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title: The age of the plug in hybrid is coming to an end
description: Latest industry figures show EVs accounted for a record 9.4 per cent of new car sales in June, up from 1.7 per cent a year earlier.
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# The age of the plug in hybrid is coming to an end
Thursday, 6 July 2023
Latest industry figures show EVs accounted for a record 9.4 per cent of new car sales in June, up from 1.7 per cent a year earlier. The age of the plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) appears to be drawing to an end, at least in Australia, with plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) forming a significantly diminishing fraction of total EV sales.
This news comes amidst the EV Council’s release of a new report on the importance of fuel-efficiency standards and how electric vehicles will make driving cheaper. Their research shows that Australian drivers could save up to $10,000 by driving an electric vehicle if the federal government’s proposed fuel-efficiency standards are implemented.
And six people - including three teenagers - were arrested in NSW by police after they allegedly secured themselves to machinery and conducted a protest about the government's "frightening" rate of deforestation whilst holding placards such as "saving forests is climate action", "no forest no life" and "koalas need trees".
**Top stories:**
[Plug-in hybrids are being left in the dust as battery EV sales surge ahead](https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2023-07-06/how-clean-are-plug-in-hybrid-electric-vehicles-phev/102555428)
The age of the plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) that can charge from a power point and fill up at the service station appears to be drawing to an end, at least in Australia.
[Report claims Aussies could save $10K with an EV](https://app.meltwater.com/mwTransition?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.carsales.com.au%2Feditorial%2Fdetails%2Freport-claims-aussies-could-save-10k-with-an-ev-141481%2F&urlCategories=newsLtd&analytics=false&documentId=D91ColAb-kCXribe3i_ywR3xdl4&transitionToken=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzUxMiJ9.eyJob3N0bmFtZSI6Ind3dy5jYXJzYWxlcy5jb20uYXUifQ.3xsvSt6MdTxy6MdCnlJ5K2cZmnJ9op97iHI7Wnr3ZmUsL8f9QvdKZRHrCGMhiB32X3cFYNv9bRa1vG0WrTQvog)
A study has found that Australian drivers could save up to $10,000 by driving an electric vehicle if the federal government’s proposed fuel-efficiency standards are implemented.
[Three teens among six protesters detained over NSW logging rallies](https://www.skynews.com.au/australia-news/three-teenagers-all-aged-17-and-three-women-arrested-by-nsw-police-over-unauthorised-protests-near-coffs-harbour/news-story/01c6d72cbddb2fa66b21eb5faecfb860)
Six people - including three teenagers - were arrested by police after they allegedly secured themselves to machinery and conducted a protest about the government's "frightening" rate of deforestation.
[Queensland wind and solar continue exponential growth](https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2023-07-06/toolkit-queensland-landholders-negotiating-renewable-companies/102563094)
As the state pushes towards an 80 per cent renewable energy target by 2035, dozens of large-scale wind and solar projects are in the pipeline.
[WA's new Indigenous women's ranger team help threatened golden bandicoot survive](https://app.meltwater.com/mwTransition?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.abc.net.au%2Fnews%2F2023-07-04%2Fwa-golden-bandicoot-indigenous-women-ranger-team-help-survival%2F102540886&urlCategories=newsLtd&analytics=false&documentId=mOva_x7CY70l7Hff3pgpJ25Yaz4&transitionToken=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzUxMiJ9.eyJob3N0bmFtZSI6Ind3dy5hYmMubmV0LmF1In0.G6KfJQf9DTg3BPfDRnL8aNk-KGOfbZc12czKSTcqj9BstN0qGFyj-TGroGNT_097qH1_WRMtfq5v4vGs7BrXgQ)
A team of female Indigenous rangers is working to keep a threatened species alive by helping with its translocation from the Kimberley to the Northern Territory.
[Researchers: We've Underestimated The Risk of Simultaneous Crop Failures Worldwide](https://www.sciencealert.com/researchers-weve-underestimated-the-risk-of-simultaneous-crop-failures-worldwide)
The risks of harvest failures in multiple global breadbaskets as a result of climate change have been underestimated according to a new research study.
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