Despite these low numbers, Australia saw a 67% increase overall in electric vehicles purchased from 2016 to 2017.It’s not that Australians aren’t interested in electric cars, in fact a survey revealed that more than fifty per cent are interested in purchasing but are held back by a lack of infrastructure, car choices, and price.

To put it into perspective, online data shows Australia has 6800 petrol stations and 476 charging stations, that’s 14.3 stations to every 1 charging point with less than 1 available every 100km.

The choices and price ranges available also didn’t really help our numbers with families being able to choose from a $70,000 BMW or a $120,000 Tesla.

As we begin 2019 here is a list of new electric cars launched in Australia so far and what to look forward to: Tesla Model 3Release date: Was previously mid 2018, has now moved to the second half of 2019.Price: $35,000 USD ($47,000 before incentives) Tesla is still confirming Australian local prices without incentives but lookout for around the $50,000 mark.Driving range: 345 kmFeatures: The Tesla Model 3 is a four-door sedan that goes from zero to 100km/h in under six seconds.

It has a five star safety rating with an advanced autopilot hardware that is capable of full self-driving.

Hyundai IoniqRelease date: Available now.Price: Base model hybrid starts from $33,990.