Electric vehicle snapshot January 2021
Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs)
Battery electric vehicles registered in Queensland
As of 1 January 2021.
Registered battery electric vehicles include passenger cars, light vans, motorcycles, buses and trucks. Registration data includes private ownership, commercial fleet, and commercial dealership registrations.
Registrations
Trend line
This graph shows the number of battery electric vehicles registered in Queensland from April 2019 to December 2020.
| Month | Number of battery electric vehicles registered |
|---|---|
| April 2019 | 1,011 |
| May 2019 | 1,054 |
| June 2019 | 1,095 |
| July 2019 | 1,134 |
| August 2019 | 1,217 |
| September 2019 | 1,661 |
| October 2019 | 1,742 |
| November 2019 | 1,894 |
| December 2019 | 2,115 |
| January 2020 | 2,201 |
| February 2020 | 2,337 |
| March 2020 | 2,588 |
| April 2020 | 2,636 |
| May 2020 | 2,691 |
| June 2020 | 2,824 |
| July 2020 | 2,904 |
| August 2020 | 2,939 |
| September 2020 | 3,182 |
| October 2020 | 3,273 |
| November 2020 | 3,326 |
| December 2020 | 3,597 |
Suburbs with most Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) registered
| Suburb | Number of BEVs (passenger cars) |
|---|---|
| Brisbane City | 59 |
| Hope Island | 45 |
| Surfers Paradise | 41 |
| South Brisbane | 38 |
| Fortitude Valley | 38 |
| All others | 2,638 |
| Total Passenger BEVs | 2,862 |
EV fleet penetration: 0.11%
Battery models registered in Queensland (passenger cars)
Tesla accounts for almost three-quarters of Queensland's total battery electric passenger vehicles.
Tesla Model 3
Tesla Model S
Nissan Leaf
Tesla Model X
Hyundai Kona
Hyundai Ioniq
Mercedes EQC400
Jaguar I-Pace
BMW I3
Mitsubishi I-MIEV
This graph shows the percentage of battery electric vehicle models (passenger vehicles) registered in Queensland as of 1 January 2021.
| Model | % Registered |
|---|---|
| Tesla Model 3 | 45 |
| Tesla Model S | 15 |
| Nissan Leaf | 12 |
| Tesla Model X | 11 |
| Hyundai Kona | 6 |
| Hyundai Ioniq | 4 |
| Mercedes EQC400 | 2 |
| Jaguar I-Pace | 2 |
| BMW I3 | 2 |
| Mitsubishi I-MIEV | 1 |
Tesla accounts for almost three-quarters of Queensland's total battery electric passenger vehicles.
Queensland Electric Super Highway
Yurika own and operate all fast charging stations along the Queensland Electric Super Highway (QESH).
Usage
Usage
Trend line
This graph shows the number of kilowatt-hours used along the Queensland Electric Super Highway from April 2018 to December 2020.
| Month | kWhs |
|---|---|
| April 2018 | 2,762 |
| May 2018 | 2,483 |
| June 2018 | 2,745 |
| July 2018 | 2,341 |
| August 2018 | 4,246 |
| September 2018 | 3,333 |
| October 2018 | 3,702 |
| November 2018 | 4,638 |
| December 2018 | 2,948 |
| January 2019 | 3,232 ($0.20/kWh charge introduced on 28 January 2020) |
| February 2019 | 2,568 |
| March 2019 | 4,202 |
| April 2019 | 7,162 (COVID-19 travel restrictions commenced) |
| May 2019 | 5,438 |
| June 2019 | 7,019 |
| July 2019 | 5,389 |
| August 2019 | 5,210 |
| September 2019 | 7,163 |
| October 2019 | 14,501 |
| November 2019 | 16,256 |
| December 2019 | 22,103 |
| January 2020 | 23,941 |
| February 2020 | 8,524 |
| March 2020 | 8,263 |
| April 2020 | 3,970 |
| May 2020 | 7,113 |
| June 2020 | 10,754 |
| July 2020 | 13,609 |
| August 2020 | 14,407 |
| September 2020 | 15,935 |
| October 2020 | 13,774 |
| November 2020 | 13,302 |
| December 2020 | 21,888 |
Popular fast-charging stations
| Suburb | KWh usage | % |
|---|---|---|
| Hamilton | 65,440 | 22 |
| Coolangatta | 28,661 | 10 |
| Cairns | 25,087 | 9 |
| Helensvale | 20,589 | 6 |
| Springfield | 18,520 | 6 |
| All others | 137,774 | 47 |
| Total kWh usage | 296,071 |
Tailpipe emissions saved
324 - 380 tonnes saved by using Green Energy, equivalent to removing 108 cars off Queensland roads.
Kilometres charged
1,480,266km charged, equivalent to driving around Australia 102 times.