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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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“Goes like you wouldn’t believe:” Bowen test drives Ford F-150 electric ute

  • September 21, 2022
  • Bridie Schmidt
chris bowen with electric ute
Federal climate and energy minister uses US visit to test drive electric ute, proving their existence and declaring they are "hugely popular."
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Electrification could save Sydney’s ferries in NSW clean transport strategy

  • September 21, 2022
  • Bridie Schmidt
New and retrofitted electric ferries, and multimodal roads with streamlined user fees, are being sounded out by the NSW state government.
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How bad are carbon-belching SUVs for the climate and for our health?

  • September 19, 2022
  • Robin Smit and Nic Surawski
We may be underestimating just how bad carbon-belching SUVs are for the climate – and for our health.
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Rapid shift to EVs can save 24,000 lives and $148 billion over next two decades

  • September 16, 2022
  • The Conversation
New research shows EVs will save thousands of lives and improve the health of millions of Australians just by reducing air pollution.
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Utes and SUVs are obliterating EV emissions reduction gains

  • September 15, 2022
  • Bridie Schmidt
SUV and ute sales are decimating the small gains in transport emissions reductions being made by Australia’s slow EV uptake.
Model Ys and Model 3s lined up in Tesla's warehouse at Alexandria, Sydney. Image: Sam Parkinson
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Australia is failing on electric vehicles. California shows it’s possible to pick up the pace

  • September 13, 2022
  • Scott Hardman, Daniel Sperling, and Gil Tal
In Australia, EV uptake is one eighth the rate of California. Here's why local concerns about the EV transition are outdated.
The City of Sydney's fleet of Nissan LEAF EVs. Source: Nissan
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Fleets called on to take advantage of EV transition incentives

  • September 13, 2022
  • Joshua S. Hill
Australasian fleet association calls on NSW fleet operators to take advantage of the latest round of EV incentives.
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Toyota ranks last in global green car report, accused of anti-climate lobbying

  • September 9, 2022
  • Amalyah Hart
Global report ranks Toyota at the bottom of the pile on decarbonisation, while another damning report exposes the carmaker’s anti-climate lobbying efforts.
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Polluter pays: How Norway became the global leader in the electric vehicle transition

  • September 9, 2022
  • Bryce Gaton
In Norway, almost nine in ten new car sales are electric. How did it get there?
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World EV Day: How to move without fossil-fuelled transport

  • September 9, 2022
  • Hurry Krishna
The first auto show took place in 1901, not long after petrol cars were invented. Now there is a lot more cleaning to do than picking up manure from the streets.

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