Bridie Schmidt is associate editor for The Driven, sister site of Renew Economy. She has been writing about electric vehicles since 2018, and has a keen interest in the role that zero-emissions transport has to play in sustainability. She has participated in podcasts such as Download This Show with Marc Fennell and Shirtloads of Science with Karl Kruszelnicki and is co-organiser of the Northern Rivers Electric Vehicle Forum. Bridie also owns a Tesla Model Y and has it available for hire on evee.com.au.

Atlis Motors unveils 10 minute battery prototype for new electric ute

The XT Pickup electric ute. Source: Atlis Motor Vehicles.

Atlis Motors says it has developed a utility truck battery cell and pack design to cut recharge time to under 10 minutes.

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BYD introduces new “blade” EV battery and plans to sell EV parts to competitors

Warren Buffet-backed BYD hatches plan to sell EV parts to rivals, and seeks to redefine safety standards with new "Blade" lithium iron phosphate EV battery.

Yuichi Aihara, Principal Engineer from SRJ, Yong-Gun Lee, Principal Researcher and Dongmin Im, Master from SAIT. Source: Samsung

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Samsung researchers crack long range, solid state EV battery puzzle

Samsung researchers believe they have cracked a key problem inherent in high-performance solid-state batteries to allow an EV to travel 800km on a single charge.

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Floating renewable battery launched to recharge boats in Amsterdam Port

Port of Amsterdam launches floating battery service to provide mobile, renewable energy recharging for boats in the port of Amsterdam – and slash the use of diesel.

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Volvo heralds “flawless launch” of 24-hour electric vehicle battery factory

Volvo says there are no issues – including for the all-important supply of cells – at its newly launched Belgium electric car battery factory.

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GM unveils ambitious EV plan with ultra-fast charging platform and 200kWh battery

General Motors unveils ambitious EV plan to introduce wide range of new electric vehicles with top-of-the-range fast charging capabilities for its largest models.

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The great new battery electric cars that Australia is missing out on

European consumers can already choose from more than 60 different models, which will grow to more than 150 in a few years. In Australia, there is barely a handful of options.