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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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Eighty years on from the first commercial production of the iconic Volkswagen Beetle and it looks like the once popular ‘people’s car’ is going electric.
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Porsche finds name for new EV model to compete with Tesla, Jaguar
Porsche made public their commitment to zero-emission vehicles last year, and have now officially christened their flagship electric vehicle.
Kia’s new Niro EV could reach Australia as early as 2019
Korean car maker Kai unveils latest all-electric vehicle, the Niro EV, which cold be in Australia in 2019.
Tennis champ Andy Murray goes electric with Jaguar I-PACE
Keeping his word to ‘go electric’, Scottish tennis champ Andy Murray has become one of the first owners of the Jaguar I-PACE EV.
Nissan marks sale of 100,000 LEAF electric vehicles in Europe
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BMW takes EV sales total to 250,000 after bumper April
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