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Bridie Schmidt is lead reporter for The Driven, sister site of Renew Economy. She specialises in writing about new technology and has been writing about electric vehicles since 2018. She 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.

Electric Cars

Tesla “army” arrives in Australia, in what will be record-shattering quarter

Record shipment means Tesla sales have boosted the EV market share in Australia to around 2 per cent, and the Model 3 is fast catching up with the Toyota Corolla.

3 min

The sobering truth about April’s record auto sales

EV sales in Australia increased five-fold from April 2020, but digging into the numbers reveals a sobering truth.

3 min

Tesla, MG and Porsche lead doubling of electric car sales in first quarter

Two new players at either pricing extremity of the local EV market, plus of course Tesla, lead a doubling in overall sales in first quarter.

2 min

Australia electric car sales double, but swamped by numbers of diesel, petrol sales

Electric car sales are increasing at a much higher rate than all other drivetrains but are being swamped by new petrol and diesel vehicles on the road as the sector experiences a rebound.

2 min

MG and Porsche electric cars make splash in Australia market

MG ZS EV and the Porsche Taycan - the most affordable and most expensive electric cars available in Australia - both make splash on local market amid doubling of electric car sales.

4 min

MG leads growth in electric SUV sales, but Australia still lags world EV push

The new MG has helped lift electric SUV sales in Australia off a tiny base, but the growth is swamped by consumer demand for fossil fuel cars as Australia falls further behind rest of world.

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