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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.

EV pioneer Wiebe Wakker’s Blue Bandit goes on display in VW car museum

The story of Wiebe Wakker, the Dutch explorer who drove an electric car from Europe to New Zealand via Australia, has found a place in Volkswagen's Autostadt museum ZeitHaus.

Shane Maher with Yuki the Leaf+ in Yass. Source: EV4ME2/Youtube

4 min

“Electric vehicle getaway”: Australia’s first long-range Leaf goes for a long drive

"It doesn’t matter if you have a Leaf or a Tesla, you can still have a weekend getaway in an EV."

5 min

Tesla Model S review after 160,000km and four years ownership

Slava Kozlovskii shares experience of owning 2016 Tesla Model S for four years and how it has held up after driving 160,000km as a rental vehicle.

13 min

Electric weekend: Three EVs go on 1,300km road trip towing caravans

Three powerful battery electric vehicles go on 1,300km road trip with caravans, and spend three days on tour in some of the most scenic parts of Norway.