Tesla sales remain strong in September, without the normal end of quarter surge, as a big leap in Model 3 sales offset the lowest total for the Model Y since April.
Australian Tesla driver says it is the best car he has ever owned after clocking up 600,000 miles, with just one battery change and one change of brake pads.
Australia is experiencing a "structural shift" as Tesla electric vehicle sales surge again and the ABS notes the role of EVs in boosting economic growth.
Petrol giant rewards shareholders with a four-fold increase in dividends as a result of profits from global fuel crisis, but it is still losing money on EV charging.
Tesla has produced its 10 millionth EV, with the milestone achieved at its first factory in Fremont, California. More than 180,000 of these have landed in Australia.
Tesla and Hyundai argue against EV road tax, saying it would create perverse outcomes and result in EV owners effectively subsidising hybrid car owners.
For the first time, Australia saw 7 EVs reach 1,000 sales in a single month, as China took centre stage and just three Japanese EVs made it into the top 50 electrics.