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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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Tesla to do more “due diligence” before accepting Bitcoin again

  • 22 July 2021
  • Bridie Schmidt
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Elon Musk says Tesla will accept Bitcoin again after more "due diligence", and the cryptocurrency is using more renewables.
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Tesla to adopt Bitcoin again if it can source at least half its energy needs from renewables

  • 14 June 2021
  • 2 comments
  • Bridie Schmidt
Tesla to resume accepting Bitcoin as payment for EVs once at least half of it is mined using renewable energy, says Musk.
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Tesla drops Bitcoin as payment for EVs as carbon concerns drive home

  • 13 May 2021
  • One comment
  • Bridie Schmidt
Tesla will no longer accept payment for its electric cars using Bitcoin, citing concerns about carbon emissions associated with Bitcoin mining.
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Master of Coin: Tesla is now accepting Bitcoin as payment for electric cars

  • 25 March 2021
  • One comment
  • Bridie Schmidt
Tesla will now accept Bitcoin as payment for electric cars, Elon Musk has announced.
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Tesla spends $A2bn on bitcoin, and may accept it as payment for EVs

  • 9 February 2021
  • One comment
  • Bridie Schmidt
Electric carmaker Tesla invests 8% equivalent of its cash holdings in bitcoin, and said it may accept bitcoin from customers in the future.
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