From ‘charger rage’ to a 700km range: is public charging keeping up with Australia’s EV demand?

While the network is expanding, some drivers are calling for far more public EV charging stations across Australia to ease their ‘range anxiety’. Composite: James D. Morgan/Getty Images

Australia is having an electric vehicle moment.

Close to 25,000 electric vehicles were sold in Australia in March, an all-time record and an increase of 69.6% compared with March 2025, according to the Electric Vehicle Council of Australia. Although still lagging behind countries like China where close to half of new passenger vehicles sold are electric, soaring petrol prices on the back of the war in Iran have accelerated interest in EV ownership in Australia.