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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.

  • Charging

Tesla opens multiple new Supercharger sites in past month, including for non-Tesla EVs

  • June 2, 2025
  • 18 comments
  • Riz Akhtar
Tesla opens new sites with over a dozen fast chargers showing continued growth of Australia's most-reliable charging network.
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  • 2 min
  • Autonomous Vehicles

Elon Musk flags fully autonomous factory to door deliveries as driverless tests begin

  • May 31, 2025
  • 10 comments
  • Riz Akhtar
Tesla Model Y vehicles have been testing in Texas, without anyone in the driver’s seat, and Elon Musk is flagging fully autonomous factory to customer door deliveries.
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  • 2 min
  • EV News

Tesla offers $3,000 trade-in sweetener on Tesla Model 3 stock

  • May 29, 2025
  • 5 comments
  • Riz Akhtar
Tesla offers new trade-in incentives, cutting thousands off the price of stocked EVs in Australia.
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  • 2 min
  • Electric Work Vehicles
  • EV News

BYD’s large electric van spotted testing in China

  • May 29, 2025
  • 3 comments
  • Riz Akhtar
BYD's next big product - an electric last mile delivery van - has been spotted testing in China.
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  • 2 min
  • EV News

Tesla’s refreshed Model S and Model X spied in road tests

  • May 28, 2025
  • 3 comments
  • Riz Akhtar
Tesla is working on newly refreshed versions of the Model S and Model X ahead of an imminent launch.
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  • 2 min
  • EV News

BYD’s next ute spied again, and new details suggest it could be full battery electric

  • May 28, 2025
  • 9 comments
  • Riz Akhtar
BYD's next ute has been spied again, with more details emerging suggesting it could have a full battery electric version.
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  • 2 min
  • EV News

BYD intensifies EV price war in home market, slashing up to 30% off some models

  • May 27, 2025
  • 6 comments
  • Riz Akhtar
BYD has slashed prices by 30% on some EV models as the price war in its home market continues.
BYD Megastore Inside 2 Sydney September 2023 Riz Akhtar
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  • 2 min
  • EV News

BYD to take control of Australian distribution of its EVs and plug in hybrids

  • May 26, 2025
  • 7 comments
  • Riz Akhtar
BYD Australia to take over distribution of its EVs and plug in hybrid cars in Australia in coming months.
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  • 2 min
  • EV News

Xiaomi YU7 electric SUV specs announced, outdoes Porsche Macan EV

  • May 25, 2025
  • 10 comments
  • Riz Akhtar
After leading phone maker Xiaomi's first EV success, the brand has launched a new SUV model, targeting the bigger SUV market.
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  • 3 min
  • EV News

Tesla Model 3, Kia EV3 and MGS5 EV get top safety scores

  • May 25, 2025
  • 14 comments
  • Riz Akhtar
Another round of EVs lead the way with five-star ANCAP rating, with refreshed Tesla Model 3 receiving a record score for child safety.

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