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 could begin Model Y deliveries as soon as first quarter 2020

Tesla may launch its Model Y crossover SUV as soon as Q1 2020, according to a research note from the Deutsche Bank.

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Tesla deploys mobile EV superchargers – powered by new Megapack battery

Tesla rolls out new Mega-pack battery storage option at its busiest electric vehicle charging stations during US Thanksgiving long weekend.

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Road Trips

Tesla Model S busts EV myths with historic 1 million kilometres driven

Tesla Model S owner Hansjörg Gemmingen breaks record one million kilometre mark in his P85 Model S electric sedan.

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Tesla Cybertruck captured driving on public road – real or CGI?

Tesla Cybertruck apparently captured on public road near Tesla's Hawthorne design studio - but is it real, or is it CGI?

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Interest in Tesla Cybertruck goes wild with over 250,000 pre-orders

Interest in Elon Musk's radical and polarising Cybertruck continues with 250,000 pre-orders now taken for the all-electric ute.

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Tesla Cybertruck may be unsafe for other road users, says Australian safety chief

ANCAP chief James Goodwin says angular design and steel construction of Tesla Cybertruck electric ute may pose safety risks to other road users such as pedestrians.