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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 launches its quirky Firefly hatchback in Thailand ahead of Australia

  • 9 March 2026
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  • Riz Akhtar
Nio's electric hatchback Firefly launches in key right-hand-drive market ahead of Australia with company proposing a dedicated EV factory for the region.
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Nio delivers 100 million EV battery swaps and may post a profit for the first time

  • 9 February 2026
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  • 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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Nio Firefly heads closer to Australia as right-hand-drive production begins

  • 21 November 2025
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  • Riz Akhtar
Nio's Firefly electric hatch goes into right-hand-drive production ahead of arrival in Australia in 2026.
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Nio delivers first European-made battery swap station to Germany

  • 21 September 2022
  • Joshua S. Hill
Chinese electric automaker announces delivery of its first European-made "Power Swap" station to Germany.
Credit: Nio
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Nio touts third-gen battery swap stations that can discharge to grid

  • 23 August 2022
  • Joshua S. Hill
Chinese electric automaker Nio potentially on edge of third-gen battery swap stations which would also be able to discharge power into the grid.
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Nio installs first battery swap station in Norway

  • 16 November 2021
  • Joshua S. Hill
Chinese EV maker Nio installs first battery swap station in Norway, the starting point for the company’s first expansion outside of China.
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Nio becomes China’s most valuable car brand as it releases second-gen battery swap stations

  • 28 October 2021
  • Joshua S. Hill
Nio ranked as China’s most valuable car brand as it updates its battery swap station rollout and battery subscription model.
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Nio outlines massive battery swap expansion plans at first “Power Day”

  • 13 July 2021
  • Joshua S. Hill
Chinese EV maker Nio unveils plan to deploy nearly 4,000 battery swap stations worldwide by 2025.
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Nio has now done two million electric car battery swaps

  • 26 March 2021
  • Bridie Schmidt
Chinese EV maker Nio completes two millionth battery swap, powering almost 400 million kilometres of emissions-free driving from its battery swap stations.
The new V3 superchargers use a thinner cable than the V2 but the plugs remain the same. Source: Tesla
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Tesla leads on EV battery costs, despite soaring lithium prices

  • 11 March 2021
  • Bridie Schmidt
Tesla has 10-year lead on electric car battery costs and believes giving customers the ability to fast-charge is better than battery swapping.

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