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AAP
National
Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

Electric vehicle shipping problems cause a real stink

Australia has missed a major electric vehicle milestone and the reason for it stinks. 

Sales of low-emission vehicles had been tipped to top 100,000 for the first time in 2023 after their popularity more than doubled throughout the year. 

But just as thousands of motorists were expecting a Christmas car delivery, the cargo ship holding them off the coast of Brisbane turned around and returned to China. 

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