Riz 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.

EV News

Geely confirms top-selling and low priced EX2 electric hatchback on its way to Australia

Geely confirms its best-selling EV globally, the affordable EX2 hatchback, will arrive in Australia in late 2026, following in the footsteps of its popular EX5.

2 min

EV News

Tesla to launch 6-seater Model Y L internationally in 2026

Tesla's longest Model Y destined for Europe in Q1 2026 ahead of other international markets.

2 min

Autonomous Vehicles

Tesla Robotaxi spotted driving without anyone inside after Musk says FSD “solved”

Days after Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that unsupervised FSD is "pretty much solved", first Tesla Model Y Robotaxi spotted without anyone inside.

3 min

EV News

Chery reveals key specs of adventure-focused and dog-friendly Jaecoo J5 EV

Key specs of adventure-focused Jaecoo J5 EV with a single variant revealed ahead of imminent launch, complete with pet-friendly additions and a karaoke machine.

3 min

BYD Sealion 7 Premium review: The top-selling electric SUV that resets the standard

We tested the BYD's Sealion 7 Premium to see why more than 11,000 drivers have bought this SUV in 2025, making it the second best-selling EV in the country.

2 min

Autonomous Vehicles

Tesla reveals over 10 billion km driven with FSD Supervised self-driving software

New data shows Tesla's FSD Supervised usage now exceeds 10 billion km ahead of rapid expansion in 2026.

3 min

EV News

Zeekr delivers 1,000th unit of the highly popular 7X SUV, expands dealer network

Zeekr's most popular 7X electric SUV, dubbed Australia's fastest charging SUV, marks 1,000 deliveries as dealer network grows.

2 min

EV News

BYD wins approval for lower cost variant of its best-selling EV in Australia

BYD gets approval for sale of a new entry-level variant of its best-selling EV in Australia, with a smaller battery and less powerful motor and a price likely to be under $50,000.

3 min

EV News

Toyota slashes price of its first EV by $10,000 despite bigger battery, longer range

Toyota ups battery, adds range, power to its first EV in Australia, the bZ4X, while shaving thousands off the price.

2 min

Northern Territory to get its first Tesla Supercharger, as expansion continues

Northern Territory to get its first Tesla Supercharger as company's EV charging network reaches its most northerly location in Australia.

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