Model 2? Musk reveals new electric car plans and fast-tracks 30 million production target
Tesla to design new, original electric vehicle models at Shanghai and Berlin, as industry estimated to reach 30 million new EVs a year by 2026.
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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.
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