Electric vehicles accounted for almost one in four new light vehicle licences in Western Australia during the September 2026 quarter, as the State’s licensed EV fleet continued to grow.
There were 73,471 light EVs licensed in WA at 30 September 2026, an increase of 16.2% from the June quarter and 73% from 42,472 a year earlier.
EVs represented 23.3% of all new light vehicle licences during the quarter, with 10,363 new EV licences recorded. This was more than double the 10.7% share recorded in the September 2025 quarter.
The growing number of EVs also lifted their share of WA’s total light vehicle fleet from 2% in September 2025 to 3.3% in September 2026.
Growth was relatively consistent across EV types during the quarter, with battery electric vehicle licences increasing by 15.8% and plug-in hybrid electric vehicle licences rising by 17.4%.
Personal EV licences recorded stronger growth, increasing by 18.8%, compared with 6.9% for business EV licences.
Postcode 6164 - including Atwell, Aubin Grove, Cockburn Central, Success and Treeby - recorded the highest number of licensed EVs, with 2,085.
While quarterly growth eased from 19.9% in June, it remained above the average quarterly growth rate recorded over the past three years.
Check out the latest quarterly EV licensing data insights and full report on the WA electric vehicle licensing data page.
