{
  "id": 4990775,
  "title": "Australians’ splurge on EVs keeps the economy ticking",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/australians-splurge-on-evs-keeps-the-economy-ticking",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-02T01:58:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
    "slug": "the-sydney-morning-herald",
    "url": "https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/australians-splurge-on-evs-keeps-the-economy-ticking-20260902-p60tmr.html?ref=rss"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Australian economy grew by 0.4 per cent through the June quarter as consumers spent more on electric vehicles as they deal with the fallout from the war against Iran.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Australians’ splurge on EVs keeps the economy ticking",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/australians-splurge-on-evs-keeps-the-economy-ticking-4991208",
        "published": "2026-09-02T01:58:49.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}