Elon Musk challenges Porsche with Tesla Model S at Nürburgring
Tesla CEO and founder Elon Musk thumbs nose at Porsche, announces that Model S will face infamous Nürburgring track next week.
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Bridie Schmidt is associate editor for The Driven, sister site of Renew Economy. She has been writing about electric vehicles since 2018, and has a keen interest in the role that zero-emissions transport has to play in sustainability. She has participated in podcasts such as Download This Show with Marc Fennell and Shirtloads of Science with Karl Kruszelnicki and is co-organiser of the Northern Rivers Electric Vehicle Forum. Bridie also owns a Tesla Model Y and has it available for hire on evee.com.au.
Number of Australians considering buying electric vehicles has tripled
Consumer awareness of electric vehicles in Australia has reached a tipping point, with the number of people currently researching EVs to buy now tripling.
Clean, green machines: the truth about electric vehicle emissions
Despite overwhelming evidence that electric vehicle technology can deliver significant economic, environmental and health benefits, misinformation continues to muddy the public debate in Australia.
Auckland transport to deploy first ‘extra-large’ electric buses
Auckland Transport announces next step on road to accelerate Low Emissions Bus Roadmap with two “extra-large” electric buses for Auckland streets by August 2020.
Tesla test drive: Around the ‘burbs, in a jam, and down the highway in a Model 3
The Model 3 performance version knows how to perform. But what's it like in suburban streets, stuck in traffic jams, and along the highway.
The Driven Podcast: Bright Ideas & Blind Ideology
Behyad Jafari, Paul Fox and Stephanie Bashir wrap up the Electric Vehicle Transition conference and look at what’s ahead.
Porsche officially launches all-electric Taycan in Berlin, begins new era
German luxury carmaker Porsche finally and officially launches its very first electric car, the Taycan.
Get a Tesla Model S for the price of a Model 3
You can now get a Tesla Model S for the price of a Model 3 - but is it worth it?
The new normal: Electric vehicle sales double in Australia, petrol car sales slump
August sales figures show electric car sales continue to increase against a backdrop of continued declining sales petrol and diesel-fuelled vehicles.
Are (non-Tesla) EVs capable of the Great Australian Road Trip?
In an effort to test the ‘endurance-run’ category, I recently set out on a Melbourne to Sydney road trip in my new Kona electric.