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.

BMW shows why Australia needs more ground-up EVs

Seeing BMW's next-generation EVs in-person shows why ground-up electrification is so important.

8 min

Electric Cars

Electric vehicles are great, except when they are not

EVs are great. Cheap to operate, minimal servicing and sooo much fun. Except when they’re not.

2 min

Extended Range Atto 3 accounts for nine out of 10 BYD EV orders

The Extended Range version of the BYD Atto 3 is proving a popular choice, accounting for nine out of 10 orders.

3 min

Electric Cars

VW reveals final pricing for electric Kombi, the ID.Buzz, with sales set to open

The long wait is over: Volkswagen presales for ID.Buzz start Friday in Europe, with final pricing and specs revealed.

2 min

Polestar claims another 6% cut in per car greenhouse gas emissions

Polestar's latest sustainability report claims 6% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions per car sold in 2021.

Mercedes-Benz EQG. Source: Mercedes-Benz

3 min

Mercedes electric G-Series turns to silicon battery tech from ex-Tesla engineers

Mercedes-Benz electric G-Class to use silicon anode batteries with 20% greater energy density than today's lithium-ion cells.

4 min

Drivers frustrated as Hyundai Ioniq 5 sells out again within minutes

Hyundai's award-winning Ioniq 5 sells out again within minutes, as some drivers fudge details to get their hands on one, and others vent their frustration.