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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.

Biden lays out cash-for-clunkers policy in presidential bid

Presidential hopeful Joe Biden lays out $US 2 trillion climate and energy package which includes reinstating full federal EV tax incentive and giving US drivers cash for their old fossil-fuelled clunkers.

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Volkswagen and Bosch CEOs clash over future of hydrogen in cars

Volkswagen and Bosch at odds over use of hydrogen in mobility, with world's largest car maker clinging to a "dogma" of electric cars.

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Australia may soon enjoy bigger “grey market” for second hand EVs

New player in Australian auto market could help Australian drivers access wider and more affordable range of electric vehicles, a new report says.

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The electric recipe of Norway’s zero emissions transport boom

Norway's EV success is a simple reminder of something too often forgotten: policy and hard work both result in real change. Can Australia do it too?

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South Australians keen to switch to electric vehicles, new survey finds

New survey from South Australia's RAA finds more than 40% of motorists are considering buying an electric vehicle when purchasing next car.

The established car shipping industry in Emden could be a key factor in Tesla's interest in Lower Saxony.

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The Osborne Effect: Why new car sales will be all electric in six years

It may take only six years for the sale of new petrol and diesel cars to be replaced by electric. Here's why.

Smart cities, smart cars: Circle K becomes the first energy station chain in Norway. Source: ABB

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Oslo city hits new milestone – most electric vehicles per capita

Oslo Kommune reaches 50,000 electric cars, and highest per capita EV penetration, as share of new car sales from petrol and diesel cars plunges to just 15 per cent.

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Idle Off project launches to reduce vehicles idling at schools

Idle Off campaign launched to reduce exposure of schoolchildren to unnecessary vehicle emissions.

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It’s taken Tesla just 10 years to end Ice Age for Big Auto and Big Oil

Tesla turns 10 as a listed company, and becomes the most value car company in the world as investors dial in the end of the ICE age for Big Oil and Big Auto.

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German new car registrations hit 30-year low, but electric car sales rise

German new car sales slump sharply in first half of the year, but electric vehicle sales have more than doubled.

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