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Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

Call to accelerate electric car transition

Polestar's sustainability head says the transition to electric vehicles must happen faster. (Dave Hunt/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Major car brands are failing to move to electric vehicles fast enough and must speed up their efforts to limit global warming to 1.5C, an European automaker has warned.

Polestar sustainability head Fredrika Klaren sounded the warning in Sydney this week, saying the automotive industry's efforts were on track to fall significantly short of the emission reductions recommended by 2030.

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