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Bridie Schmidt

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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.

Bridie Schmidt

Hyundai hits 100,000 mark for Kona Electric sales

South Korean car maker Hyundai announces it has sold more than 100,000 Kona pure Electric crossovers.

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Why Model Y in Australia could be cheaper than Model 3, but probably won’t

On current exchange rates, the upcoming Tesla Model Y could be cheaper than the sticker price for the equivalent Model 3. But there's some reasons why it won't.

The new Cluden EV charging site outside Townville, Queensland. Supplied

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Evie to install ultra-rapid charging stations at Puma Energy truck stops

Puma Energy truck stop outside Townsville, Queensland, site of first Evie Networks ultra-rapid EV charger under new deal between the two companies.

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Musk shares sublime “Giga Berlin” design as Tesla prepares to lay foundations

Elon Musk tweets design render of new Gigafactory near Berlin at which it plans to make Model 3s and Model Ys for Europe.

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Nissan Ariya electric crossover tops Tesla with 610km range

"Resilient, inclusive and seamless": the new Nissan Ariya promises a lot, most notably an impressive 610 km range that beats the Tesla Model X.

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Second wave: EV maker Fisker to go public with $A4 billion value

Electric vehicle startup Fisker Inc says it will go public, joining stream of all-electric car makers to form a second wave of EV brands to rival Tesla and take legacy carmakers to task.

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Tesla Model Y electric crossover SUVs land in NZ. Is Australia next?

So close... and yet so far. Three Tesla Model Y SUVs – not yet available to order in Australia or New Zealand – arrive in Auckland for reasons unknown.