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In the race to adopt electric vehicles, Australia is sputtering along in the slow lane. Rather than growing, Australian sales of electric cars are actually in decline. In 2016 they represented just 0.02 per cent of new car sales – even lower than in 2013. Contrast that with Norway, the country with the highest levels […]https://counter.theconversation.com/content/86478/count.gif?distributor=republish-lightbox-basic