Sophie Vorrath, Author at The Driven

Sophie is editor of One Step Off The Grid and deputy editor of its sister site, Renew Economy. Sophie has been writing about clean energy for more than a decade.

Ampol to add EV fast chargers at 121 petrol stations around Australia

After getting $1 billion to keep its Australian oil refinery pumping, Ampol gets another grant to roll out EV chargers at its petrol stations.

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Policy

Idling is the new smoking: Health experts call for anti-idling zones for ICE cars

We've banned smoking around children, so why not exhaust from ICE cars? Health experts call for anti-idling zones, starting with schools.

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Mercedes accelerates electric shift, gains on Tesla with 1000km range EV

German automaker targets BEVs in all segments by 2022 and will launch electric-only models from 2025.

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Batteries

Australia’s Vaulta says its battery casing technology is game changer for EVs

Australian technology that promises to extend the life of electric vehicle batteries – and make them serviceable and recyclable – wins government grant.