Australia

Electric Vehicle Council Executive Director (EVC) Behyad Jafari and the principal clean energy transition advisor for Ernst and Young, Matt Rennie urged Australia to follow the UK, which last week announced that it will endorse the ban on selling new gasoline and diesel cars from 2040 to 2035, and add hybrids to the blacklist.

Tesla commands 70% of Australia’s pure electric EV market, according to The Driven’s estimates. The Tesla Model 3 was instrumental to the company’s leading position in Australia’s all-electric vehicle sector. 

Tesla SR+ Model 3 owner Garry Thorpe shared his experience with his all-electric sedan via Facebook. His account of events with his Standard Range Plus Model 3 gave people an idea of how useful Tesla’s vehicle could be during a disaster like a wildfire.

According to the account of the Tesla ship’s tracker VedaPrime, which keeps track of the entries and exits of vessels heading to Australia from the California’s Port of Oakland, from the beginning of November to the end of December, 8 ships are due to arrive in Australia. Six of them are confirmed as Tesla Model 3 carriers, and their capacity is up to 800 vehicles per ship!
Two of the six have already arrived in Sydney.

Tesla's Big Battery in South Australia is going to get 50 percent bigger.