Australians are in love with big polluting cars – here are some alternatives

A Ford F-150 Raptor, a modified version of the F-150 Lightning. Australia is lagging the world in the deployment of EVs, particularly for utes, but models are being developed and released globally. Photograph: AP

A recent report on the carbon emissions intensity of new light vehicles sold in Australia found that emissions only fell by 2% in 2021 despite electric vehicle sales tripling.

In fact, of the top-selling models in Australia, seven of the top 10 were either larger utes or SUVs.