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.

Power up: Largest electric car charging site in southern hemisphere opens in Melbourne

Largest electric vehicle charging station in the southern hemisphere opens at a shopping centre west of Melbourne, featuring four ultra-rapid chargers and two fast-chargers.

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First come, first served: Uniti offers exclusive Founders Series electric car

Swedish carmaker Uniti opens up website for first run of "Founders Series" Uniti One electric cars before sale to the general public.

2 min

VW gives classic Kombi cutting edge electric overhaul

VW creates all-new electric Type 20 Kombi concept with cutting edge bells and whistles based on original Type 2 microbus.

3 min

EV News

Tesla Model 3 smashes European NCAP tests with best safety assist

Tesla Model 3 tops European NCAP tests with safety assist features "particularly impressing" testers.

2 min

Australia is ready for electric cars, says Mercedes-Benz

Mercedez-Benz Australia says the time is right for electric vehicles in Australia despite lack of government direction.

3 min

Electric vehicles on show in Sydney as CEFC woos fleet managers

Almost two dozen electric cars from 16 manufacturers made available to test drive in bid to convince vehicle fleet managers of the merits of making the switch.

2 min

Tesla bests electric car delivery record, boosting stock 7 per cent

Tesla beats its previous quarterly delivery record from 2018 by 4,500, with a total of 95,200 electric vehicles delivered – including 72,531 Model 3s.

5 min

Electric car choice arrives in Australia: Tesla Model 3 vs Hyundai Kona

EV choice arrives: Why I held a Tesla Model 3 reservation from week 1, but bought a Hyundai Kona electric.

3 min

EV News

Australia electric vehicle fast-charger numbers doubled in past 12 months

Australia is not lagging behind in one crucial area of electric vehicle uptake - fast-charging infrastructure.

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Australia’s electric highway super charged in new deal

New deal to support rollout of Australia's ultra-rapid charging network and improve the ability for electric vehicles to travel between its major cities.

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