Riz Akhtar, Author at The Driven IO - Page 3 of 163

Search

Friday, July 24, 2026

Friday, July 24, 2026

Search

Riz Akhtar

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.

Videos

Video: Elroq lands, Firefly sparks, and EV speed records shattered | The Driven Podcast
Škoda Elroq debuts in Australia – can it compete? We also dive into Nio’s Firefly and bold battery-swapping push, the newest EV speed records, and more top stories from the week.
Sam Parkinson

Sep 17, 2025

0
Zeekr says it receives 2,000 orders for 7X, Australia’s fastest charging SUV
Zeekr says its received over 2,000 orders for its highly anticipated 7X electric SUV, with first customer test drives and deliveries to begin next month.
Riz Akhtar

Sep 17, 2025

5
Dieselgate whistleblower warns VW, BMW and Mercedes risk repeating mistakes in electric shift
Ten years after the start of the Volkswagen emissions scandal, German carmakers still lack a full commitment to EVs because they are torn between short-term profits and long-term strategy, leading expert says.
Soren Amelang

Sep 17, 2025

4
Real-world emissions from plug in hybrids are five times higher than official tests
A new analysis of European plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) has revealed that their real-world emissions are five times higher than official tests would suggest,
Joshua S. Hill

Sep 16, 2025

4
Charging & V2G

Network wins innovation award for vehicle-to-grid technology trials
Essential Energy, the operator of the local electricity network in 95 per cent of regional NSW, wins innovation award for vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology trial, now looking for more car maker partners.
Joshua S. Hill

Sep 16, 2025

2
Letter to the editor: Why don’t we tax tyres, instead of fossil fuels and EV road use
Why wouldn’t we tax new tyres at the point of sale – every vehicle needs them, regardless of technology.
Letter to the Editor

Sep 16, 2025

32
GAC to officially enter Australia with electric Aion V SUV now approved for sale
GAC’s first EV in Australia, the Aion V, is on its way after receiving approval for sale.
Riz Akhtar

Sep 16, 2025

5
EV News

Volvo claims a world-first fully electric deconstruction site
Volvo deploys five electric machines, electric trucks and a battery-powered demolition robot to deconstruct three buildings as part of a major redevelopment in Germany.
Joshua S. Hill

Sep 15, 2025

5
Tesla ups safety across its fleet with Vision tech
Tesla rolls out new safety features via software, making its fleet safer.
Riz Akhtar

Sep 15, 2025

11
Extending FBT exemption could put another 1.5 million EVs on roads by 2035
Extending a tax cut for electric cars until 2035 could put another 1.5 million motorists behind the wheel of a low-emissions vehicle and significantly cut transport pollution, a study has found.
Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

Sep 15, 2025

6
Charging & V2G

New Tesla Superchargers come online, with pricing as low as 35c/kWh
Tesla opens multiple new supercharger sites with some of the lowest fast charger prices of any charge point operator.
Riz Akhtar

Sep 13, 2025

12
Autonomous Vehicles

Tesla FSD Supervised has quickly won over doubters, but is it legal?
Video from Tesla vehicles driving on Australian roads without hands on steering wheels have led some to question whether the software is legal to use without a permit,
Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

Sep 13, 2025

4