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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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GAC Aion UT electric hatchback confirmed for Australia

  • 16 January 2026
  • 2 comments
  • Riz Akhtar
GAC Aion UT electric hatchback confirmed for sale in Australia, months after automotive giant's launch in Australia.
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  • 2 min
  • Autonomous Vehicles

Surprise for owners as Musk announces that Tesla will stop selling FSD

  • 15 January 2026
  • 17 comments
  • Riz Akhtar
Tesla to stop selling FSD in a big shift from original strategy with subscription the only offering moving forward.
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  • 2 min
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BYD teases specs of its smallest EV, with a tiny 20 kWh battery pack

  • 14 January 2026
  • 8 comments
  • Riz Akhtar
BYD teases details of its battery pack and range on its smallest EV yet, the Racco, destined initially for Japan.
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  • 2 min
  • EV News

Tesla launches cheapest Model 3 in key right-hand-drive market

  • 13 January 2026
  • 7 comments
  • Riz Akhtar
Tesla launches its cheapest car in key right-hand-drive market, shaving thousands off the next model in lineup.
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  • 2 min
  • EV News

Mazda confirms third EV for Australia, the CX-6e SUV to arrive in 2026

  • 12 January 2026
  • 3 comments
  • Riz Akhtar
Japanese brand Mazda confirms that it will bring a new electric SUV to the Australian market in 2026.
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  • 3 min
  • EV News

Zeekr 7GT electric wagon with crazy charging tech goes international

  • 12 January 2026
  • 4 comments
  • Riz Akhtar
Zeekr launches a new slick electric performance wagon to outdo Porsche and BMW in their home market.
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  • 2 min
  • EV News

Geely offers $2,500 factory bonus on popular EX5 electric SUV

  • 12 January 2026
  • 2 comments
  • Riz Akhtar
One of Australia's most popular EVs to get a factory bonus offer of $2,500 off the driveaway price.
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  • 2 min
  • EV News

BYD’s cheapest electric cars to have LiDAR self-driving tech

  • 11 January 2026
  • 2 comments
  • Riz Akhtar
BYD to launch affordable electric hatchbacks with LiDAR sensors to help upgrade autonomous driving tech in its cheaper cars.
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  • 2 min
  • EV News

Tesla launches lower cost, longer range Model Y thanks to new battery

  • 10 January 2026
  • 3 comments
  • Riz Akhtar
Tesla launches its most efficient Model Y, cheaper with 657 km of range.
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  • 2 min
  • EV News

Tesla offers $3,000 off some models and other incentives to kickstart 2026

  • 10 January 2026
  • 2 comments
  • Riz Akhtar
Tesla aims to recover sales of one of its previous best-sellers with incentives to kickstart 2026.

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