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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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First 2023 Tesla Model Y Performance cars built for NZ, Australia to follow

  • 22 January 2023
  • Riz Akhtar
model 3 performance
The wait for Tesla Model Y Performance customers might nearly be over with the first batch potentially arriving in weeks.
Hyundai Ioniq 5. Image: Riz Akhtar
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Hyundai to manufacture EVs in Singapore. Will that help supply in Australia?

  • 20 January 2023
  • Riz Akhtar
After selling a batch of Ioniq 5 EVs in 15 minutes in Australia, Hyundai is set to open a new EV manufacturing plant in the right hand drive market of Singapore this year.
Cupra Born in Sydney. Image: Bridie Schmidt
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First batch of Cupra Born electric-hatch nearly sold out

  • 20 January 2023
  • Riz Akhtar
The first batch of the Cupra Born electric hatch is nearly sold out with 400 to arrive by April.
Tesla Mulgrave Nov 2022 Vehicles Parked
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Used Tesla listings reach all-time high in Australia as price cuts take effect

  • 19 January 2023
  • Riz Akhtar
Listings for used Tesla Model 3 and Model Y EVs reach an all-time high in Australia as more ships arrive. But is now a good time to buy one?
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Hertz and Uber ramp up electrification efforts in Europe with 25,000 EVs

  • 19 January 2023
  • Riz Akhtar
Hertz and Uber ramp up EV rollout for ridesharing in Europe with Tesla and Polestar forming part of the fleet.
BYD Seagull Front Angle Outdoor
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BYD to launch an even more affordable electric city car, starts under $13,000

  • 18 January 2023
  • Riz Akhtar
BYD is set to launch a small electric city car in 2023 with a starting price of under $A13,000 - in its home market.
Cybertruck at Texas EV factory.
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Tesla Cybertruck nears production, chief designer confirms, with added features

  • 17 January 2023
  • Riz Akhtar
Tesla Cybertruck's design is complete as production is set to start soon with Tesla remaining tight-lipped about new features.
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Volkswagen to bring a more powerful Kombi inspired ID.Buzz in 2023

  • 17 January 2023
  • Riz Akhtar
Volkswagen to add a lot more power and an all-wheel-drive system to its ID.Buzz electric Kombi.
Model S. Source: Tesla
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Tesla cuts price of world’s fastest production sedan by more than $A30,000

  • 16 January 2023
  • Riz Akhtar
Tesla cuts price of its flagship EV by up to $US21,000 ($A30,000) in the US - but are they any closer to coming to Australia?
Tesla Mulgrave Nov 2022 Vehicles Parked
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Tesla slashes EV prices by up to $A19,000 in US, more cuts in Australia may follow

  • 13 January 2023
  • Riz Akhtar
Tesla cut prices in Australia last week, now the biggest EV maker has slashed them in its home US market by nearly one quarter in some instances.

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