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Bridie Schmidt is lead reporter 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 3 and has it available for hire on evee.com.au.

Tesla Model 3 is now best-selling car in entire UK auto market

Tesla Model 3 becomes best selling car of any kind in UK, as fully electric vehicles account for one in ten new car sales in June.

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Tritium fast-charging tech powers UK’s largest charging site

UK's largest highway EV charging site opens featuring 12 ultra-rapid charging units made by Australia's Tritium.

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How the UK can phase in EVs and ban all petrol, diesel cars in less than 10 years

UK needs millions of new electric vehicles and adequate charging sites to achieve its 2030 target of a full transition to zero-emissions cars. How will it get there?

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UK’s first electric ferry, using old Nissan Leaf batteries, launched in Plymouth

UK’s first sea-going electric ferry, e-Voyager, is launched in Plymouth to begin series of trials using re-purposed Nissan Leaf electric car batteries.