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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.

BYD to launch electric hatchbacks with new Sodium-ion batteries

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

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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Work begins on VinFast’s huge 5GWh EV battery factory in Vietnam

The battery factory is a joint venture between VinES and Gotion and will supply Vietnamese automaker, VinFast.

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Honda EVs to serve as virtual power plant in Germany

A fleet of Honda electric vehicles has successfully provided grid balancing services for German transmission system operator Amprion.

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Explainer: The checks you need to do when buying a second-hand electric vehicle

EVs are much simpler machines than their fossil-fuelled predecessors, so there should be fewer problems in a second hand one. But here are some key things to check.