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.

Hyundai fears Australian fuel emissions standards may not happen for years

Hyundai Kona Electric is one EV on the Australian market. Credit: Bridie Schmidt

Hyundai fears fuel emissions standards off the table for at least three years, and warns that Australia may have to transition to EVs dragged "kicking and screaming" by rest of world.

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Germany extends electric car bonus to 2020, aims for 1 million EVs by 2022

Germany to extend current bonus scheme to encourage electric car uptake, disappointing some who had called for a top-up of support payments.

The 2019 Hyundai Kona Electric. Credit: Bridie Schmidt

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Ryde Council to invest $370,000 in electric vehicle purchase and infrastructure

Ryde Council considers investment in transition to electric mobility for staff operations.

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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.

Main image: “I'm Positive I Plugged it in” Credit: Yercombe, CC BY-NC 2.0

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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.

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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.

PM Morrison backed Small Business Minister Michaelia Cash's attack over electric cars in Gosford last month. AAP

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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