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Bridie Schmidt

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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.

Bridie Schmidt

Road Trips

“We ruined the weekend!” Electric car owners share their stories about EV road trips

Kona Electric at Yennyenning lakes. Courtesy: Sam Blight

Australian electric vehicle enthusiasts are continuing to prove that EVs do not ruin the weekend as we head towards 2022 and a new election year.

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Tesla offers free off-peak charging to make holiday driving easier and cheaper

Tesla encourages owners to avoid peak hour lineups for Superchargers by making charging completely free at certain sites.

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Hyundai sells out second small offering of Ioniq 5 EVs with vehicle-to-load

The Hyundai Ioniq 5 sells out again, after the South Korean carmaker releases second allocation in Australia.

The BYD e6 electric peoplemover has been delivered in Sydney. Supplied

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First BYD EV deliveries made to customers, with official launch slated for February

First BYD e6 people movers have been delivered to customers at two MyCar centres in Sydney and Brisbane, and first images of the BYD showroom have emerged.