For the first time sales of electric vehicles have overtaken petrol driven cars in the medium-sized car category.

Paul Marrick, managing editor of carexpert.com.au, told 3AW Breakfast Tesla’s are the electric vehicle of choice for Australians.

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“Tesla’s have increased tremendously,” he said.

“Over the past few years they’ve gone from only a couple of hundred sales a year, to well into the thousands and now we have over 20,000 on the road.”

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