Electric vehicles just 3.39% of new Australian car sales despite sharp increase, report says

EV Council figures show uptake lags behind other countries with carmakers opting to send stock to faster-growing markets

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New electric vehicle sales within Australia have increased by 65% in 2022 but uptake still lags far behind other countries.

Electric cars now represent 3.39% of all new car sales in Australia according to the latest State of Electric Vehicles report by the Electric Vehicle Council, but the figures pale against those in other nations such as the UK, where one in five new cars are electric.

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