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Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

Second electric vehicle brand slams automotive body

Polestar has become the second electric car maker to resign from Australia's automotive lobby group. (Jennifer Dudley Nicholson/AAP PHOTOS)

A second electric car maker has resigned in protest from Australia's automotive industry group, saying it may have "irrevocably damaged consumer perception and trust" in fuel-efficiency standards with its misleading statements. 

Polestar revealed its decision to withdraw from the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) on Friday, just one day after Tesla slammed the organisation for making "false and misleading" comments about the impact of the government's proposed New Vehicle Efficiency Standard. 

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