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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.

  • Electric Cars

Peugeot opens pre-orders, reveals pricing, for e-2008 electric SUV in Australia

  • April 30, 2023
  • Riz Akhtar
Peugeot e-2008 Angle Parked
Peugeot's first passenger electric car in Australia can now be pre-ordered with first arrivals set for Q3 2023.
Volvo XC40 Recharge. Source: Volvo
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  • Electric Cars

Volvo XC40 and C40 Recharge electric models to get more range

  • April 28, 2023
  • Riz Akhtar
Volvo will update its popular electric XC40 and C40 SUVs to get a new powertrain, more range and faster-charging.
Model X Order Page Updates
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  • 3 min
  • Electric Cars

Tesla stops taking Model S and Model X orders in Australia

  • April 28, 2023
  • Riz Akhtar
Tesla Australia stops taking orders on the refreshed Model S and Model X flagship models.
Tesla Supercharger China
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  • 2 min
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  • EV News

Tesla opens Superchargers to other EVs in world’s biggest EV market

  • April 27, 2023
  • Riz Akhtar
With over 10,000 supercharger stalls in the world's biggest EV market, Tesla has started a pilot program to open its superchargers in China to non-Tesla EVs.
The Bolt EUV. Source: GM
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  • 2 min
  • Electric Cars

GM to end production of its most successful and lowest cost EV

  • April 27, 2023
  • Riz Akhtar
GM to kill the production of its most popular and lowest cost EV, the Chevrolet Bolt, in 2023.
Xpeng Shanghai Auto Show G9
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  • 5 min
  • Electric Cars

Five striking new electric vehicles that debuted at the Shanghai Auto Show

  • April 26, 2023
  • Riz Akhtar
The biggest car show, turned into the biggest EV show. Here are The Driven's top EVs from the Shanghai auto show 2023.
Australian Federal Government NRMA Charging Network
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  • Policy

NRMA gets funding for 117 new fast-charging stations across Australia

  • April 26, 2023
  • Riz Akhtar
Federal government has announced a new national fast-charging network allowing Australian EV owners to travel further without range anxiety.
BYD Seagull Front Angle Outdoor
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  • 2 min
  • Electric Cars

Low cost BYD Seagull city electric car gets over 10,000 orders in 24 hours

  • April 26, 2023
  • Riz Akhtar
BYD gets over 10,000 pre-sale orders for its newest and most affordable model, the all-electric BYD Seagull.
model Y
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  • Electric Cars

Tesla Model Y RWD launches in Canada with massive rebates on offer

  • April 24, 2023
  • Riz Akhtar
Tesla Model Y RWD launches in Canada with up to $12,000 off the price, making it cheaper than some ICE SUVs.
Tesla Mobile App Trip Planner
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  • 2 min
  • Electric Cars

Tesla launches a new Trip Planner, now coming to the mobile app

  • April 24, 2023
  • Riz Akhtar
Tesla has launched a trip planner for its mobile app and it's rollout has begun making road tripping and planning easier.

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