electric vehicles Archives

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.

Australia’s Rectifier unveils first two-way electric vehicle charger

Melbourne-based company Rectifier Technologies unveils its first two-way EV charger, that will allow drivers to not only charge an EV, but also sell excess power back to grid.

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Electric cars can save billions in climate change, air pollution damage

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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US energy utilities are pitching electric cars and buses to consumers

US energy providers pitch electric cars to customers and electric buses to schools as sector goes full steam ahead with $US1.5 billion worth of investment aimed at electrifying transport.