Germany revolts against diesel, petrol cars to become biggest EV market in Europe
Germany is now the biggest buyer of electric vehicles in Europe, surpassing previous market leader Norway as both diesel and petrol vehicle sales fall.
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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.
Interest in electric cars surges, putting big dent in petrol car market, says survey
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Tesla Model 3 tops list of cars that hold their value
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Nissan Leaf again named cheapest electric car to own over 5 years
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Tesla Model Y gets official 507km range and confirmed as most efficient SUV
Tesla Model Y official range and efficiency rating published in US, confirming 507km driving range and status as most efficient crossover SUV now available.
Coalition passes on Teslas to pick diesels for new COMCAR fleet
COMCAR fleet, that serves Australia's politicians snubs all-electric options to choose "fuel-efficient" BMW diesel sedan after "desk-top" assessment rejects Tesla EVs.
Self-driving Nissan Leaf completes record 370km drive across UK
Autonomous Nissan Leaf completes complex 370km drive across UK as part of £13.5 million project to make self-driving as human friendly as possible.
Elon Musk mulls Texas location for fifth electric car factory
Tesla CEO and co-founder Elon Musk has the Twitterverse talking again, this time on whether Texas would be a good location for another electric car factory.
Australia urged to copy UK ban on new fossil fuel cars by 2035
Australia urged to follow UK's example in banning sales of new petrol and diesel cars by 2035 as electric car sales triple in 2019, but fall well short of where they should be.