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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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BYD to launch electric hatchbacks with new Sodium-ion batteries

  • December 2, 2022
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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

  • November 30, 2022
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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

  • November 23, 2022
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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

  • November 21, 2022
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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

  • November 21, 2022
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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.
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Nio flicks the switch on first battery swap station in Sweden

  • November 21, 2022
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Nio opens its first EV battery swap station in Sweden as it prepares to launch in various European markets before the end of the year.
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Daihatsu strikes deal with world’s biggest battery maker in win for city EVs

  • November 13, 2022
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Daihatsu, the Japanese small hatchback manufacturer has announced a collaborative partnership with CATL, the world's largest battery maker.
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Like changing a gas bottle in a BBQ: EV battery swap technology charges on

  • November 8, 2022
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Battery swapping is like changing over a bottle for the barbeque, but for EV batteries. And it's taking off.
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UK EV battery hopeful faces threat of collapse as funds run dry

  • November 3, 2022
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UK government-backed EV battery start-up faces threat of collapse after being denied a £30 million advance in funding.
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Panasonic to begin building 30GWh US EV battery facility

  • November 2, 2022
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Japanese electronics giant readies to begin construction of its second EV battery production facility in northern America.
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