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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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“Wolf in sheep’s clothing”: What’s wrong with plug-in hybrid electric vehicles

  • September 17, 2020
  • Bridie Schmidt
Range Rover Evoque PHEV. Source: JLR
Plug in hybrids are touted as transition drivetrain that can help drivers take first step towards zero emissions future, but rarely operate without fossil fuels.
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Electric buses and trains are the answer, not more cars

  • September 2, 2020
  • Graeme McLeay & Vicki Kotsirilos
A silent and largely ignored health hazard accompanying our daily commute is that of air pollution. Are more cars, even if electric, the answer?
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Electric cars can save billions in climate change, air pollution damage

  • August 20, 2020
  • Bridie Schmidt
New study finds that billions of dollars can be saved and hundreds of thousands of premature deaths can be avoided by a widespread shift to electric vehicles.
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New UK report shows that EVs and renewables are the perfect pairing

  • July 28, 2020
  • Ketan Joshi
Electric vehicles feature in the future projections in new UK report as much more than simple tools to get around in a zero carbon way.
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Idle Off project launches to reduce vehicles idling at schools

  • July 6, 2020
  • Bryce Gaton
Idle Off campaign launched to reduce exposure of schoolchildren to unnecessary vehicle emissions.
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California accelerates electric truck transition, UK mulls 2032 ban for petrol car sales

  • June 26, 2020
  • Bridie Schmidt
Landmark California rule will require all truck sales to be zero emissions by 2045, while UK considers bringing petrol and diesel car ban forward, again.
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Transport commission blames fleet owners and business for Australia’s dirty car pool

  • June 23, 2020
  • Bridie Schmidt
Electric vehicle purchases in Australia are growing, but the focus of fleet owners and business on utes and SUVs means the country has one of world's dirtiest car fleets.
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Time to scrap your gas-guzzler: transport lobby pushes for quick switch to EVs

  • June 12, 2020
  • Bridie Schmidt
New report underlines need to retire older vehicles from the national fleet in order to fully decarbonise transport, because it is too late for business as usual.
Marty Andrews, Chargefox CEO and Victoria’s minister for energy, environment and climate change Lily D'Ambrosio. Supplied
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Chargefox delivers 100,000 charging sessions, but regional gaps need boost

  • June 1, 2020
  • Bridie Schmidt
EV charging provider Chargefox reaches impressive 100,000 charging sessions, but says industry needs support to fill network gaps.
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If all cars were electric, UK carbon emissions would drop by 12%

  • June 1, 2020
  • George Milev and Amin Al-Habaibeh
What if all cars switched to electric overnight? We found that if the UK’s cars went entirely electric its total carbon emissions would be cut by almost 12%.

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