Rachel Williamson, Author at The Driven IO

Wednesday, July 15, 2026

Rachel Williamson

Rachel Williamson is a science and business journalist, who focuses on climate change-related health and environmental issues.

EV News

Nissan Leaf and Tesla Model 3 drive EV sales ahead in Canada
Q3 sales figures for EVs in Canada show Nissan Leaf and Tesla Model 3 leading the way in battery electric vehicle sales – and the Model 3 only hit the market there in May.
Bridie Schmidt

Oct 12, 2018

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Tesla buys Chinese land for new $5bn EV factory
Tesla vehicles wearing a made in China sticker could be headed Australia’s way, after news of progress on a site for a factory near Shanghai.
Tony Bosworth

Oct 12, 2018

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EV News

Jaguar sounds new solution to the silence of electric vehicles
Electric vehicles are known for their silent movement, but this raises its own set of problems which Jaguar has solved a year ahead of upcoming global noise regulations.
Tony Bosworth

Oct 12, 2018

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EV News

Norway makes history as electric vehicle sales reach half of all cars sold
For the first time in modern history, electric cars stood for almost half of passenger car sales for the month of September in Norway.
Bridie Schmidt

Oct 12, 2018

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EV News

Musk visits Studebaker Museum, turns Twitter into EV history lesson
Now that he’s not allowed to Tweet market sensitive information anymore, Elon Musk has turned his focus to EV history, and it’s a thread worth reading!
Bridie Schmidt

Oct 12, 2018

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Press Releases

Tritium tapped as leading EV charger maker, exporter in Queensland awards
Tritium Pty Ltd’s global success in the electric vehicle fast-charger market has been recognised with the Premier of Queensland’s Exporter of the Year Award and the Manufacturing Award. The Awards were announced last night (October 11, 2018) at a gala dinner in Brisbane. As a winner of the Queensland Awards, Brisbane-based Tritium automatically progresses as […]
Press Release

Oct 12, 2018

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Electric Cars

Denmark to ban petrol, diesel car sales by 2030 – push EV uptake
Denmark joins global push to EVs with 2030 ban on sales of new petrol and diesel cars, and plans for EV tax breaks and other incentives.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 11, 2018

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EV News

Tesla’s Chinese rival Nio stocks rally as major investor buys in
Largest external shareholder of Tesla claims stake in rival Chinese EV maker, sending its share value up by 22 per cent prior to listing in the US.
Bridie Schmidt

Oct 11, 2018

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EV News

Jeep prepares to start production of Renegade plug-in hybrid
Jeep has finally announced that production of the plug-in hybrid version of its popular Renegade will commence at its Melfi plant in Italy.
Bridie Schmidt

Oct 11, 2018

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EV News

Mazda looks to electrify all cars by 2030 … with rotary ‘range extender’
Mazda says it will reduce tailpipe emissions from its vehicles by making use of an electrified and low emission rotary engine.
Bridie Schmidt

Oct 11, 2018

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EV News

Australia reaches EV charging milestone with 50th public DC fast charger
Tritium installs Australia’s 50th publicly accessible fast charging site at the Hunter Valley Gardens, in Pokolbin.
Bridie Schmidt

Oct 10, 2018

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EV News

Israel unveils plans to go 100 per cent electric by 2030
From 2030, Iraelis can either go electric or go elsewhere, as government announces stop to sales of new petrol or diesel cars from that date.
Bridie Schmidt

Oct 10, 2018

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