AUSTRALIA’S rapidly expanding electric vehicle market will underpin what organisers claim will be the largest Everything Electric event yet when the electric mobility and home-energy expo returns to the Sydney Showground from September 18-20.
More than 40,000 visitors are expected across the three-day event, which will showcase upwards of 100 electric vehicle models alongside charging, solar, battery storage, smart-meter, and home-energy technologies.
Central to the show will be what organisers describe as the largest EV test-drive program in the Southern Hemisphere, with around 7500 test drives available over three days.
The event arrives amid unprecedented growth in Australian battery-electric vehicle sales.
Some 127,244 BEVs were sold nationally in the seven months to July 2026, accounting for 17.3 per cent of the overall new-vehicle market and already surpassing the 103,270 electric vehicles sold across the whole of 2025.
July alone produced 23,510 BEV deliveries – or 21.7 per cent of the total market – marking the second consecutive month in which battery-electric models accounted for more than one in five Australian new-vehicle sales.
The figures underscore the rapid expansion in EV choice since Everything Electric last visited Sydney, with an increasing number of Chinese manufacturers joining established brands in the Australian market.
Confirmed exhibitors for this year include BYD, Cadillac, Chery, Farizon, Forthing, GAC, Geely, Genesis, GWM, Hyundai, iCaur, IM Motors, Lepas, MG, Omoda-Jaecoo, Polestar, Subaru, Volvo Trucks and Construction, Weichai, and Zeekr, with several new-model debuts expected during the event.
Everything Electric global chief executive Dan Caesar said the accelerating shift towards EVs – alongside rising household energy costs – had broadened the relevance of the event beyond cars alone.
“Australia’s transition to electric is accelerating rapidly; EV sales have already surpassed 2025 figures and more than half a million home batteries have been installed in the past year,” he said.
“Australians are increasingly recognising that electrification isn’t just about sustainability – it can deliver significant savings on household energy and transport costs.
“Everything Electric Sydney comes at a pivotal time, with more choice, better technology, and greater consumer interest than we’ve ever seen.”
GoAuto reported the 2025 Sydney Everything Electric Expo attracted significantly increased exhibitor and patron interest over the preceding event, with lengthy opening-day queues and strong participation in the public test-drive program.
The 2026 event will substantially expand that hands-on component, offering visitors access to more than 100 electric cars for supervised test drives.
Electric motorcycles and scooters will also be available to suitably licensed riders, while e-bikes, scooters and electric skateboards will feature on a dedicated micro-mobility test track.
Beyond passenger vehicles, organisers say the show will include electric trucks, vans, commercial vehicles, motorcycles, and boats as manufacturers expand battery-electric technology into a wider range of transport applications.
More than 40 expert sessions are scheduled across two theatres, with topics including buying new and used electric vehicles, charging without access to a private driveway, battery storage for renters and apartment dwellers, range anxiety and vehicle-to-grid technology.
The latter is becoming increasingly relevant locally.
As GoAuto reported in June, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency recently committed an additional $13.6 million to expand Australia’s largest residential vehicle-to-grid trial from 50 to 1000 homes.
The technology enables compatible EVs to draw electricity from the grid when required and return stored battery energy to a home or electricity network when demand – and prices – are higher.
Everything Electric will consequently place greater emphasis on the connection between transport and household electricity consumption, with exhibitors covering solar generation, home batteries, smart meters, EV charging, insulation, and energy management.
Visitors will also have access to one-on-one home-energy consultations covering battery storage, solar installations, heating and cooling, smart metering and other measures intended to reduce household electricity costs.
That broader focus reflects the changing EV conversation in Australia, which is increasingly shifting beyond questions of purchase price and driving range towards charging infrastructure, energy storage and the role electric vehicles may play in household electricity management.
The Everything Electric Sydney program runs from 10.00am to 5.00pm on Friday September 18 and Saturday September 19, and from 10.00am to 4.00pm on Sunday September 20 at Sydney Showground, Sydney Olympic Park.
Tickets start from $40 for Friday or Saturday admission, with Sunday tickets priced from $20. Weekend passes start from $50 and three-day passes from $60. Children aged 15 and under may attend free.