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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Environment
Rafqa Touma

Australians choose hybrids over EVs as sales of conventional cars decline

An electric charging station
Sales of EVs now made up 8.70% of the market, while hybrids jumped to 11.95% in the first quarter of 2024. Photograph: Bianca de Marchi/AAP

Australians are choosing hybrid over electric vehicles but sales of both continue to climb while internal combustion engines record a decline.

Hybrids outsold EVs in three consecutive quarters with 95,129 sales – overtaking 69,593 EVs sold, according to the Australian Automobile Association’s quarterly EV Index released on Tuesday night.

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