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.

Renault pulls electric Zoe from Australia, citing policy failure, poor sales

Renault axes Zoe from Australia lineup, citing disappointing sales as the electric hatch becomes another victim of weak government stance on vehicle emissions.

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Renault produces an electric Zoe ‘van’, and it’s tiny

Renault unveiles a light van version of its popular Renault Zoe ZE50 5 door hatch. How well has it done?

2 min

How to get a Renault Zoe electric hatch for free

You can now obtain leases for an electric Renault Zoe in Germany where the entire cost is covered by state subsidies.

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.

3 min

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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Tesla Model 3 remains global EV leader despite huge drop in sales

Tesla keeps title of global leader in electric vehicle sales in April, despite 75% drop from March due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

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Renault to reveal eight new EVs in “electric offensive”

Groupe Renault to unveil electric concept Morphoz and debut Twingo Z.E. and Mégane Estate E-Tech plug-in alongside five other EVs at Geneva Motor Show.