‘A new trajectory’: EVs now almost quarter of Australia’s new car sales as fuel crisis bites

The Guardian reports that electric vehicles now represent almost a quarter of all new car sales in Australia. In the first half of twenty twenty-six, Australians purchased over one hundred three thousand battery electric vehicles — exceeding the entire previous year's total. The surge reflects rising uncertainty over fuel prices amid the ongoing Middle East crisis.

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