The Driven Podcast

EV sales surge, FBT survives, and petrol starts to wobble

The Driven Podcast

Show Notes

Sarah Aubrey joins for the first time as co-host of The Driven Podcast as we unpack a record month for EV sales, the ACT’s extraordinary 34 per cent EV share, and what the next phase of the federal EV tax break could mean for buyers, novated leases and car makers.

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