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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Miles Herbert

Afternoon Update: EV sales outpace petrol cars; workers found alive in Nepal; and illiterate boyfriend tests

EV cars for sale at a dealership in Melbourne
The rise in EV sales in Australia has been helped by the war in Iran pushing up oil prices and the federal vehicle emissions standard. Photograph: Joel Carrett/AAP

Good afternoon.

Electric vehicle sales in Australia have exceeded petrol cars for the first time.

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