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Bridie Schmidt

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 3 and has it available for hire on evee.com.au.

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The EV transition: How electric car uptake has grown in Australia

  • May 2, 2022
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Australia lags sorely behind the world in electric vehicle uptake, but a decade of data now shows where Australia's EV transition is at.
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Official sales data shows Tesla easily outsells Toyota Camry so far in 2022

  • April 5, 2022
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Official data confirms that Tesla Model 3 easily outsells the Toyota Camry in first quarter of 2022.
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EV sales jump again as petrol prices and supply chains take toll on fossil car market

  • March 3, 2022
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Electric vehicle sales doubled in February, while sales of new petrol-powered passenger cars plunged 22%, and petrol SUV sales dropped 7.3%.
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Electric car and SUV sales double again in January, despite auto market decline

  • February 3, 2022
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Electric vehicle sales more than double in January, despite a declining auto market, and electric SUVs are the flavour of the month.
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Tesla almost beats Toyota as complete 2021 electric vehicle sales figures revealed

  • January 31, 2022
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Australia's electric car market kicked some serious goals in 2021, but new data reveals Australia doesn't have a demand problem, it has a supply problem.
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Electric vehicle sales for 2021 are in as Tesla nudges one million mark

  • January 12, 2022
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Tesla doubled its sales in 2021 and in Australia, EV sales tripled, but clear EV sales data is still on the wishlist.
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Surge in EV sales in November suggests Tesla Model 3 will outsell Toyota Camry in 2021

  • December 8, 2021
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Tesla accounts for three out of every four electric cars sold in Australia in 2021 ... and it may even outsell the Toyota Camry.
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All-electric Volvo XC40 Recharge shoots to top of Australian EV sales

  • October 12, 2021
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The Volvo XC40 Recharge electric accounted for one in three of its XC40 SUV and 21% of all Volvo's sales in September.
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Tesla leads EV market, but deliveries pause as customers wait for rebates

  • September 3, 2021
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Tesla continued to lead the way in EV sales in August, but deliveries have slowed as customers waited for EV rebates to come into force.
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Electric car sales take off in Australia, with Tesla leading the way

  • July 5, 2021
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Electric car sales are beginning to take off in Australia, with more than 6,000 sold in the first half of 2021 - a doubling of 2020's entire sales.
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