Tesla Model 3 hits milestone 200,000 cars produced
There are now 200,000 of Tesla's popular all-electric sedan on the plane, with new markets opening up in Europe and China
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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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SEA Electric targets US trucking market as “next logical step”
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Australia’s EV sales remained at pathetically low level in 2018, data shows
Official data shows the number of electric vehicles sold in Australia last year remains at a pathetically low number.
New “refillable” battery tech could allow electric cars over 5000km range
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Could BMW be acquired by Amazon in push to electric?
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Tesla Model 3 arrives in China ahead of schedule, to beat trade war
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