zero emissions Archives

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 for two years. She has a keen interest in the role that zero emissions transport has to play in sustainability and is co-organiser of the Northern Rivers Electric Vehicle Forum.

CEFC backs smart charging and vehicle-to-grid, but Taylor says no to EV targets

The Hyundai Ioniq was introduced into Australia in 2018. Source: Hyundai

CEFC backs Jet Charge push into smart home chargers and V2G, but energy minister dismisses calls for EV targets in policy to be handed down at year's end.

4 min

Why Michael Moore’s electric car myths only benefit the fossil fuel industry

Michael Moore's ‘Planet of the Humans’ isn’t just wrong. It’s actively denying a range of quality-of-life improvements.

2 min

EV News

Australia Post is zeroing in on electric deliveries in Canberra

Australia Post introduces 163 electric delivery vehicles in Canberra, and new images of the zero emissions "trikes" in action have been shared by one of our readers.

5 min

Transport is letting Australia down in the race to cut emissions

Why do measures that would reduce transport emissions continue to be so elusive in Australia?

4 min

The great new battery electric cars that Australia is missing out on

European consumers can already choose from more than 60 different models, which will grow to more than 150 in a few years. In Australia, there is barely a handful of options.