Electric vehicle snapshot September 2024
Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs)
Battery electric vehicles registered in Queensland
As at 30 September 2024.
Data source: Department of Transport and Main Roads
Registered battery electric vehicles include passenger cars, light vans, motorcycles, buses and trucks. Registration data includes private ownership, commercial fleet, and commercial dealership registrations.
The way that registration data is presented in the electric vehicle snapshot may change each quarter due to the point in time of when the data is filtered and processed. Please see the latest published electric vehicle snapshot for the most up to date data.
Registrations
Trend line
Local Government Areas (LGA) with most Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) registered (passenger cars)
| Local Government Area | Percentage of BEVs (passenger cars) |
|---|---|
| Brisbane | 45% |
| Gold Coast | 15% |
| Moreton Bay | 8% |
| Sunshine Coast | 6% |
| Logan | 6% |
| All other | 20% |
BEV passenger care fleet penetration: 1.1%
Data source: Department of Transport and Main Roads
Battery Electric Vehicle models registered in Queensland (passenger cars)
Tesla Model 3
Tesla Model Y
BYD Atto 3
MG 4
MG ZS EV
BYD Seal
Polestar 2
Volvo XC40
Kia Ev6
Hyundai Kona
Nissan Leaf
BYD Dolphin
Mercedes-Benz EQA250
Kira Niro
VolvoC40
All others
Queensland Electric Super Highway
Yurika own and operate all fast charging stations along the Queensland Electric Super Highway.
Usage
Data source: chargefox.com
Usage
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Popular fast-charging stations (2017 to 30 September 2024)
Suburb | Sessions | kWh usage | Percentage* |
|---|---|---|---|
Hamilton* | 23,724 | 521,038 | 12 |
North Lakes | 16,952 | 363,539 | 8 |
Slacks Creek | 14,073 | 296,692 | 7 |
Gold Coast Airport (Coolangatta) | 17,616 | 295,363 | 7 |
Helensvale | 13,626 | 270,884 | 6 |
Cairns | 10,242 | 213,477 | 5 |
Springfield | 9,854 | 204,553 | 5 |
All others | 111,416 | 2,332,546 | 52 |
Total | 217,503 | 4,498,093 | 100 |
*The QESH charging site located in Hamilton, Brisbane was decommissioned from 27 May 2024 to facilitate the new Bluey’s World attraction. The Department of Energy and Climate is working with Yurika to install a new QESH fast charger in a new address in Hamilton.
*Please note: these values are rounded to whole numbers and may not total to 100%.
Kilometres charged
24.7 million km charged, equivalent to driving around Australia 1,706 times. Based on an estimated distance of 14,500km to drive around Australia and 1kWh equating to 5–6km travelled.