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Bridie Schmidt

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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.

Commentary

Porsche finds name for new EV model to compete with Tesla, Jaguar
Porsche made public their commitment to zero-emission vehicles last year, and have now officially christened their flagship electric vehicle.
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Jun 13, 2018

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Commentary

Kia’s new Niro EV could reach Australia as early as 2019
Korean car maker Kai unveils latest all-electric vehicle, the Niro EV, which cold be in Australia in 2019.
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Jun 12, 2018

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Electric Vehicles

Australia EV uptake hindered by long road to price parity
Report says EV uptake depends strongly on consumer perceptions of “pay back period”. And in Australia, that requires a 40,000km drive each year.
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Jun 8, 2018

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Electric Vehicles

Why you may only need to charge your EV once a week, or less
Range anxiety? Most EVs would need to be charged less than once a week to meet the average daily commute of Australian drivers.
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Jun 8, 2018

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Other Good Stuff

Tennis champ Andy Murray goes electric with Jaguar I-PACE
Keeping his word to ‘go electric’, Scottish tennis champ Andy Murray has become one of the first owners of the Jaguar I-PACE EV.
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Jun 7, 2018

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Electric Vehicles

Nissan marks sale of 100,000 LEAF electric vehicles in Europe
Nissan reaches milestone of 100,000 LEAF electric vehicles sold in Europe.
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Jun 5, 2018

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Other Good Stuff

France embraces incentive to trade in dirty motors for EVs
France government incentive to trade in old petrol and diesel cars for new EVs proves unexpected success.
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May 19, 2018

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Other Good Stuff

BMW takes EV sales total to 250,000 after bumper April
BMW says sales of electric BMW and Minis soared 52% in April; company secures autonomous driving road test licence in China.
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May 17, 2018

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Renewables

Leaf leads global sales surge, Australia EV uptake doubles
Nissan Leaf leads global sales in EVs, with Australia one of a number of countries, including China, to record a doubling of sales in the first quarter.
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May 16, 2018

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