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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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Price of used Tesla EVs slumps more than 10 pct as listings stagnate

  • April 14, 2023
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Used Tesla prices have dropped significantly in 2023 on the back of recent new car price cuts. How far will they drop?
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BYD 3 millionth EV
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BYD follows Tesla price cuts with big discounts on Seal, its Model 3 competitor

  • April 12, 2023
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BYD has massively dropped prices on its less than 12-month-old Seal model that is competing with the Tesla Model 3.
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Tesla on track to double Australia EV sales in 2023 after massive first quarter

  • April 6, 2023
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Tesla has had a huge quarter of sales which sets the stage for what's to come in 2023 for Australia's best-selling EV brand.
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Tesla Mulgrave Nov 2022 Vehicles Parked Blue
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EV sales overtake hybrids in Australia, grab 6.8 pct of overall new car market

  • April 5, 2023
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"If Australians can afford one ... they will buy one." EVs continue strong growth and overtake hybrids in new car market as Tesla Model Y takes lead.
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White Tesla charging. Image: Riz Akhtar
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Tesla slashes pricing of all three Model 3 variants in Australia

  • April 4, 2023
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  • Giles Parkinson and Riz Akhtar
Tesla slashes prices across its most popular EV model in Australia as analysts note it is under pressure to do the same around the world.
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BYD and Tesla
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BYD doubles EV sales in March as it chases down Tesla to be world’s biggest

  • April 3, 2023
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BYD reveals it has nearly doubled sales of EVs in March, as it chases down Tesla, which also released record breaking sales, to be world's biggest.
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BYD EV Lineup
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EV maker BYD on track to take top spot in world’s biggest car market in 2023

  • March 30, 2023
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BYD plans to become the best-selling brand in the world's biggest new car market as it continues its global expansion.
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Our obsession with EV prices is a problem, and it’s holding us back

  • March 30, 2023
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Focusing on electric vehicle prices distracts from some of the broader problems facing adoption rates for EVs.
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Australia’s choice of electric car models has jumped from 5 to 50 in just five years

  • March 28, 2023
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  • Bryce Gaton
The number of EV models offered in Australia will have jumped from five to 50 by the end of this year, with 34 already available and another 17 due soon.
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Australian EV Meeting February 2023
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NSW leads EV uptake by numbers, but ACT tops in market share

  • March 17, 2023
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NSW led EV uptake in 2022 in terms of raw numbers, but the ACT was easily the biggest winner in terms of electric vehicle market share.
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