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Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

Big car sales boom but EV buyers are hitting the gas

More than half of all new cars sold in Australia during March were SUVs. (Jason O'BRIEN/AAP PHOTOS)

Almost three in five new vehicles sold in Australia are SUVs as the popularity of the large cars continues to climb amid record vehicle sales.

But low-emission vehicle sales are also accelerating in Australia, according to figures from the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) released on Thursday, with electric and hybrid cars making up almost one in every four new cars sold. 

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