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

Senate inquiry to urge EV targets, range of incentives
Senator Tim Storer hints at push for national EV target and other incentives as result of Senate inquiry into electric vehicles.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 9, 2018

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EV News

Queensland to double government EV fleet each year, help boost second hand market
Queensland to double number of electric vehicles every year, including an early order for more than one dozen Hyundai Ioniq EVs.
Bridie Schmidt

Nov 9, 2018

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EV News

China maps path to lead global electric vehicle production
New Made In China 2025 plan sees the nation’s carmakers producing 3 million EVs a year, 80% of which would be sold on the local market, and the rest sold overseas.
Bridie Schmidt

Nov 8, 2018

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Electric vehicles preferred as next buy for one-third of Victorian drivers
Survey finds 27% of all Victorian drivers would prefer to buy a zero emissions vehicle when they next purchase a car.
Bridie Schmidt

Nov 8, 2018

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EV News

Australian fleet owners look to shift to electric vehicles
Australian fleet owners look to shift to electric vehicles – some within a matter of months!
Bridie Schmidt

Nov 7, 2018

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EV News

Jaguar backs Arc Vector, the world’s “most advanced” electric motorbike
Jaguar shrugs off stuffy image, injecting funds into makers of “world’s most advanced electric motorcycle”.
Bridie Schmidt

Nov 7, 2018

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EV News

And now ….. the “folding” electric car to address parking issues
Israeli company proposes two-seater electric vehicle that can “fold” its chassis in order to take up about as much parking space as a motorcycle.
Bridie Schmidt

Nov 7, 2018

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Podcasts

The Driven Podcast: Saving lives with solar taxis
How the World Solar Challenge led to a solar-powered trip around the world and the development of light-weight solar taxis that will save lives in Africa.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 6, 2018

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EV News

Danish-designed electric car unveiled by bike firm Biomega
Danish bicycle maker unveils it’s first car: an electric concept vehicle called SIN. And as you might expect from a bicycle company, it has little in common with conventional passenger vehicles.
Bridie Schmidt

Nov 6, 2018

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EV News

Toyota hydrogen fuel cell vehicles hit the road in Melbourne trial
In the first of several Australian-first “real-world” trials, Toyota will give three of its Mirai hydrogen fuel cell electric cars to a Melbourne Council to test over a 12-week period.
Bridie Schmidt

Nov 6, 2018

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EV News

Tesla and Panasonic produce 60% of global EV batteries
Tesla and Panasonic together produce 60 per cent of the global electric vehicle batteries.
Bridie Schmidt

Nov 5, 2018

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EV News

Apple wants EVs to platoon like cyclists to save energy, and link batteries
Apple proposes system in which electric vehicles could travel in convoy to save energy, shuffling back and forth in much the same way as a cycling peloton.
Bridie Schmidt

Nov 5, 2018

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