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Australian electric vehicle sales more than double since outbreak of war in Iran (www.abc.net.au)
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In short:

Australia has recorded its biggest-ever quarterly surge in electric vehicle sales.

Across April, May and June, nearly one in every two vehicles sold was either electric or hybrid.

What's next?

Liberal deputy Jane Hume says the figures show EV subsidies introduced by the government in 2023 had grown "out of control".

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[–] 4 points 3 weeks ago*

I've had personal experience of Jane Hume's anti-science opposition.

During the Covid-19 lockdowns, she posted some incorrect statistics about cases in Victoria on Twitter (back then it was called Twitter). I replied with the correct stats and a link to the VicHealth page where they could be found. She immediately blocked me.

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