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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.

MG reveals longer range option and facelift for ZS EV, and it is coming to Australia

New MG ZS EV with bigger battery, longer range and new look will come to Australia in 2022, while base level variant will also get a bigger battery.

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Which electric cars are the cheapest to own? Motoring groups crunch the numbers

Electric cars cost up to $10,000 less to run than they did a decade ago. So which are now the cheapest to own?

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Tesla leads EV market, but deliveries pause as customers wait for rebates

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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MG topples Tesla as every second car sold in Sweden now electric

Every second passenger car sold in Sweden in June was a plug-in electric vehicle, with the Chinese-made MG overtaking Tesla Model 3.

2021 Model 3. Image credit: Sam Parkinson

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Electric car sales take off in Australia, with Tesla leading the way

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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MG becomes first electric car available for rent in Australia through major company

The all-electric MG ZS EV compact SUV become first fully electric car to join a major car hire company fleet in Australia in significant "first step".