Ryde Council to invest $370,000 in electric vehicle purchase and infrastructure
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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.
Australians could have saved over $1 billion in fuel if we had car emissions standards 3 years ago
Legislative action regarding vehicle emissions is overdue, and needs urgent attention by the federal government.
US poll shows widespread and bipartisan interest in electric vehicles
The vast majority of Americans have a positive impression of electric vehicles, despite a concerted campaign from fossil fuel interests to demonise the technology.
More drivers looking to buy hybrid vehicles in Australia, young look to ride-share
Roy Morgan suggests that drivers increasingly want to buy hybrid cars, but overall sales will fall as people look to electric and car-sharing options.
Electric car industry in Australia now faces 12-month wait for a policy
Australia's electric vehicles industry - and consumers - will have to wait at least another 12 months for the Coalition government to deliver EV strategy.
US conservatives led by Koch and Forbes attack electric vehicles
The attacks on electric cars reverberating through the conservative echo chamber have found a new voice in US media man Steve Forbes.
Global petrol car sales may have already passed peak as consumers eye electric vehicles
Commercial vehicle sales will be well and truly dominated by electric cars and buses by 2040, a new report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) has predicted.
Energy minister Angus Taylor caught out lying again on electric car “housing tax”
Taylor caught out lying in electric vehicle scare campaign. "This sort of lying should be illegal," says billionaire Michael Cannon-Brookes.
How does Shorten’s electric vehicle sales target stack up?
Does Bill Shorten's plan for electric vehicles to make up 50% of all new car sales by 2030 stack up? Or could we do more?
Why Australia needs grey imports to get cheaper green cars
Australia's car emissions are 45 per cent higher than Europe, per vehicle. Allowing "grey imports" would improve access to cheaper, greener cars.