Australia's top selling electric car is made in China and has more than a quarter of what is now a niche market - but is set to rapidly expand as the government phases out petrol-powered vehicles.
The MG ZS SUV managed 1,388 sales in 2021 - or 27 per cent of the 5,149 electric cars sold in Australia last year.
Tesla does not provide its sales data to the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries which means a Chinese-made car tops their chart as the bestselling electric car in Australia.
Australia's top selling electric car is made in China and it has more than a quarter of this niche market. The MG ZS SUV (pictured) managed 1,388 sales in 2021 - or 27 per cent of the 5,149 electric cars sold in Australia last year
With a price tag of $44,990 drive away, the MG is relatively good value, costing significantly less than the $53,190 starting price for the Nissan Leaf, which had 367 sales last year.
Intriguingly, the Porsche Taycan with a starting price of $156,300 before on-road costs was Australia's second most popular electric car in 2021 with 531 sales - or 10.3 per cent of the electric car market.
The German sports sedan outsold the Hyundai Kona which had 505 sales with a price tag of $54,500.
In Australia 19 models of electric car, excluding Tesla, were
