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Riz Akhtar
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.

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EV batteries with 1,000km range unveiled by Svolt Energy

  • 21 December 2022
  • Riz Akhtar
SVolt Dragon Armor Layout
Batteries for EVs offering 1,000 km range are here according to Great Wall Motor backed battery maker, Svolt Energy.
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Panasonic to supply EV batteries to Lucid for Air and Gravity models

  • 14 December 2022
  • Joshua S. Hill
Panasonic Energy has signed a multi year agreement to supply batteries to Lucid for its electric Air sedan and the upcoming Gravity SUV.
e-Tron charging
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Solid state battery breakthrough could slash EV costs and recharging time

  • 13 December 2022
  • Sophie Vorrath
Scientists from Australia and Japan claim breakthrough in durable solid-state batteries that could “drastically reduce” electric vehicle costs and recharge times.
ev batteries nissan leaf wikicommons
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EV makers on notice as EU passes tough new laws on battery sustainability

  • 13 December 2022
  • Amalyah Hart
Europe's new Batteries Regulation law will be a game changer for the sourcing, production and recycling of batteries for EVs.
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  • 2 min
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GM and LG venture to boost electric vehicle battery output to 50GWh

  • 13 December 2022
  • Joshua S. Hill
EV battery joint venture between LG and GM commits an additional $US275 million to increase battery cell production at its Spring Hill plant to 50GWh.
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1,000kms on single charge: Could solar EVs be the answer to long-distance driving?

  • 12 December 2022
  • Rachel Williamson
A UNSW team is testing the range of a prototype solar EV to prove it can smash record for driving 1000km on a single charge.
Subaru unveiled a plug-in hybrid XV in late 2018. Source: Subaru
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Are plug-in hybrid cars just “fake electrics”?

  • 4 December 2022
  • Bryce Gaton
Transport expert says Plug-in hybrids are fake electric cars, built for lab tests and tax breaks, not real driving, and pollute more than advertised.
Hummer EV production kicks off. Source: GM
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  • 2 min
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Your Model Y has $6,350 of lithium in its batteries, your Hummer has $17,000

  • 2 December 2022
  • Giles Parkinson
The cost of lithium alone in electric vehicle battery packs has hit eye watering levels as the market price hits record highs.
BYD Seagull Testing
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BYD to launch electric hatchbacks with new Sodium-ion batteries

  • 2 December 2022
  • Riz Akhtar
BYD plans to launch its smallest EV hatchback with a new sodium-ion battery, helping it to dodge the soaring price of lithium.
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Finnish start-up is turning Tesla EV batteries into storage systems

  • 30 November 2022
  • Joshua S. Hill
Finnish start-up turning second-life Tesla electric vehicle batteries into smart energy storage units secures €2.5 million to continue company’s growth.

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