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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.

Daimler prepares for EV revolution with $A31bn battery order

Daimler has €20billion EV batteries on order and plans to make more of its own as it prepares to launch its own "electric offensive".

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Is a battery electric vehicle safe in a flood?

In the event of a flood, is it any more dangerous for an electric vehicle to be floating down the main street than an ICE car?

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Electric vehicle car parks could provide more storage than Tesla big battery

Macquarie Uni research says car parks in an electric vehicle future have the potential to provide more storage than South Australia's big Tesla battery.

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Why are EVs more expensive? Is it really just the battery costs?

The disparity in price between ICE and EV cars lies in battery, supply chains and economies of scale. But a price fall is imminent, and the Kodak moment too.

The Chevrolet Bolt EV is not currently part of GM's far-reaching changes

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GM finally wakes up to battery electric future, shuts five ICE factories

GM to close five ICE car plants and sack 15 per cent of its workforce as it finally concedes it needs to focus on a future of battery electric vehicles.

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Hydrogen fuel cell cars have three times emissions of battery EVs – UQ study

If charged on Australia's main grid, hydrogen fuel cell vehicles will have three times the emissions of battery electric vehicles, and nearly double those of petrol cars, UQ study finds.