQS53 AMG has the highest starting price for an ‘entry-level’ variant.
Additional electric cars built in Germany include the BMW i4, iX and i7, plus the Porsche Taycan and Audi E-Tron GT twins.
South Korea’s eight electric cars all come from the Hyundai-Kia conglomerate – two from Kia (Niro and EV6), three from Hyundai (Ioniq, Kona Electric and Ioniq 5) and three from Genesis (GV60, Electrified GV70 and Electrified G80).
Despite being owned by German and Japanese companies respectively, the Nissan Leaf and Mini Hatch Electric are both manufactured in the UK.
The Mazda MX-30 and Lexus UX300e are the only two electric cars currently made in Japan for Australia, despite industry giant Toyota’s heavy reliance on hybrid vehicles and plans to launch a wide range of battery-only cars in the coming years.
The Renault Kangoo Z.E, Mercedes-Benz EQB, Jaguar I-Pace and Audi E-Tron are helping to prop up the electric car industries of France, Hungary, Austria and Belgium, respectively.
Read below for the full list.
| Make/Model | Country of origin |
| BYD Atto 3 | China |
| MG ZS | China |
| Hyundai Ioniq | South Korea |
| Renault Kangoo Z.E | France |
| Nissan Leaf | United Kingdom |
| Hyundai Kona Electric | South Korea |
| Mini Hatch Cooper SE | United Kingdom |
| Polestar 2 | China |
| Kia Niro | South Korea |
| Mazda MX-30 Electric | Japan |
| Tesla Model 3 | China |
| Hyundai Ioniq 5 | South Korea |
| Tesla Model Y | China |
| Kia EV6 | South Korea |
| Volvo XC40 Recharge | China |
| Lexus UX300e | Japan |
| Volvo C40 Recharge | China |
| Mercedes-Benz EQA | Germany |
| Mercedes-Benz EQB | Hungary |
| BMW i4 | Germany |
| Genesis GV60 | South Korea |
| BMW iX3 | China |
| Mercedes-Benz EQC | Germany |
| Genesis Electrified GV70 | South Korean |
| Jaguar I-Pace | Austria |
| Genesis Electrified G80 | South Korea |
| Audi E-Tron (SUV) | Belgium |
| BMW iX | Germany |
| Porsche Taycan | Germany |
| Audi E-Tron GT | Germany |
| BMW i7 | Germany |
| Mercedes-Benz EQS53 | Germany |
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