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

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Tesla research chief Jeff Dahn says two million mile battery possible – and needed for V2G

  • 20 October 2020
  • Bridie Schmidt
Head of Tesla's battery research team, Jeff Dahn, says that a 3.6 million kilometre battery is not only possible, but also necessary for the grid and other transport options.
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Hyundai issues Kona EV recall in US and South Korea to investigate fire risk

  • 12 October 2020
  • Sophie Vorrath
Kona EV recalls issued in South Korea and US – but not yet in Australia – to investigate the possible cause of a spate of battery fires.
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Tesla co-founder Straubel sets ambitious EV battery recycling goals

  • 12 October 2020
  • Bridie Schmidt
Tesla co-founder JB Straubel has plans to build his new venture Redwood Materials into world's top battery recycling company, as well as a leader in battery materials.
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Tesla has been using high-energy nickel 4680 batteries for months

  • 28 September 2020
  • Bridie Schmidt
Tesla has been putting prototypes of its energy dense, high nickel 4680 cells into vehicles for some months, Elon Musk says.
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Did Battery Day live up to the hype? Some say yes, others say no

  • 24 September 2020
  • Giles Parkinson
Did Battery Day live up to the hype? There was no million-mile battery, but some analysts say the pace of cost reductions is still hugely significant.
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Tesla Battery Day deep dive: what two battery and EV experts think

  • 24 September 2020
  • Bridie Schmidt
Tesla's Battery Day revealed plans to make cheaper batteries to transition the world to sustainable energy. Two experts delve deeper into what it all means.
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Musk says Battery Day will affect production of Cybertruck, Semi and Roadster

  • 22 September 2020
  • Bridie Schmidt
With less than 24 hours left until Tesla's Battery Day, Tesla boss Elon Musk gives biggest hint yet at what the day may reveal.
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Tesla Battery Day will be “insane”, says Musk. Here’s why

  • 18 September 2020
  • Bridie Schmidt
Tesla's Battery Day is just four days away, and Elon Musk says, "It will be very insane." Here's what one battery expert thinks will be revealed.
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GM set to debut wireless battery management system for EVs

  • 16 September 2020
  • Joshua S. Hill
GM aims to be first automaker to use an almost completely wireless battery management system in its production electric vehicles (EVs).
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Volvo inks deal with Batteryloop to repurpose electric bus batteries

  • 11 September 2020
  • Bridie Schmidt
Volvo and Stena Recycling subsidiary Batteryloop ink global deal to repurpose batteries from electric buses.

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