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Bridie Schmidt

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 3 and has it available for hire on evee.com.au.

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Why there may be more than 1 billion electric flying taxi flights by 2030

  • May 30, 2019
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Marcus Parentis, the head of the technology team at Bosch in charge of the control units behind the electric light aircraft. Source: Bosch
There could be more than 1 billion flights in electric air taxis by 2030, in an industry predicted to be worth more than $2 trillion.
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The Lilium jet pictured with its founders. Source: Lilium
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Elon Musk hails Lilium’s 5-seater electric air taxis

  • May 22, 2019
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk praises Lilium's "air taxi" but says vertical-takeoff-and-landing is a "hard problem".
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Eviation CEO Omer Bar-Yohay and magniX Ceo Roei Ganzarski. Supplied
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Australia’s magniX chosen to power Eviation electric aircraft

  • April 22, 2019
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Regional air travel to be powered by Australian electric flight propulsion technology.
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The Bye Aerospace eFlyer. Source: OSM Aviation
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Norway aviation firm orders 60 electric planes tipped to be “Tesla” of flight

  • April 12, 2019
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Norwegian air crew training provider buys 60 electric planes that are tipped to be the "Tesla" of the aviation industry.
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Source: Harbour Air
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Canadian airline plans first all-electric fleet, using Australian technology

  • March 27, 2019
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Australian-based MagniX technology to be used to create world's first all-electric seaplane fleet, starting with a 6-seater, DHC-2 de Havilland Beaver.
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Eviation plans to request approval for regional electric flight in Australia

  • February 7, 2019
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Electric aircraft maker Eviation plans to seek approval to fly in Australia, after first taking flight in the US.
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