NRMA injects funds to quadruple size of Tasmania electric car charging network
NRMA to boost funding for Electric Highway Tasmania to help further open up EV tourism in the island state, and identifies at least 20 new sites.
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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.
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BMW shows why Australia needs more ground-up EVs
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