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Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

Tenfold surge in EV sales needed to meet climate goals

Australians bought 103,716 battery-electric vehicles during the first six months of 2026. (Jono Searle/AAP PHOTOS)

Electric car sales have more than doubled in Australia, recording one purchase every 100 seconds as motorists try to avoid soaring fuel costs.

But the nation's battery-electric fleet would still need to grow to about 10 times its present size to help Australia meet its 2035 emissions target, a report has found, prompting calls for policy changes to accelerate uptake.

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