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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.

EV makers team up with Ionity to make charging times as quick as coffee break

Electric car makers team up with European fast charge network Ionity to ensure that long distance electric car charging is as quick as a coffee break.

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Daimler says new luxury EQS electric vehicle will have more than 700km range

Daimler boss says the high-end, yacht-inspired Mercedes-Benz EQS will have one of the longest driving ranges on the EV market.

Mercedes EQC400 in front of wind turbines

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Electric and hybrids shine amid gloom of faltering fossil-fuel car sales

Sales of electric cars in Australia continue to shine amid petrol and diesel downturn, and as Mercedes electric overtakes Tesla Model X.

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German electric and plug-in hybrid car sales nearly double in first four months of 2020

BMW, Mercedes, and Audi record above-average sales of plug-in hybrid vehicles in 2020 according to report by Center of Automotive Management.

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Renault and Mercedes-Benz throw in free wall chargers in Australia offering

European car makers Renault and Mercedes-Benz spark up end of financial year offerings by adding more inclusions with the Zoe and EQC electric cars.

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Mercedes-Benz launches $1.65bn plan to expand electric vehicle battery production

German car maker Mercedes-Benz announces expansion of EV battery production facilities to nine factories in seven locations across Europe, North America and Asia.

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