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.

Tesla sales increase 80% in Germany ahead of Berlin factory boost

Tesla chases down VW in electric sales as Germany finally starts to catch up with EV transition, and as Berlin Gigafactory gets ready to open.

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Australia electric car sales double, but swamped by numbers of diesel, petrol sales

Electric car sales are increasing at a much higher rate than all other drivetrains but are being swamped by new petrol and diesel vehicles on the road as the sector experiences a rebound.

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Tesla leads global EV market again, tripling sales and beating Wuling Mini

Tesla continues to lead the global EV market with sales of its Model 3 and Model Y and is expected to report record Q1 sales in coming days.

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Germany leads 25 pct surge in Euro electric car market, new emissions limits touted

European EV sales have surged almost 25% in past year, dominated by the booming German auto market, as peak auto industry body looks to agree with further tightening of CO2 reduction measures.

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Chinese EV sales to soar 15-fold by 2035, WoodMac

Sales of new energy vehicles in China are expected to rise 15-fold and increase their share in total new car sales above 80% by 2035, according to new figures.

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MG and Porsche electric cars make splash in Australia market

MG ZS EV and the Porsche Taycan - the most affordable and most expensive electric cars available in Australia - both make splash on local market amid doubling of electric car sales.

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Plugged In: Taylor pushes hybrids, while Victorians, NRMA want support for EVs

Coalition government releases "do nothing" EV paper suggesting hybrids are better choice than plug-in electrics, new survey shows most Victorians think more should be done to support transition to electrics, and both NRMA and FCAI call for EV policy reform.

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MG leads growth in electric SUV sales, but Australia still lags world EV push

The new MG has helped lift electric SUV sales in Australia off a tiny base, but the growth is swamped by consumer demand for fossil fuel cars as Australia falls further behind rest of world.