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.

Electric Cars

Westpac joins banks offering cheaper loans for electric and hybrid vehicles

A Tesla electric car charging. Credit: Bridie Schmidt

The Australian Big Four bank is offering considerably lower interest rate loans for customers buying a new or used hybrid or electric vehicles.

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“Tally ho!” First all-electric Mokes roll off production line in UK

Deliveries of the new all-electric Moke, manufactured in the UK, will hit British roads in time for a “glorious summer of open air motoring.”

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Polestar puts money on StoreDot’s ultra-fast charging battery technology

Polestar becomes latest electric vehicle manufacturer to invest in the extreme fast charging battery technology being developed by StoreDot.

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Toyota, Nissan called out for opposing climate action, only Tesla supports 1.5°C

Major car makers talk a big game on the shift to electric vehicles, but a new report finds most of them are laggards, except for Tesla.

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MG offers “free” destination chargers at NSW tourism facilities

MG offers “effectively free" destination chargers for regional businesses approved for new NSW government grant.

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“Model T moment:” Ford starts production of F-150 electric pick-up

The all-electric iteration of “America’s favourite vehicle” – the F-150 pick-up – has begun rolling off the production line.

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How printed solar PV will power a Tesla road trip around Australia

A 15,000km road trip around Australia will be powered by printed solar, rolled out to harvest the sun and then rolled up and stored in the Tesla boot.