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Riz Akhtar

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RizĀ is the founder of carloop based in Melbourne, specialising in Australian EV data, insight reports and trends. He is a mechanical engineer who spent the first 7 years of his career building transport infrastructure before starting carloop. He has a passion for cars, particularly EVs and wants to help reduce transport emissions in Australia. He currently drives a red Tesla Model 3.
Riz Akhtar
Riz Akhtar

RizĀ is the founder of carloop based in Melbourne, specialising in Australian EV data, insight reports and trends. He is a mechanical engineer who spent the first 7 years of his career building transport infrastructure before starting carloop. He has a passion for cars, particularly EVs and wants to help reduce transport emissions in Australia. He currently drives a red Tesla Model 3.

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Tesla hopes to expand Robotaxi operation to California in coming months

  • July 12, 2025
  • 4 comments
  • Riz Akhtar
Elon Musk confirms the expansion of Tesla's self-driving Robotaxi into other states, ahead of this weekend's milestone in Austin.
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  • 2 min
  • EV News

Tesla bumps Model Y range to massive 600 km, and offers new paint colour

  • July 12, 2025
  • 3 comments
  • Riz Akhtar
Tesla adds nearly 50 km of range to its best-selling EV, bringing it up to a massive 600 km on a single charge while adding a new paint colour.
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  • 2 min
  • EV News

Hyundai’s potential next electric SUV spotted testing in Sydney

  • July 11, 2025
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  • Riz Akhtar
Hyundai's upcoming mid-sized electric SUV model spotted in Sydney.
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  • 3 min
  • EV News

Lighter, longer MG4 readies for relaunch with improved interior

  • July 10, 2025
  • 5 comments
  • Riz Akhtar
MG's new electric hatchback to feature a new cleaner interior and unique updated paint ahead of upcoming launch in China.
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  • 2 min
  • EV News

Xiaomi’s blockbuster electric SUV starts ticking off its 300,000+ orders

  • July 10, 2025
  • 5 comments
  • Riz Akhtar
Xiaomi starts deliveries of its very popular YU7 as it begins to tick off hundreds of thousands of orders it's received on the electric SUV.
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  • 2 min
  • EV News

Fastest Tesla Model Y Performance spied with full frontal reveal

  • July 7, 2025
  • 2 comments
  • Riz Akhtar
Tesla's fastest Australian-bound electric SUV spotted, revealing what we can expect in the coming months.
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  • 3 min
  • EV News

Xpeng launches G7 at less than $A41,700, obtains 10,000 orders in just 9 minutes

  • July 5, 2025
  • 2 comments
  • Riz Akhtar
Xpeng launches sharply priced G7 electric SUV, and rakes in thousands of orders in first few minutes.
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  • 2 min
  • Charging

Tesla opens 168-stall Supercharger station, with solar farm and big batteries

  • July 5, 2025
  • 6 comments
  • Riz Akhtar
Tesla opens one of the biggest fast charging sites in the world, with a huge solar arrary, big batteries and up to 168 stalls on one of the world's busiest EV corridors.
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  • 2 min
  • EV News

BYD offers $4,000 cash back incentive for top selling Shark 6 plug-in ute

  • July 5, 2025
  • 6 comments
  • Riz Akhtar
After selling over 10,000 Shark 6 utes, BYD makes a $4,000 cash back offer for its top selling PHEV ute.
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  • 2 min
  • EV News

Tesla offers new incentives for Model Y to sustain sales in new quarter

  • July 4, 2025
  • 11 comments
  • Riz Akhtar
Tesla is now offering multiple incentives, saving buyers of a new Tesla thousands in Q3 as it seeks to continue its sales momentum in new quarter.

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