Amazon’s Jeff Bezos says EV industry will be exciting to watch
Jeff Bezos, CEO and founder of retail giant Amazon, expresses excitement to staff in transforming auto industry at company-wide meeting.
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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.
Formula 1 champ Nico Rosberg says Formula E will drive electric car transition
2016 F1 champion Nico Rosberg on Formula E, and the impact he wants to have as a "green tech" entrepreneur.
Tesla drops Model S and X standard range pricing by around $10,000
Tesla drops pricing for base variants of Model S and Model X electric cars.
Tesla releases DIY maintenance manuals for Model 3 electric sedan
Model 3 DIY maintenance manual for minor tasks now available from Tesla website.
Aston Martin gives all-electric Rapide E first public run on Formula E Monaco circuit
In another sign of the times, Aston Martin have shown that EVs can marketed as powerful, fun and ‘sexy' as like their ICE brethren.
Kia electric Niro named “gamechanger” in UK car award
Kia e-Niro gains another award, this time winning the title of "Game-Changer" from UK Autocar Awards.
Tesla bags Maxwell batteries, slashes costs as Model 3 customers click and wait
As Australia waits for Tesla Model 3 configurator page to go live, Elon Musk announces a focus on cost cuts, some of which may come from the purchase of Maxwell Technologies.
Chinese giant BYD inks deal with Australian firm to build EVs in Adelaide
Adelaide based Evant signs MoU with Warren Buffett-backed BYD to collaborate on development and production of electric vehicles in South Australia.
Global petrol car sales may have already passed peak as consumers eye electric vehicles
Commercial vehicle sales will be well and truly dominated by electric cars and buses by 2040, a new report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) has predicted.
Tesla confirms small price increase for all Model 3 variants
A small price hike for the Model 3 will see $US400 added to price of each variant, even off-menu models.