Tesla Model 3 sales in Australia dominated by nickel-free LFP battery packs
With over 4,400 new Tesla Model 3s sold in Australia, new data provides an insight into preferred variants and battery packs.
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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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