Road Trips Archives | The Driven

Bridie Schmidt is lead reporter for The Driven, sister site of Renew Economy. She specialises in writing about new technology and has been writing about electric vehicles for two years. She has a keen interest in the role that zero emissions transport has to play in sustainability and is co-organiser of the Northern Rivers Electric Vehicle Forum.

British adventurer to embark on Pole to Pole electric vehicle road trip

British adventurer Chris Ramsey plans electric vehicle trip through 14 countries over 30,000km from South to North Pole to raise awareness about climate change.

Photos used with permission. Source: David McLeod/Twitter

6 min

“I don’t want my kids to cook:” EV owners doing the “Big Lap” around Australia

Three electric vehicle owners are doing the "big lap" around Australia. Here are their stories.

3 min

Charging speed and efficiency comparison between Model 3 US and China builds

We tested the charging rates and efficiency of a China built Tesla Model 3 SR+, and a US built one. Here are the results.

2 min

Electric car owners poke fun at Morrison, say EVs “ruined” their Easter weekend

Group of electric car owners join forces in new Facebook group to show how zero-emissions vehicles “ruined" their weekends.

5 min

Mini Electric review: Price parity for EV version of a family favourite

The Mini Electric is a pretty cool addition to Australia's EV offerings. But the best thing about it is that the electric version is at price parity to the petrol equivalent.

5 min

From Zero to hero: My electric motorcycle re-incarnation

A little over two years ago my seven year electric motorcycling life came to a stuttering halt after 50,000kms and two bikes. I'm now back on the road.

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