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Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

Hitting the brakes: hybrid sales clouded by tax cut end

Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles like the BYD Shark 6 have lost a tax concession in Australia. (HANDOUT/BYD)

Motorists are expected to hit the brakes on plug-in hybrid electric vehicle sales in Australia after a tax exemption that cut thousands of dollars from their purchase expired.

Automotive industry experts called on both major political parties to reinstate the tax concession on Tuesday, saying a failure to do so could increase transport pollution and limit consumers' access to the low-emission vehicles preferred by many. 

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