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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 Model 3 pricing could start at $60,000 in Australia, but hinges on Autopilot

Could the Tesla Model 3 sport the slogan 'Made in Australia'? Source: Tesla

Model 3 configurator for Australian consumers could be online within weeks now, while push to make Autopilot standard may lift price beyond hoped-for entry level of $60,000.

The Model 3 on show in fellow RHD drive market, Hong Kong. Credit: Bridie Schmidt

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Tesla Model 3 becomes all-time best-selling electric car in US

Model 3 confirmed as all-time best-seller in US, as Elon Musk confirms right hand model set to arrive in UK in June.

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Tesla Model 3 now best-selling car in Switzerland

Tesla Model 3 electric car takes first place in Swiss car market for month of March, beating the previous best-sellers by more than one third.

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First Tesla Model 3 with right hand drive spotted in California

Tesla has begun production of RHD Model 3, gearing up to begin shipping to the UK and Australia within months.

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Elon Musk confirms Tesla Model 3 is coming to Australia this winter

Ask and you shall receive: Musk confirms that production for the Australia version of the Tesla Model 3 will begin soon and it will be here this winter.

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Tesla holds off on small price rise citing increased sales

Tesla delays slight increase in pricing that followed reopening of stores.

Perth could soon have its own Tesla retail outlet. Source: Tesla

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Musk promises Tesla store in W.A. to the delight of enthusiasts

Elon Musk confirms Tesla store, service centre and Supercharger for Perth, and locals say it will result in an "explosion of Teslas".

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Tesla Model 3 outsold all other EVs in 2018, while China charged ahead

Tesla outsold all other electric car makers in 2018 - but it was China that led the way in volume.

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Tesla backflips on retail outlet closures, pushing up prices on EVs

Having promised to cut costs by moving all EV sales online, Tesla decides to keep “significantly more” retail outlets open, and pay for this by raising prices by 3% worldwide.

The new V3 superchargers use a thinner cable than the V2 but the plugs remain the same. Source: Tesla

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Tesla unleashes its first ultra fast 250kW supercharger

Tesla unveils its first V3 supercharger - able to add 30kms a minute - which will be rolled out in the Asia-Pacific region later this year.

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