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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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Electric vehicle sales rebound in September on the back of intense price wars

  • 3 October 2024
  • 45 comments
  • Riz Akhtar
MG4 Drive Exterior Red
EV sales rebound in September on the back of recent price cuts, but more are turning to various forms of hybrids.
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  • 2 min
  • EV News

BYD sets new monthly global sales record, driven by plug-in hybrids

  • 2 October 2024
  • 10 comments
  • Riz Akhtar
BYD hits another sales record in September, but this time it has been driven by the company's plug in hybrid models.
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  • 2 min
  • EV News

New Chinese brand Deepal to launch electric SUV under new Australian distributor

  • 1 October 2024
  • 16 comments
  • Riz Akhtar
Another new electric SUV to land in Australia in 2024, thanks to Changan Deepal partnership with a renowned automotive distributor.
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  • 3 min
  • EV News

Xpeng lays down gauntlet to Tesla, pitches price of first EV in Australia below Model Y

  • 30 September 2024
  • 30 comments
  • Riz Akhtar
Xpeng announces prices of its highly anticipated electric SUV, the G6, which comes in under the best-selling Tesla Model Y.
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  • 2 min
  • EV News

Tesla Shanghai has sent 100,000 EVs to Australia as 1 million milestone reached

  • 29 September 2024
  • 5 comments
  • Riz Akhtar
Tesla's Shanghai factory builds 1 in every 2 EVs on Australian roads as it reaches 1 million EVs exported milestone.
MG4 Exterior Test Charging Riz Akhtar
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  • 2 min
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Tesla opens news voting round for favoured Supercharger stations

  • 28 September 2024
  • 10 comments
  • Riz Akhtar
Tesla supercharger voting round now open for Australian EV drivers to select their next favourite charging site.
Tesla Robotaxi artist impression
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  • 2 min
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Tesla Robotaxi event labelled by Elon Musk as “one for the history books”

  • 27 September 2024
  • 58 comments
  • Riz Akhtar
Tesla's upcoming Robotaxi event is likely to be the company's most important event yet with Musk labelling it one for the history books.
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  • 5 min
  • EV News

Lower than expected price revealed for new Zeekr X electric SUV

  • 26 September 2024
  • 20 comments
  • Riz Akhtar
Zeekr announces prices of its new technology-focused electric SUV, surprising many while offering more value for early adopters.
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  • 3 min
  • EV News

Polestar launches “entry level” luxury SUV with up to 700 km of range

  • 25 September 2024
  • 19 comments
  • Riz Akhtar
Polestar announces details and pricing of its first electric SUV model with 700 km of range.
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  • 2 min
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Tesla puts “missing” Supercharger site back on map after Driven reader response

  • 25 September 2024
  • 14 comments
  • Riz Akhtar
Tesla adds another upcoming site to its supercharger map after being highlighted by the EV community.

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