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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.

UK company plans to convert 499 classic Mustangs to electric

UK company Charge plans to convert 499 classic Mustangs into electric cars, appealing to cashed up "rev-heads" who really want to be "ev-heads".

A driverless shuttle used in a Transport for NSW autonomous vehicle trial at Sydney's Olympic Park. City of Newcastle's trial will involve a similar vehicle sourced through its tender process.

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Regional centres Newcastle and Ipswich embrace driverless technology

Two Australian regional centres get ready for age of autonomous vehicles, in which self-driving technology is expected to disrupt the way we do transport.

The tax credit brings the base model Chevrolet Bolt under $US30,000

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Tesla, Nissan and GM form coalition to lobby to extend EV incentives

Tesla forms coalition with GM and Toyota to lobby for extension to tax incentives that have driven the uptake of electric vehicles.

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Hydrogen fuel cell cars have three times emissions of battery EVs – UQ study

If charged on Australia's main grid, hydrogen fuel cell vehicles will have three times the emissions of battery electric vehicles, and nearly double those of petrol cars, UQ study finds.