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Australia is following Europe in the transition away from petrol or diesel-powered vehicles. Electric and hybrid car sales have gone up by 50% this month as sales of fuel-powered vehicles go down. This could be the result of all the climate issues that the country is currently facing. Tesla is currently shipping 665 cars to Australia.

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