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Read the latest in Australia’s shift towards electric mobility, here and globally.

As the world increasingly turns to electric vehicles, we will make sure you have access to all the biggest stories in EVs.

More importantly, read about topics like policy, charging infrastructure, and developments in EV technology – because you want to know.

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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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Mercedes-Benz EQV get ready to unveil first premium electric people mover

  • August 21, 2019
  • Bridie Schmidt
The EQV electric people mover. Source: Mercedes-Benz
Mercedes-Benz EQC to be unveiled as first fully electric people mover in its class at Frankfurt Motor Show, showing up Tesla and others who have been threatening to make electric passenger vans for some time.
Source: Youtube/Tesla
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Price increase for Tesla self-driving upgrade delayed until Smart Summon wide release

  • August 21, 2019
  • Bridie Schmidt
Pricing increase for Tesla's Full Self Driving (FSD) delayed up to two months until the latest V10 Autopilot upgrade with Smart Summon has been released to all.
Source: Pixabay
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  • 4 min
  • Electric Bikes
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California car stats – and what they mean for the rest of the world

  • August 20, 2019
  • Bryce Gaton
With Tesla Model 3 ranking third best-selling car in California, and year-on-year falls in ICE vehicle sales, California can tell us a lot about where the auto market is headed.
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  • 2 min
  • Electric Cars
  • EV News

Tesla Model 3 deliveries in Australia begin next week

  • August 20, 2019
  • Bridie Schmidt
Tesla fever running high, with reports Tesla staff in Sydney have told their Model 3 customers that Australian deliveries of the mass-market EV start next week.
Tesla Summon
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  • 4 min
  • Electric Cars
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Consumer interest in electric vehicles doubles in Australia

  • August 20, 2019
  • Bridie Schmidt
New data shows consumer interest in EVs in Australia has doubled, marking a turning point for the local market and the battle to reduce transport-related emissions.
Source: Neolix AI
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  • 2 min
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Chinese AV start-up plans to put 10,000 “robovans” on public streets

  • August 20, 2019
  • Joshua S. Hill
China's Neolix is looking to break open the local "robovan" market, with plans to deploy 10,000 of its self-driving microvans.
The ACE-EV Cargo. Supplied.
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ACE-EV launches electric van manufacturing in South Australia

  • August 20, 2019
  • Bridie Schmidt
Electric light commercial vehicle start-up ACE-EV announces advisory board and celebrates milestone on path to relaunching South Australian auto manufacturing.
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  • 3 min
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  • EV News

Make a noise: Australia to follow Europe and US with safety sounds for electric vehicles

  • August 19, 2019
  • Bridie Schmidt
The new rules would require all electric and hybrid vehicles be fitted with an acoustic vehicle alert system, and drivers may also be allowed to create their own sound provided it follows regulations.
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The auto logistics company that handles Tesla vehicles in Australia

  • August 19, 2019
  • Bridie Schmidt
Tesla logistics "handler" at the docks explains how the growing EV market is pushing growth and change.
Source: Pixabay
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  • 2 min
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The rise and fall of the petrol station

  • August 18, 2019
  • Bryce Gaton
It is 100 years since the first fuel station was installed in the UK, but now the number of public electric vehicle charging stations surpasses the number of servos.

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