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Bridie Schmidt

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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ACT chooses suppliers to triple its EV charging network by end of 2023

  • 11 August 2022
  • Bridie Schmidt
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Number of EV chargers in the ACT is set to grow rapidly with $1.4 million roll out by the end of 2023.
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Australia electric vehicle registrations jump 62 pct in last year, latest data says

  • 1 July 2021
  • Bridie Schmidt
New electric vehicle registrations - including plug-in hybrids and battery-electric - jumped 62% in the last financial year, stats bureau says.
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ACT begins offer of free rego and zero interest loans for electric vehicles

  • 24 May 2021
  • Michael Mazengarb
Zero emissions vehicles purchased in the ACT, including EVs and fuel cell vehicles, will now receive a two year waiver of rego charges.
ACT greens electric vehicle shane rattenbury - optimised
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ACT minister hits out at states planning “extraordinary” taxes on electric vehicles

  • 13 May 2021
  • Michael Mazengarb
ACT energy minister hit out at "extraordinary" plans to introduce EV taxes, says now is the time to back zero emissions vehicles.
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ACT unveils Australia’s first public hydrogen refuelling station

  • 26 March 2021
  • Michael Mazengarb
Australia's first publicly available hydrogen refuelling stations opens in Canberra, as a 20-strong Hyundai Nexo fleet hits the road.
The fleet of Hyundai NEXO hydrogen vehicles (Credit: Hyundai).
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ACT registers Australia’s first fleet of hydrogen vehicles, with Queensland next in line

  • 5 March 2021
  • Michael Mazengarb
ACT government registers the country's first fleet of 20 Hyundai Nexo hydrogen vehicles, with the re-fuelling facility to be operating soon.
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ACT puts out call for 90 all-electric buses and charging infrastructure

  • 21 December 2020
  • Michael Mazengarb
ACT government launches market-sounding processes to kick-start the procurement of 90 all-electric buses for the national capital.
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ACT government’s 20-vehicle hydrogen fleet grounded due to Covid difficulties

  • 6 August 2020
  • Michael Mazengarb
Covid-19 movement restrictions delays deployment of ACT's new 20-strong hydrogen fuel cell car fleet.
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