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.

Another one bites the dust: Vattenfall exits after fire in solar race challenge

Unfortunate circumstances have befallen another team in the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge, with the Netherlands' Vattenfall team forced out of the race when its vehicle caught fire.

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Two solar cars taken out by strong wind gusts in Darwin to Adelaide solar race

Solar Team Twente and Sonnenwagen pull out of Darwin to Adelaide solar car race after strong wind gusts in central Australia cause the two vehicles to crash.

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Dutch team takes the lead in Darwin to Adelaide solar racing challenge

Dutch teams take lead in both the challenger and the cruiser classes of the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge after two days of racing powered solely by the sun.

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UNSW students prepare to race across Australian desert in solar electric car

UNSW Sunswift students to race Violet solar racing car sporting new efficiency upgrades, in competition to build the most efficient, practical solar car possible.

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UNSW students attempt new world record in solar “family” car

UNSW Engineering's solar racing team are about to set out to break the Guinness World Record for most efficient solar electric car.

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Australia testing ground for innovative materials in world’s “toughest solar race”

German solar racing team wants to win the 2019 biennial 3,000km World Solar Challenge – a grueling race from Darwin to Adelaide – and has a new weapon to get it there.

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