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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.

“Putting handbrake on EV sales:” Federal Labor MP takes govt to task over poor policy

Labor MP Matt Thistlethwaite. Image credit: Lukas Coch

Federal Labor MP Matt Thistlethwaite says government is "putting the handbrake" on EVs, becoming second federal MP in as many weeks to call for stronger policy to support a transition to electric vehicles,

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Model 3 achieves record low energy consumption in driving efficiency test

Tesla Model 3 Standard Range Plus can achieve a market-leading 11.9kWh per 100km energy consumption, new testing shows.

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Electric vehicle sales in Europe expected to triple, but UK faces supply issues

Electric vehicles tipped to triple in Europe in 2021, but the UK risks supply issues unless it shapes better laws.

Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess at new Golf world premiere in Wolfsburg, 2019. Source: VW

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VW CEO says diesel too cheap for more ambitious clean transport targets

VW boss Diess says diesel must become more expensive to allow for faster transition of car industry to comply with climate targets proposed by EU.

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If all cars were electric, UK carbon emissions would drop by 12%

What if all cars switched to electric overnight? We found that if the UK’s cars went entirely electric its total carbon emissions would be cut by almost 12%.

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Improved air quality has more people thinking about buying EVs

Increased awareness around the impacts of fossil fuels on air quality has people thinking more about electric vehicles, UK study finds.

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