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Bridie Schmidt is lead reporter 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 3 and has it available for hire on evee.com.au.

ACT finalises shift to 100 per cent renewables, now eyes transition to electric vehicles

Shane Rattenbury speaking at The Driven conference on Tuesday August 27, 2019. Supplied.

The ACT government is finalising its shift to 100 per cent renewables and is now focused on decarbonising transport with a shift to electric vehicles.

Current EV charging systems can take at least 30-45 minutes, while the new resarch promises to cut this down to minutes. Credit: Kārlis Dambrāns

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Australia slow shift to EVs is putting carbon budget at risk

Australia's slow uptake of electric vehicles could blow out the carbon budget, and a target of 50% EV sales 2030 was needed to keep the country on track.

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The rise and fall of the petrol station

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.

Scott Morrison's coalition government castigated EVs in the lead up to May's electric. AAP

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Coalition government report predicts half new car sales will be electric by 2035

New report predicts that by 2035 half of all new car sales in Australia will be electric, but by 2030 will continue to lag behind two thirds of world in EV uptake.