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Bridie Schmidt is lead reporter for The Driven, sister site of Renew Economy. She specialises in writing about new technology and has been writing about electric vehicles for two years. She has a keen interest in the role that zero emissions transport has to play in sustainability and is co-organiser of the Northern Rivers Electric Vehicle Forum.

EV chargers for truck stops in new deal with Puma Energy, Evie Networks

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Puma Energy truck stop outside Townsville, Queensland, site of first Evie Networks ultra-rapid EV charger under new deal between the two companies.

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Nissan Leaf owners should be able to use their cars to power their homes later this year

Nissan Leaf owners will finally get access to bi-directironal chargers, and the ability to power their home from their battery on wheels, by the end of the year.

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Transformers: ANU to trial 51 Nissan Leafs for role as mobile batteries for the grid

ANU trial of vehicle-to-grid technology seeks to unlock potential of EVs as mobile batteries, and deliver more storage than five Snowy 2.0 schemes.

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McDonalds to get 100s of EV rapid charge points in UK

Fast food giant McDonalds announces drive-through restaurants in UK will now offer customers 100s of rapid charging points through partnership with rapid EV charger InstaVolt network.