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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.

Plugged In: The important Australian EV news of the past week

Weekly update of electric vehicle news in Australia: NSW to get 120 electric buses, Vic issues EV parking spot fines, WA announces charging network, and Queensland to trial five FCEVs and more.

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Queensland to trial five fuel cell cars powered by local green hydrogen

Queensland Labor government to trial five FCEVs powered by "home-grown" hydrogen to underpin development of local hydrogen industry.

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“On yer e-bike”: Brisbane ditches CityCycle in favour of electric bikes

Brisbane to ditch ill-fated CityCycle program which has been draining city funds in favour of electric bikes.

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Bustech secures electric deal with Queensland, and with US bus giant Cummins

Brisbane-based Bustech expands footprint in electric bus market, with announcement of deal with Queensland Labor and partnership with US commercial vehicle giant Cummins.

Cairns charge point launch for the Queensland Electric Super Highway. Source: Tritium

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Queensland identifies two more sites for $2.5million EV network rollout

Two additional sites identified for $2.5 million second phase of Queensland's statewide public electric car charging network.

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Queensland unveils plan to tap solar and boost daytime EV charging

New plan from Queensland government utility Ergon aims to encourage electric vehicle charging during the day to soak up cheap and plentiful solar generation.

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