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Bridie Schmidt

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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Tesla Model 3 prevails with two hill climb victories after Pikes Peak crash

  • 1 September 2020
  • Bridie Schmidt
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Two Tesla Model 3s claim first and second place in exhibition class of 2020 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, with one Model 3 resurrected after it literally bit the dust.
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Lithium Australia’s Envirostream to start recycling old electric car batteries

  • 1 September 2020
  • Bridie Schmidt
Envirostream Australia to start recycling EV batteries in coming weeks, saying it will use materials reclaimed to create new battery cathode materials.
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Tesla becomes seventh biggest company in US after five-to-one stock split

  • 1 September 2020
  • Bridie Schmidt
Tesla stock rises by 12.57% after five-to-one stock split, valuing it as seventh largest company in US by market cap, and worth more than Visa.
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Bollinger Motors unveils electric delivery vans

  • 1 September 2020
  • Joshua S. Hill
Bollinger Motors unveils Deliver-E electric van, an all-electric van concept tailor-made for the delivery market.
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US gives electric car makers six more months to install acoustic warning systems

  • 1 September 2020
  • Joshua S. Hill
US car makers given another six months to meet “quiet car” regulations requiring electric and hybrid vehicles emit audible sounds at low speeds.
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Harley Davidson gets ready to launch electric Livewire in Australia

  • 1 September 2020
  • Nigel Morris
The all-electric Harley Livewire is not the first electric HD, but it's the best bet to get a growing number of riders past their close affinity to complex petrol engines.
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Mercedes-Benz joins climate pledge, delivers 1,800 electric vans to Amazon

  • 31 August 2020
  • Bridie Schmidt
Mercedes-Benz delivers 1,800 electric vans to Amazon, joining US online retail giant's climate pledge launched by CEO Jeff Bezos in 2019.
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Tesla owner modifies $20 Casio watch to become Model 3 car key

  • 31 August 2020
  • Bridie Schmidt
Enterprising Tesla Model 3 owner modifies "old school" Casio watch with genius hack so that he can use it to open his electric car.
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Tesla Model Y spotted on China highway confirmed as “Made in China”

  • 31 August 2020
  • Bridie Schmidt
Industry watchers confirm that photos of a Model Y atop a flatbed truck on a highway in China was made at Tesla's Gigafactory 3 in Shanghai.
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Electric vehicle and hybrid sales hit record share of 18 per cent in Europe

  • 31 August 2020
  • Bryce Gaton
Sales of electric vehicles and hybrid cars rose to their highest ever share in Europe in July, 2020, grabbing 18 per cent of the total passenger car market. 

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