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Bridie Schmidt

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Bridie Schmidt is lead reporter 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 3 and has it available for hire on evee.com.au.

Bridie Schmidt

First daring new Zeekr 001 electric coupe from Geely rolls off factory floor

First production-ready Zeekr 001 from Geely's cool new mass-market brand Zeekr rolls off factory floor.

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Electric Cars

Nissan to turn over new Leaf with low-riding EV crossover

An all-electric compact SUV will replace the longstanding – and trail-blazing – Leaf in Nissan's all-electric line-up by 2025, it has been revealed.

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“This thing is a transformer:” Rivian electric ute video goes viral

The video of a Rivian R1T electric ute sighting in New York has been viewed no less than 4.6 million times since being posted on Saturday.

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Electric Cars

BMW paves way for next era EVs starting with electric 3 series

German carmaker to enter second half of 2020s with an all-electric version of its popular 3 series, and a new stylistic direction for its electric models.