How the humble stink bug caused Australia to miss a major EV milestone

Experts say short-term frustration for car buyers is preferable to the risk of a biosecurity breach

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Australia has missed a major electric vehicle milestone thanks to an unexpected bug in the system.

Sales of low-emission vehicles had been tipped to top 100,000 for the first time in 2023.

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