{
  "id": 5483736,
  "title": "EV sales outpace petrol cars for first time as Australians dodge soaring fuel costs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/ev-sales-outpace-petrol-cars-for-first-time-as-australians-dodge",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-04T03:26:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian Australia",
    "slug": "the-guardian-australia",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/04/ev-sales-outpace-petrol-cars-for-first-time-as-australians-dodge-soaring-fuel-costs"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "New record for Australia as more than 27,000 EVs sold in August, driven by the rising cost of fuel and new government policy Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Electric vehicle sales in Australia exceeded petrol cars for the first time last month as a transformation driven by high fuel prices and government policy…",
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        "outlet": "The Guardian",
        "title": "EV sales outpace petrol cars for first time as Australians dodge soaring fuel costs",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/ev-sales-outpace-petrol-cars-for-first-time-as-australians-dodge-5489128",
        "published": "2026-09-04T03:26:43.000Z"
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  "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."
}