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.

UK to mandate EV chargers in new homes and buildings

An electric vehicle charging in Russell Square, London. Source: Wikicommons/Philafrenzy

UK to introduce new measures to ensure drivers have more places to charge as the EV transition picks up pace.

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Trickle charge: Australians really want to buy EVs, but most new models are hard to find

Australians are hungry for electric vehicles, but even those willing to pay $60,000 or more for the current crop of EVs are being frustrated by a trickle of supply.

4 min

No carrot, no stick: Why EVs are not making it to Australia in big numbers

Global car manufacturers have much more incentive to send their EVs to markets closer to home, because Australia has neither carrot nor stick.

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All-electric Volvo XC40 Recharge shoots to top of Australian EV sales

The Volvo XC40 Recharge electric accounted for one in three of its XC40 SUV and 21% of all Volvo's sales in September.

Mercedes EQA 250 compact suv driving. Source: Mercedes-benz

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“Luxo-barges” and cheap ICE: How global chip shortage is accelerating shift to EVs

The global chip shortage could push automakers to build more EVs sooner than expected and spell the end of churning cars out to fill dealership floors.