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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 a keen interest in the role that zero emissions transport has to play in sustainability.

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Adelaide Airport first to switch bus fleet to 100% electric
Adelaide Airport bus will become the first airport in Australia to switch entire bus fleet to electric, in new deal with airport transfer service SkyBus.
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Mar 27, 2020

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Siemens converts all lamp posts on UK residential street to EV chargers
Siemens and ubitricity have converted all the lamp posts on a central London residential street into “hidden” electric vehicle chargers.
Bridie Schmidt

Mar 25, 2020

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VW planning small electric ID.1 city car that would sell for under $36,000
German car maker Volkswagen says it is working on the ID.1 electric city car small city car which will cost under €20,000.
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Mar 23, 2020

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Tesla introduces “touchless deliveries” as New York gigafactory joins shut-down
Tesla implements “touchless deliveries” in response to coronavirus outbreak, while it starts taking temperatures and handing out masks to reduced numbers of staff.
Bridie Schmidt

Mar 20, 2020

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Australia’s first EV “subscription” service to give drivers taste of electric cars
Australian drivers will soon get a taste of driving electric cars via a subscription service launched by software startup Blinker.
Bridie Schmidt

Mar 20, 2020

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Model Y solves issue of range drop in cold weather with heat pump
The addition of a heat pump could be a game-changer for the Model Y driving range in winter.
Bridie Schmidt

Mar 19, 2020

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Clean transport gets $2bn in UK budget, with focus on EV charging hubs
Conservative UK government allocates £1 billion ($A2 billion) to increase roll-out of electric car charging hubs and extend Plug-In Grant under its 2020 budget.
Bridie Schmidt

Mar 13, 2020

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Tesla ploughs ahead in China as stock slides on COVID-19, oil price plunge
Tesla ploughs ahead with plans to localise parts for Chinese Model 3 production, increasing production of certain parts in new lines at Shanghai Gigafactory.
Bridie Schmidt

Mar 12, 2020

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Tesla rolls out one-millionth electric car – and it’s a Model Y
Tesla has now made one million cars, all with zero tailpipe emissions.
Bridie Schmidt

Mar 11, 2020

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Tesla claims 80% of Australian market as EVs near 18,000 mark
Tesla’s dominant position in the Australian EV market continues to grow, with 80% of new EV sales to date in 2020 and Australian EV market climbs to around 17,600.
Bridie Schmidt

Mar 9, 2020

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Canada considers tax break for off-road EVs to tackle mining sector emissions
Canada to introduce tax write-offs for all-electric off-road vehicles and other automotive equipment in effort to reduce carbon emissions in country’s mining sector.
Bridie Schmidt

Mar 5, 2020

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Great new all-electric cars that you cannot buy in Australia
Interested in buying an electric vehicle in Australia? Good luck. It won’t take you long to discover that the choice is not large, barely more than a handful, compared to a wide choice available in Europe.
Bridie Schmidt

Mar 3, 2020

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