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Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

Call for all new cars to be electric by 2035 ‘at the latest’

Climate and electric vehicle groups have asked the government to introduce ambitious car standards. Photo: AAP

Every new car sold in Australia should be electric by 2035 “at the latest” and bold vehicle pollution limits should start next year, submissions to the federal government recommend.

Climate, health and vehicle groups proposed the changes as part of the government’s consultation on a fuel-efficiency standard, submissions on which closed on Wednesday.

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