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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
National
Jasper Lindell

Fossil-fuel vehicle ban risks driving up prices, outlawing utes, industry warns

Australian Automotive Dealer Association chief executive James Voortman at Canberra Toyota in Phillip on Monday. Picture: James Croucher

A ban on new light vehicles powered by fossil fuels risks driving up prices in the car market and leaving the ACT without access to popular vehicle types, including utes, industry bodies say.

But the ACT government is confident electric cars will match the cost of a petrol or diesel model, and people will choose the battery-powered option with lower running costs.

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