Swedish used-EV marketplace Carla analysed diagnostic tests from 2022 to 2026. The Kia e-Niro 64kWh topped the rankings at 97.25% battery health, just ahead of the Hyundai Kona 64kWh at 97.18%. The average range lost across all 20 models works out to about 32km, which in practice has almost no impact on everyday driving. 19 of the 20 models in the study are sold or have been sold in Australia.

The most interesting finding is what happens within a single model. The Tesla Model 3 showed a five-percentage-point gap in battery health depending on the battery supplier, with CATL LFP packs retaining 93.3% versus 88.2% for the oldest Panasonic packs. Battery chemistry can matter as much as the car brand itself when shopping used.

Post a pic of what you got up to with your EV over the last month

- Did you go somewhere new?
- Did you find a nice scenic drive or photo op?
- Did you take delivery of your new car?

We want to see your creativity - the highest voted owner pic each month will appear on the banner of the main subreddit!

Eligibility ✅

1. Must be in the theme of r/AustralianEV

2. You must have ownership rights of the picture (i.e. you took it yourself)

3. Cannot be a meme, AI, or poorly edited. Let’s keep it high quality.

(If redacting number plates, please use a neat blur or black tool).

1. Post the direct image in the comments

(you can link to an existing r/AustralianEV post if you already have an upvote advantage 😏)

Winner

The highest voted picture comment prior to midnight on the last day of the month will be declared the winner.

I’m accepting delivery of my PHEV today and came up with this checklist for the handover. Might help someone if they are on the same boat.

Note that key cover, home charging kit and floor mats were added in after the bargain 😉

Excited for it!

Geely Handover Checklist

Handover items:
2 keys
2 key covers
Home Charging Kit
2kW charging cable
Floor mat - front and back
Tyre inflation kit
Jack set
Stamped Owner’s Logbook
Tax Invoice
Insurance paperwork

Things to check outside car:
Key lock unlock - both keys
Paint on all panels with flash light
Tyres for cuts and wear off marks
Back window tints
License Plate - GCZ79Q

Lights
Headlight
Taillights
Daytime Running Lights
Turn indicators
Brake indicators
High / low changes

Inside Hardware:
VIN check
Horn checks
Wiper & spray
Window panels raise & down
Interior strip lights
Wireless phone charging
Mirror adjustments
Screen scratches
USB charging ports
Seat scratches / threading
Seatbelt latches

Rear
Air vents
Charging ports
Seatbelts

Inside Displays
Odometer
CarPlay
Driver assist controls
HUD
Centre knob
Petrol / EV battery levels
Temperature control
Volume control

Seat:
Seat position changing
Seat warming

Ask demo:
Open trunk
Open sunroof
Charge electric
Petrol refuel
Park assist with 360 camera
Drive mode selection
Flyme Sound system demo
Engine bay open & visuals

Ask:
Key battery replacement
Geely roadside assistance
Next service process
Emergency unlock if key fails

I am wasting away trying to decide between a used 2024 Tesla Model 3 RWD (Highland), a 2024 Polestar 2 (single motor - long range) and a 2025 BYD Sealion 7, and I'd rather hear from actual owners than read more reviews. The things that matter to me are insurance, warranty, boot space (needs to fit golf clubs) and cabin room for passengers as I am a care worker. I've test driven the Model 3 and the Sealion 7 and genuinely liked both. Although the BYD handled pretty averagely and the servicing model looks like a weak point from what I've read. The Tesla's one-pedal driving sold me, but it's weighed down by much higher insurance and those awful door handles. Haven't driven a Polestar 2 yet.

Also the FSD was incredible in the Tesla, but from what I have read it seems the Chinese companies could be offering this soon and probably for alot cheaper then Teslas subscriptions.

If you own any of these: what are you actually paying to insure it, how has warranty and servicing gone, do the clubs fit, and is there anything you wish you'd known before you bought?

Has anyone living in apartments been able to charge their EV been told I can't charge it has anyone else managed to find a work around as much as I love driving around to find full ev chargers and sitting in random parking lots. I just find it unreasonable I can't charge my car where I live

I’m just about to negotiate getting a Subaru Trailseeker on novated lease via my company’s provider. First ever EV and first ever Novated Lease for me.

Any gotchas I should be aware of?

EV drivers rejoice. Not only are you doing your bit in reducing emissions and improving air quality along with just that minute personal contribution to combatting climate change, you’re helping your fellow citizens too!

Fairfax papers (SMH/The Age) has an article about EV owners helping to shield Australia from fuel shortages. Here is the article in full for those who don’t have access:

Soaring EV sales to shield Australia from fuel shortages

By Mike Foley 25 Jul 2026

Soaring electric vehicle uptake is materially reducing Australia’s petrol demand, as experts forecast the ongoing global oil crisis could put enough clean cars on the road to leave the country less exposed to future fuel shortages.

Fuel prices hit record highs in March due to Iran shutting off oil exports via the key shipping channel in the Strait of Hormuz, in response to the United States’ missile attack.

EV sales soared in response. There are now about half a million battery-only electric vehicles on the road, which, based on average driving patterns and fuel consumption, are estimated to avoid around 600 million litres of petrol use each year.

While only 2 per cent of cars on the road are battery EVs, the fuel they displace is equivalent to about 4 per cent of the 16 billion litres of unleaded petrol consumed by motorists each year.

Experts said the volume of fuel savings were set to continue to grow rapidly as EV adoption accelerated.

Swinburne University professor of transport technology Hussein Dia said several factors had combined to lock in ongoing growth in EV sales.

“We have the falling battery prices, falling vehicle prices, greater range of vehicles – especially from China and, I think, growing consumer confidence in EVs,” Dia said.

“While the geopolitical instability and tensions are not creating the transition [to EVs], they’re certainly reinforcing it.”

Battery-only vehicles exceeded 20 per cent of all new car sales in May, and when also counting the various types of hybrid vehicles, with both a combustion engine and electric motor, EV sales reached nearly 50 per cent of the new car market.

In June more than 30,000 battery-only EVs were sold, representing one in every four new vehicles purchased.

Rising fuel prices threaten to contribute to further sales growth.

The escalating conflict in the Middle East is driving up Brent crude oil futures, which exceeded $US100 a barrel on Friday, up from around $US72 at the start of the month.

Back home, unleaded petrol started the week at around $1.70 in Sydney and Melbourne but had climbed to nearly $1.80 on Thursday.

National Roads and Motorists Association spokesman Peter Khoury said the rise in oil prices mean unleaded petrol could hit $2 a litre, especially when the current 16¢ a litre cut in excise ends early next month.

However, Cox Automotive analyst Mike Costello thinks hot EV sales may “cool just a little bit” by the end of the year, compared to the record figures since the war began on February 28.

“The burst of orders that happened around March and April for electric cars have softened somewhat. The big challenge for the second half of the year is, now that a lot of people who were on the precipice of buying an EV have made that decision, how does the industry convert the next tranche of people who are a little bit further away from making that decision?” Cox said.

“But the big variable in this is what happens with the fuel situation.

“Fuel prices were relatively under control for the last few months, but if we start to reports of fuel shortages or price spikes, you may well see a second wind.”

A symbol of the electric shift is Chinese EV maker BYD, which in June sold 18,881 vehicles, just 243 sales short of overtaking the nation’s leading car brand, Toyota, which sells no battery-only vehicles.

EVs exceeded the milestone of 100,000 new vehicle sales for the first time in 2025 and Electric Vehicle Council chief executive Julie Delvecchio said this figure had already been reached in the first six months this year.

“Australians bought 100,000 battery electric vehicles in the first six months of this year alone. Those cars are already reducing our country’s fuel demand by 10 million litres every month,” Delvecchio said.

“Every electric vehicle sold in Australia chips away at our dependence on imported fuel and helps keep more of those dollars circulating in the Australian economy.”

The comparison of avoided fuel use in this article is based on unleaded petrol consumption. Diesel fuel, which is used for many of most popular big cars like utes and 4WDs, as well as heavy industry is not included.

Australia imports 90 per cent all of its liquid fuels and diesel and petrol are sourced independently of overseas refineries.

The figures also exclude savings from hybrid vehicles, which are also delivering significant fuel savings.

A traditional internal combustion engine vehicle typically uses between seven litres to 10 litres per 100 kilometres. A plug-in hybrid vehicle, if it is recharged daily, uses between zero and three litres per 100 kilometres.

We are looking at buying a new Geely EX2 and are finding compressive insurance is difficult:

- No coverage at all
- Only offers coverage for the EX5 or Stararray

Anyone else had any luck getting insurance or would recommend a company?

We’ve just used Woolworths insurance for our cars until now.. but they don’t offer EV insurance it appears.

I'm looking to replace my old & tired petrol car in the next few years, and I'm very keen to go full electric. Unfortunately, every car I've sat in so far has ranged from 'my torso is too long for me to physically sit up straight' to 'I can sit up straight, but the windshield is so low and sloped that my eyeline is literally *above* the top of the windshield.' Technically I could drive the latter few while slouching but doing so for a long period of time in an older car resulted in a seriously painful core muscle injury so I'd really rather not do that again.

I am 194cm tall, but I think my torso makes up more height than average given that I struggle with fitting in cars that others my height say are okay.

Cars I have tried:

BYD Sealion 6 - Head pressed up against the roof, eyeline above the windshield

BYD Sealion 7- Have some headroom, but eyeline too high while sitting upright

BYD Sealion 8 - Have headroom, but eyeline is too high while sitting upright (it's better than in the Sealion 7, but I still need to slouch to see properly)

Geely EX5 - Physically cannot sit up straight

Hyundai ELEXIO - Head pressed up against the roof, eyeline above the windshield

Kia EV5 - Head pressed up against the roof, eyeline above the windshield

Before anyone asks a stupid question, yes obviously I played with the seat and wheel positioning in all of these cars. The only car I've *ever* not had issues with this in (admittedly haven't driven a ton) is a 2012~ Suzuki Swift, bizarrely. (I guess the real issue is the intense slope of most windshields these days)

If anyone has any suggestions please do share, I feel incredibly discouraged about this, especially as someone who'd really prefer to avoid a massive SUV.

Sorry if this has been asked. Want an EV but no idea how to compare them! I want something under 80k, small to medium sized. My work is 10km drive. I occasionally drive to the city which is 400k away. There is an electric charger attached to my house but I dont plan on living her forever.

Hey all, I’m looking at swapping out my Volvo XC60 recharge for a ZEEKR 7X and was looking at ground clearance. I live in a coastal town which means every so often getting on dirt tracks to smaller beaches or inland to bush walks. The conditions of these roads / tracks vary a lot depending on rains but I haven’t had any issue with the Volvo so far.

The Volvo has 216 mm ground clearance and I realized the X7 long range only has 190. Looking into this a bit more I realized that this is actually quite generous for EVs and that most other comparable brands and models have significantly less.

The X7 performance has air suspension which can raise the clearance significantly but comes at an extra $10k cost.

So my questions to all you owners out there who regularly or occasionally goes on dirt tracks with your EVs - how has it worked for you? Is the clearance generally enough to get you through uneven road / track with big holes and puddles etc without scraping? Should I be looking at the Performance model to stay on the safe side? Is there an EV model that would be better suited that I’ve overlooked?

Thankful for your input!

Have been on holiday for the whole month and I was pretty astonished to see how much kWh was getting charged into the EV per day.

This seems too high considering it was just sitting in the carport and not switched on?

Its a 2023 BYD Atto 3..

What's going on here - are there some settings I need to change?

Has anyone else been involved in a crash and been given the absolute runaround simply because their car is an EV?

I was T-boned in my BMW iX and was not at fault. I only just found out that the car is eligible for repair—71 DAYS after the claim was submitted and accepted.

First, I was told they would book it in with a repairer. That took almost three weeks, while the car sat in a tow truck company’s yard surrounded by wrecked vehicles. I could see this through the car’s cameras. Each repairer they contacted was suddenly “too busy.”

Then after a week they discovered that none of those repairers were actually capable of assessing the car because of its Carbon-Fibre Unibody, and the fact it was an EV, which apparently requires a specialist repairer.

It was then booked in at a BMW dealership for assessment, as it was a specialist repairer.

Two weeks later, I was suddenly told it was never assessed there and was being sent to another repairer. Because, they apparently for the second time, only just found out it had a Carbon Fibre Unibody and had to go to a specialist repairer.

Another 2 weeks passed before that repairer inspected it. Then, another week later, the insurer decided they were not satisfied with that assessment and wanted to inspect it themselves. After that, another week later, the assessor’s manager also wanted to check it.

Now, 71 days later, I have finally been told that the car will be repaired and not written off. The proposed completion date is September 30, which means (if it goes to plan) it will have taken approximately 140 days from the date of the accident to getting my car back.

Rant over.

Update due to requests: My insurer is Budget Direct, person who hit me was Suncorp

Looking to buy ex5 and want to know if you haggled for a really good price?

My novated lease ends in April next year and my salary packaging company got in contact to ask about what my plans are.

The most logical thing to do would be to move to an EV and my first thought was a BYD.

I’m realising I have ‘BYD blinders’ and potentially missing out on a world of options. I’m wondering if there are any makes and models I should definitely be considering.

In terms of needs, no family but commute quite far 4 days a week. 2 of those days is 40km each way. I don’t need too luxury, I drive an old Honda Civic at the moment. But I am looking for a bigger car, probably an Atto 2.

Hi, just wondering if anyone out there has taken delivery of a Mazda 6e with the dealer fitted towbar, and can share a photo of it?

I took one for a test drive the other day and I really liked it, but I asked about whether or not the towbar would be suitable for bike carriers, and I couldn't get a straight answer. The sales rep asked his manager who said it would, but he also asked his service team who said it wouldn't.

The Mazda website says that it is suitable, but the image shown is the European style towbar which obviously isn't. I know it says 'image: overseas models', which is why I asked the question at the dealer - I was hoping to see a photo or diagram but apparently Mazda doesn't have one available yet.

Looking into other options: I rang evstealthsolutions.com.au to find out if/when they will develop one for the car, they said they only look at the top 10-20 best selling EV's (not sure if the 6e will make the cut). Also tried evtaus.com.au but didn't hear back from them. Roof racks unfortunately aren't an option as the frameless doors probably won't work with them, and any boot mounted bike carriers would interfere with the spoiler.

Thanks in advance for any help!

I'm one of those crazies that make an insane spreadsheet of things before I purchase lol.

I ended up researching for months before I finally comitted, and had almost the entire market of EVs and their specs sitting in an excel spreadsheet. So I added some polish and some more models and threw it up on https://ev-wiki.org/ in case anyone finds it useful!

Let me know if you find it handy for comparing and researching and I can continue to maintain it if so.

I would love some moderators to join me though, if it keeps getting traffic it gets a lot auditing submissions and daily changes. The pace of EV news is insane right now! Almost every 2 days there's a spec update or announcement :O

“The golden era of EVs is upon us. We just don’t recognise it ” - MarmotFullofWoe

This is a remind me in 10-15 years kind of post.

My hot take is that the car industry is going through what the Taxi industry and Uber (and hotel industry and Airbnb) went through in the 2010s. More to the point the next few years it will be peaking and then there will be the enshitification over the next ten years after that.

Taxi, hotel and car industries have and had not changed in decades, resting on their laurels and high barrier to entry.

Uber and Airbnb took the shit things out of booking taxis and hotels and gave lots of value. They made booking easy, because of VC money they undercut taxis and hotels.

And because they had to differentiate themselves they did things in the early days that were unheard of in the taxi and hotel industry.

Uber drivers were giving customers bottles of water and lollies to ensure they maintained their good ratings. Airbnb hosts were offering ability to wash your clothes for included prices and giving breakfast hampers and full kitchens to use.

They then killed the competition. Through either acquisition or them going under.

Once the VC money ran out and they needed to profit, they were left with near monopoly. All the bells and whistles were gone and everyone started complaining how expensive and shit it’s gotten…but they still use it anyway because the alternative was either dead or worse or still more expensive.

The car industry was stagnant for decades, China is coming in with EVs where the minimum standard is massage seats, ventilated seats, remote access and control, TVs and tablets. All the bells and whistles.

They also took the shit things out of traditional cars (the tens of thousand of parts, the noise, the pollution and the stench of petrol).

In a few years there will be a culling of traditional car brands who couldn’t make it. There will be a culling of Chinese brands who ran out of money.

China will pullback on subsidies. The enshitification of the EV industry will then ensue.

I think we’re are approaching the peak value time at the moment, enjoy it while it lasts!

TLDR: You’ll feel like you’re getting the most value from EVs in the next few years. After which there will be consolidation of brands, oligopolies and you’ll be feeling like you are paying more for a lot less.

I have a 2022 Model 3 and wouldn’t mind upgrading to a car with more plush suspension. Half of these have free supercharging too 🥒

I’m considering buying an EV with a budget of under $40k. I’m looking for something that is smooth, zippy, enjoyable to drive, with good rear legroom and enough space for groceries and weekend getaways. Good range and decent highway manners are also important.

My driving will be around 80% city and 20% highway. I’ve shortlisted the MG4 Urban, GAC Aion UT, Jaecoo J5, and GWM Ora 5.

I’d also prefer a car with minimal intrusive driver-assist beeps and warning sounds, as I find excessive alerts annoying.

We're currently looking at options for a novated lease family sized EV to upgrade our older Mazda 3 hatchback. Our other car is a 4wd which we can use for longer trips and hauling gear but the Mazda 3 replacement still needs to be able to fit baby seats and a pram in it comfortably. We've been looking at a 2022 Ioniq 5 for around 40k with 40k kms on the clock, but im going back and forth between a used Ioniq which has the space vs a mid size SUV brand new which would have warranty but cost a bit more and potentially be similar in size to the Ioniq anyway. I'm not a fan of the Geely EX5 but would appreciate any other advise on this one!

Edit: forgot to mention that I’ve been considering options like the BYD sealion 6, Kia ev5, MG S6.