The monthly sales record comes as nearly half of all new vehicles sold last month were either an EV, hybrid, or plug-in hybrid.

Markets outside China and US post 50% year-on-year jump in March-April sales

The monthly sales record comes as nearly half of all new vehicles sold last month were either an EV, hybrid, or plug-in hybrid.

Australia's electric car uptake continues to surge to 30%, with Tesla Y as the number one car, and BYD as the number 2 brand.

Orders for electric cars rose by 34.2% to reach almost 44,000 deliveries last month, official data shows. Experts say it should 'finally put to bed the old chestnut that drivers…