Tesla owner “hypermiles” treacherous outback Australia drive on a single charge
Another ripping example slicing through myths about electric cars as Tesla owner Phil Smith does the Tennant Creek to Mataranka dash, slowly.
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Bridie Schmidt
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Bridie Schmidt is lead reporter for The Driven, sister site of Renew Economy. She specialises in writing about new technology and has been writing about electric vehicles since 2018. She 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 Schmidt is lead reporter for The Driven, sister site of Renew Economy. She specialises in writing about new technology and has been writing about electric vehicles since 2018. She 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.
Tritium scores deal to help electrify US army’s 225,000-strong vehicle fleet
Electric vehicle charging company Tritium has been selected to take part in a US army program to help transition its fleet to electric vehicles.
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Perrottet flags “holistic” approach to electric vehicle road tax in NSW
NSW treasurer Dominic Perrottet says the state will take a more "nuanced" approach to taxing electric vehicles in the upcoming state budget.
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Volkswagen premieres electric, sporty and “emotional” ID.4 GTX
Volkswagen unveils all-electric VW ID.4 GTX, its first ID model in a new performance series for electromobility.
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Queensland coal miner’s reaction to Tesla torque is priceless
Activist Daniel Bleakley puts some old mates and coal-miners in his Central Queensland hometown in the driver's seat of his Tesla. The reactions are priceless.
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How electric car batteries are improving: materials, energy density and price
Mainstream take up of electric vehicles will depend on improvements to lithium-ion batteries and efforts to increase energy density and reduce manufacturing costs.
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