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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
Bridie Schmidt

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.

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“Yee-ha!” Bob Katter blown away by Tesla Model 3 performance

  • 24 May 2021
  • Bridie Schmidt
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Federal member for Kennedy Bob Katter becomes latest Queenslander to be blown away by Tesla Model 3 Performance in activist series.
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Tesla to launch tri-motor Model S Plaid early June

  • 21 May 2021
  • Bridie Schmidt
Tesla to launch tri-motor Model S in delivery event in California on June 3, Elon Musk says.
Elon Musk launches Tesla 2020 Roadster
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  • 2 min
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Musk says “very intense” Tesla Roadster will go from zero to 100 in just 1.1 seconds

  • 21 May 2021
  • Bridie Schmidt
Elon Musk says top acceleration of upcoming Roadster's rocket thruster option will be 0-60mph (96.5km/hr) in 1.1 seconds.
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  • 5 min
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Kia launches electric Niro in Australia, along with hybrid options

  • 21 May 2021
  • Bridie Schmidt
Kia finally launches Niro electric vehicle range in Australia following delays caused by Covid and the country's lack of vehicle emission policies.
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Could a Volkswagen ID.3 GTX electric hatch be in the works?

  • 20 May 2021
  • Bridie Schmidt
Rumours that Volkswagen is considering a sports version of its battery-powered ID.3 hatch in the future have gained some momentum.
The Ford F-150 Lightning. Source: Ford
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  • 4 min
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Ford counters Tesla Cybertruck with tradie-ready F-150 electric ute

  • 20 May 2021
  • Bridie Schmidt
"Tows like a beast:" Ford launches electric Ford F-150 ute, its counter to Tesla's Cybertruck and targeted at the tradie market.
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  • 4 min
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Now Lamborghini is going electric. Why are luxury brands going green?

  • 19 May 2021
  • Bridie Schmidt
Lamborghini outlined a "landmark transformation" stepping towards a sustainable future, but what is behind the brand's electrification plans?
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  • 2 min
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Volvo to take first electric buses north of the Arctic Circle

  • 19 May 2021
  • Bridie Schmidt
Swedish-Chinese car and bus maker Volvo's electric buses will be the first to operate north of the Arctic Circle starting this northern summer.
ID.4 electric SUV. Source: Volkswagen
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One in five cars made in Germany can be plugged in

  • 18 May 2021
  • Bridie Schmidt
Germany passes new milestone on road to clean transport: every fifth car that rolls off its production lines can be plugged in.
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  • 3 min
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“World first” solar-fuelled hydrogen catamaran sails into clean future

  • 17 May 2021
  • Bridie Schmidt
The Energy Observer - thought to be the world's first hydrogen-powered catamaran - sails from France to California on mission to prove that decarbonisation of the maritime sector is possible, by operating solely on renewable energies: solar, wind, tidal power and hydrogen.

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