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.

Sounds of silence: GM pushes electric Hummer as a quiet achiever

General Motors reveals another play in its all-electric game plan, this time shouting the quiet, yet high-tech, virtues of its Hummer EV.

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Nissan tests “hub and spoke” renewable and EV community in Fukushima

Nissan to test "hub and spoke" model combining renewables, storage and zero emissions transport in Fukushima.

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Images of new Audi e-tron GT emerge online ahead of official launch

Images of the Audi e-tron GT, the German carmaker's answer to the Tesla Model S, have been leaked ahead of global premiere this week.

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Tesla sold quarter of all global electric vehicle market in 2020

Tesla sold a quarter of all EVs worldwide in 2020, and will likely hold the upper hand for 2021.

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MG electric SUV gets better safety rating than its petrol equivalent

MG electric SUV awarded five-star safety rating by ANCAP, higher than its petrol-fuelled stablemate.

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Plugged In: Taylor pushes hybrids, while Victorians, NRMA want support for EVs

Coalition government releases "do nothing" EV paper suggesting hybrids are better choice than plug-in electrics, new survey shows most Victorians think more should be done to support transition to electrics, and both NRMA and FCAI call for EV policy reform.