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.

Charging

BYD deploys first 1,500 kW Flash Charger outside of China

BYD unveils first flash charging site outside of China, as it plans to deploy thousands of 1,500 kW chargers globally.

2 min

EV News

BYD launches new Dolphin option as a small, low cost electric cargo van

BYD launches a last-mile delivery friendly Dolphin electric hatchback with over 1,000 litres of cargo space and 500 km of city range.

2 min

EV News

BYD ship with more than 4,900 cars – mostly EVs – docks in Melbourne

In a first for the Australian EV market, BYD's own ship arrives in Melbourne with thousands of cars to meet the surge in local demand.

5 min

New BYD Shark 6 variants test drive: 3.5-tonne towing, crawl mode and much more

We test drive BYD's expanded Shark 6 ute in Victoria testing out towing, new crawl mode and the fleet-friendly cab-chassis variant.

2 min

Autonomous Vehicles

Under “God’s eye:” BYD unveils the next generation of its self-driving tech

BYD continues its recent tech onslaught with the release of its own powerful chip, capable of supporting level 3 and level 4 autonomous driving.

4 min

EV Sales

A Shark 7 electric ute could quickly be a bestseller, if BYD plays its cards right

If BYD can bring a quick-charging, long-range electric ute to Australia at the right price, it could quickly become not just the best selling EV, but the number 1 selling vehicle, full stop.