After a slow start to 2025, the Tesla Model Y more than doubled its sales in September compared to the same month last year, putting it back ahead of 2024 in terms of year-to-date (YTD) sales and retaining its position as Australia’s top-selling electric vehicle (EV) and favourite mid-size electric SUV. New sales data from the Electric Vehicle Council (EVC) has revealed that 3927 new Model Y vehicles were registered in Australia last month, up 162.15 per cent on September 2024 (1498 units). YTD, the Model Y has now found 17,237 new homes, up 3.23 per cent on the January-September 2024 period (16,697). No doubt this will help the Tesla extend its lead over the BYD Sealion 7, which has been a strong second in the EV (and mid-size electric SUV) sales race so far this year, and has even beat out the Model Y in a couple of monthly sales tallies. Worth noting is the fact that Polestar announced model year 2026 (MY26) updates for the Polestar 2 last month, ahead of first deliveries in November.