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.

Small, smart and autonomous-ready EV concept unveiled by Jaguar Land Rover

Jaguar Land Rover unveils compact, flexible Project Vector concept, to be tested in "living laboratory" on streets of Coventry as part of "future mobility service."

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Interest in electric cars surges, putting big dent in petrol car market, says survey

Roy Morgan CEO says increasing interest in electric vehicles is taking a significant toll petrol car popularity in Australia, and will continue to do so at a growing pace.

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Tesla Models X and 3 ranked among Australia’s Top 3 safest cars for 2019

Two of out three of Australia's independently ranked safest cars are electric vehicles, and both of those are Teslas.

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City of Shepparton switches to electric vehicles, powered by Council solar

Victoria’s Greater Shepparton City Council becomes latest local government to make switch to electric vehicles – at least partially – with purchase of two Nissan Leafs.

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Fisker takes new tack on electric SUV market with lease offer

Customers invited to make $US250 reservations for Fisker Ocean, a full month ahead of January 2020 unveil. New details of the luxury electric SUV also revealed.

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Musk’s Cybertruck stuns and divides Tesla fans, same price as Model 3

“It doesn’t look like anything else” – Musk says as he unveils his Cybertruck, or Tesla ute, to the applause and dismay of Tesla fans.

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