2019

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.

GM takes on Tesla with next-gen digital “brain” for future electric cars

GM debuts new digital platform designed for connected and electric cars.

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How electric vehicles can boost value of rooftop solar

Battery storage and an electric vehicle can halve the payback period for a home solar system, and fast-charge the transition to renewables, a new report has found.

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BHP predicts half of all global vehicle sales could be electric by 2030

BHP market analyst suggests electric vehicles could grab a share of more than 50 per cent in the global market for new car sales by 2030.

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Jaguar offers five years free electric car charging after deal with Chargefox

Jaguar I-Pace drivers will get 5 years free ultra-rapid charging in deal inked with Chargefox.

The all new RAV4 hybrid is dominating sales since its introduction in early May 2019. Source: Toyota

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Toyota stunned as consumers flock to hybrid version of new RAV4 SUV

Toyota says sales of the hybrid version of its popular RAV4 SUV have outstripped the petrol version by nearly two-to-one since its launch earlier this month.