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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.

Electric Vehicles

Shell wants UK to accelerate ban on fossil fuel car sales to 2030
Oil major Shell says UK should ban the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles within a decade.
Bridie Schmidt

Jul 22, 2020

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Tesla Model Y electric crossover SUVs land in NZ. Is Australia next?
So close… and yet so far. Three Tesla Model Y SUVs – not yet available to order in Australia or New Zealand – arrive in Auckland for reasons unknown.
Bridie Schmidt

Jul 16, 2020

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Australia may soon enjoy bigger “grey market” for second hand EVs
Increasing numbers of Australian drivers want their next car purchase to be electric but can’t afford the few models on offer. There might be a better option.
Bridie Schmidt

Jul 16, 2020

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Electric Vehicles

Two more sub $60,000 electric vehicles are nearly ready to enter Australia market
Two more electric vehicle models are almost ready to enter the Australian auto market, which has been sorely lacking in choice for those wanting to make the switch to zero emissions transport.
Bridie Schmidt

Jul 1, 2020

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Electric Vehicles

Tritium’s electric car “plug and charge” tech could turn cars into phones on wheels
World first “plug and charge” technology for electric vehicles introduced by Australia’s Tritium could see cars transform into more than just a mode of transport.
Bridie Schmidt

Jun 25, 2020

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Electric Cars

Stanford’s rethink on lithium metal battery shows promise for EV range
New research from Stanford university has demonstrated a promising new take on the lithium metal battery that could increase electric vehicle driving range.
Bridie Schmidt

Jun 24, 2020

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Electric Vehicles

Tesla Battery Day set for September to reveal million-mile EV revolution
Elon Musk has tentatively given a September 15 date for Tesla’s Battery Day and AGM, but what has been the real reason behind the delays?
Bridie Schmidt

Jun 23, 2020

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Electric Vehicles

Tesla cracks 400 mile range barrier for Model S as world waits for battery update
While the world hangs on news of battery update, Tesla takes time out to explain how it has cracked the 400 mile barrier with its Tesla Model S.
Bridie Schmidt

Jun 18, 2020

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Electric Vehicles

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

Jun 17, 2020

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Electric Vehicles

Tesla eyes increased EV margins with low-cost LFP battery in China
Tesla gains approval to use no-cobalt lithium iron phosphate battery in China-made Model 3, and new estimates of the battery’s cost indicate a bigger, better margin for Tesla.
Bridie Schmidt

Jun 16, 2020

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Electric Vehicles

H2X hopes to jump-start Australian car industry with launch of hydrogen SUV
New hydrogen car company launches in NSW with aim of reviving car manufacturing industry and delivering new SUV called Snowy in 2022.
Bridie Schmidt

Jun 12, 2020

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Nikola eclipses Ford and targets Australia as first market for Badger hydrogen ute
Nikola says Australia will be one of first markets for hydrogen-powered Badger ute, as its market value surges past that of Ford and FCA.
Bridie Schmidt

Jun 11, 2020

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