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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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Nio delivers 100 million EV battery swaps and may post a profit for the first time

  • 9 February 2026
  • 3 comments
  • Riz Akhtar
They said the technology would never work, but Nio has now completed 100 million EV battery swaps and is also expected to post its first profit.
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  • 3 min
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Batteries on wheels: Tesla to finally offer vehicle-to-grid in its EVs

  • 7 February 2026
  • 21 comments
  • Riz Akhtar
Tesla to finally deliver V2G in its EVs, starting with its biggest vehicle packing a 123 kWh battery pack.
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  • 2 min
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  • Electric Transport

Australian state opens its first overhead gantry-charged bus depot

  • 2 February 2026
  • 5 comments
  • Joshua S. Hill
State celebrates opening of first overhead gantry charging infrastructure, which is approximately 25 per cent more space-efficient than conventional charging infrastructure,
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  • 2 min
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Tesla to roll out 1.2 MW Semi Superchargers at dozens of truck stops

  • 29 January 2026
  • 2 comments
  • Riz Akhtar
Tesla's truck charging rollout begins with 1.2 MW chargers to be installed in the coming months under a new partnership.
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  • 2 min
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Tesla opens its first 500 kW supercharger site, doubling power

  • 26 January 2026
  • 8 comments
  • Riz Akhtar
Tesla opens initial 500 kW+ EV charging sites, paving the way for cheaper EV charging with faster speeds.
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  • 2 min
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Australia’s biggest petrol retailer unveils its first EV chargers for trailers

  • 19 January 2026
  • 12 comments
  • Joshua S. Hill
Transport fuels giant unveils its first drive-through charging bays and two state-of-the-art 400kW EV chargers at its newest facility on a key urban motorway site.
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Hotel and motel EV charging fees are becoming incredibly expensive

  • 14 January 2026
  • 13 comments
  • Ben Elliston
Destination charging has always had its place. Some of it used to be free, but now many of the hotel and motel installations are incredibly expensive. Like internet fees, that has to change.
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Tesla opens almost 50 new supercharger stalls ahead of the summer rush

  • 20 December 2025
  • 18 comments
  • Riz Akhtar
Tesla opens up almost 50 new Supercharger stalls ahead of the holiday rush, meaning EV drivers can now drive from Adelaide to Cairns using just the Supercharger network.
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Tesla opens new, 16-bay EV charging station just in time for Xmas rush

  • 19 December 2025
  • 9 comments
  • Staff Reporter
Tesla opens a new 16-bay Supercharger on key highway just before the Xmas holiday rush.
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Chip oil saves the day – yet again – for off-grid fast EV charging, and a new remote network

  • 17 December 2025
  • 2 comments
  • Chris Johnson
Unreliable off-grid chargers have plagued EV travel on key routes in regional Western Australia. Now eLumina is offering a very different solution to make remote highways viable - using battery-backed fast chargers and even waste cooking oil.

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