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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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Tesla seeks Autopilot “vehicle operators” in Australia in step towards Full Self Driving

  • 3 July 2023
  • Riz Akhtar
Tesla FSD making left turn through intersection
Tesla hires for Autopilot vehicle data collection roles in Australia indicating the start of potential FSD testing on our roads.
Tesla Mulgrave Nov 2022 Vehicles Parked Blue
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Tesla slashes prices of best selling Model Y and Model 3 to lowest ever level

  • 1 July 2023
  • Riz Akhtar
Tesla slashes prices by thousands across its range of Model 3 and Model Y EVs to their lowest price point yet.
Kia EV9 surfboard Outdoors
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Swivel seats and lots of space: Kia EV9 will be one of the largest EVs in Australia

  • 29 June 2023
  • Riz Akhtar
More details on the Kia EV9 revealed. It will be one of very few large three-row electric SUVs available in Australia.
Tesla Mulgrave Nov 2022 Vehicles Parked
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Tesla exhausts inventory in Australia to finish biggest quarter of sales to date

  • 29 June 2023
  • Riz Akhtar
Tesla clears stocked EVs in Australia to finish its biggest quarter yet.
Tesla Cybertruck Interior
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  • 2 min
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Tesla chief designer takes Cybertruck to car meet, more details revealed

  • 28 June 2023
  • Riz Akhtar
New Tesla Cybertruck pre-production model spotted at a car meet revealing what could be expected.
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US spec VW Buzz is here – was it worth the wait?

  • 27 June 2023
  • Fully Charged
Ricky takes a look around the eagerly awaited long wheelbase variant of VW's charming ID. Buzz. Does it have what it takes to tease Americans out of their pickups?
BYD Dolphin Rear Sydney
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Australia’s most affordable electric vehicles in 2023

  • 27 June 2023
  • Riz Akhtar
The EV market in Australia is rapidly evolving, with a jump in sales and more lower cost offerings. Here is a list of The Driven's top affordable EV picks in 2023.
Shanghai Port Tesla Production February 2023
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Tesla sales to soar again as record number of ships head to Australia

  • 27 June 2023
  • Riz Akhtar
A record number of ships with Tesla have arrived in Australia this quarter, setting the stage for massive EV uptake for the rest of the year.
Hyundai Ioniq 5 N Track Side
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Hyundai teases first high performance Ioniq 5 on iconic race track

  • 26 June 2023
  • Riz Akhtar
Hyundai teases the high performance version of the popular Ioniq 5 SUV by testing it on an iconic track.
Tesla Cybertruck NZ Winter Testing
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Tesla Cybertruck with massive frunk opening spotted in New Zealand

  • 26 June 2023
  • Riz Akhtar
Latest Cybertruck sighting reveals a massive frunk opening as pre-production winter testing commences, and as giant giga press machines also spotted at manufacturing facility.

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