Tesla releases video of Model 3 arrival Down Under and calls itself a kangaroo
Tesla officially announces its first deliveries of Model 3 in Australia, compares itself to a "kangaroo" and sets off a new Twitter meme.
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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.
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