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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

New Tesla battery a combination of dry cell and supercapacitor

Tesla's new electric vehicle battery technology could involve combination of dry cell and supercapacitor technology, sources in China have revealed.

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Tesla increases Model 3 dominance of US electric vehicle market

Tesla repeats 2018's success, selling more Model 3 electric sedans than all other electric vehicles combined in 2019. Will it do it with the Model Y?

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VW has started designing a high performance answer to Tesla Roadster

German carmaker Volkswagen muses new electric sportscar that could seek to match the Tesla Roadster.

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New Model Y crossover images show bigger, better trunk space

New images of upcoming Tesla Model Y confirm big rear cargo space that will be a major point of difference from the popular Model 3.

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Website created to track estimated 500,000 Tesla Cybertruck reservations

With an estimated half a million plus reservations for the Tesla Cybertruck worldwide, a new website has been created to track where all these Cybertrucks may end up.

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Viral video of Penrith vandal keying Tesla Model 3 stuns thousands

Video of a woman captured apparently keying $110,000 Tesla electric car at car park in Penrith has gone viral with half a million views so far.

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Musk explains how Cybertruck will beat conventional utes on towing and loads

Elon Musk reveals more details on how the segment-upending Cybertruck will make towing and carrying payloads a breeze.

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Sydney train station car park gets 10 electric vehicle chargers and solar roof

Commuters in Sydney's western suburb of Rooty Hill are now able to recharge electric vehicles at the train station's car park, powered and shaded by a solar roof.