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Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

Electric car sales surge ahead amid fuel uncertainty

BYD's Sealion 7 SUV was Australia's top-selling electric car in April. (Con Chronis/AAP PHOTOS)

One in every six new vehicles sold in Australia is electric as more drivers bypass diesel and petrol vehicles during the fuel crisis. 

Sales figures released by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries on Tuesday revealed consumers bought more than 15,400 electric cars during April, breaking a sales record for the second month in a row. 

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