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

  • 15 December 2025
  • 7 comments
  • Riz Akhtar
Days after Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that unsupervised FSD is "pretty much solved", first Tesla Model Y Robotaxi spotted without anyone inside.
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  • 3 min
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Chery reveals key specs of adventure-focused and dog-friendly Jaecoo J5 EV

  • 15 December 2025
  • 4 comments
  • Riz Akhtar
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.
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  • 3 min
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BYD Sealion 7 Premium review: The top-selling electric SUV that resets the standard

  • 13 December 2025
  • 10 comments
  • Riz Akhtar
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.
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  • 2 min
  • Autonomous Vehicles

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

  • 13 December 2025
  • 6 comments
  • Riz Akhtar
New data shows Tesla's FSD Supervised usage now exceeds 10 billion km ahead of rapid expansion in 2026.
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  • 3 min
  • EV News

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

  • 13 December 2025
  • 5 comments
  • Riz Akhtar
Zeekr's most popular 7X electric SUV, dubbed Australia's fastest charging SUV, marks 1,000 deliveries as dealer network grows.
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  • 2 min
  • EV News

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

  • 12 December 2025
  • One comment
  • Riz Akhtar
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.
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  • 3 min
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Toyota slashes price of its first EV by $10,000 despite bigger battery, longer range

  • 11 December 2025
  • 30 comments
  • Riz Akhtar
Toyota ups battery, adds range, power to its first EV in Australia, the bZ4X, while shaving thousands off the price.
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Northern Territory to get its first Tesla Supercharger, as expansion continues

  • 10 December 2025
  • One comment
  • Riz Akhtar
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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  • 2 min
  • EV News

Tesla produces 4 million EVs at its most productive factory

  • 9 December 2025
  • 5 comments
  • Riz Akhtar
Tesla has now produced 4 million cars at its Shanghai factory, which has supplied most of the Tesla EVs on Australian roads and around half of all the company's production.
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  • 2 min
  • EV News

BYD to launch another affordable electric sedan, priced from around $A35,000

  • 8 December 2025
  • 7 comments
  • Riz Akhtar
BYD's next affordable electric sedan - which will slot above the Seal in terms of size - has been spotted ahead of its official launch.

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