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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.

Biden credits GM and ignores Tesla on electrification of cars, and Musk is not happy

Biden gets in the Hummer EV with GM CEO Mary Barra. Source: GM

US president Joe Biden makes speech crediting auto giant General Motors for electrifying "the entire auto industry". Musk was so upset he tweeted an Andrew Bolt video.

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Tesla models dominate list of top 10 most satisfying cars

All four of Tesla's production electric cars ranked highly in the latest Consumer Reports satisfaction ratings.

Tesla store in Berlin. Credit: Schmidt Automotive Analysis

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Germany is now Tesla’s largest Europe market, and Model 3 is number one car sold

One in four of Tesla's European sales are now in Germany, with some interesting new try-before-you-buy tactics pushing up sales.

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Tesla readies for big switch to 4680 batteries with deliveries to Giga Texas

Tesla moves closer to building first vehicles with 4680 cells, having delivered what looks to be a large number of the new format cells to Texas.

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Electric Cars

Tesla starts taking orders for Model Y electric crossover in UK

UK drivers can now order the Tesla Model Y, heralding a further expansion to right-hand drive markets.

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Musk flags Berlin factory opening as Model Y lifts Europe to record EV sales

Musk says Tesla Model Y electric crossover - which helped Europe hit record battery-electric car sales - will start rolling off Berlin factory next month.