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Tara Cosoleto

Aust ute, SUV sales stall emission efforts

Australia's love of utes and SUVs is slowing down the country's efforts to reduce carbon emissions. (PR HANDOUT IMAGE PHOTO) (AAP)

Australia's love of utes and SUVs is slowing down the country's efforts to reduce carbon emissions, a new National Transport Commission report says.

Sales of electric vehicles nearly tripled in Australia last year but average emissions from new cars only decreased by two per cent.

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