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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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Jaecoo makes pitch to pet owners with J5 EV, complete with pet carrier and accessories

  • 19 December 2025
  • 3 comments
  • Riz Akhtar
Upcoming affordable Jaecoo J5 EV to feature pet accessories, targeting family SUV buyers.
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  • 4 min
  • Electric Cars
  • EV News
  • Hydrogen Fuel Cell

Toyota carbon emissions soar, now more than Australia, as it seeks to slow EV uptake

  • 20 November 2023
  • Rachel Williamson
Toyota's reported carbon emissions soar after being forced to account for the use of the fossil fuel cars it makes.
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  • 2 min
  • Electric Transport

Tesla seeks apprentices across Australia as electric vehicle fleet takes off

  • 17 July 2023
  • Riz Akhtar
Tesla is looking to train many EV technicians as EV uptake starts to take off in Australia.
Akio Toyoda with electric vehicle range
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  • 3 min
  • EV News

Toyota joins electric race with 16 new BEVs and massive boost to sales target

  • 15 December 2021
  • Sophie Vorrath
Toyota announces dramatic scale-up of battery electric vehicle plans, unveiling 16 new BEVs and locking in a 75% increase in its 2030 BEV sales target.
Gold-Fields-complete-pre-delivery-inspection-of-Z50-Truck copy
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  • 3 min
  • Batteries
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  • EV News

Gold miner looks to ditch diesel in W.A. battery electric vehicle trial

  • 23 September 2021
  • Joshua S. Hill
Less heat, less fumes and a six-minute battery swap option: Gold Fields to trial Sandvik BEVs, and may use them in all its Australian underground mines.
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  • 2 min
  • Electric Cars

Toyota unveils concept of its first all-electric SUV, the bZ4X

  • 19 April 2021
  • Sophie Vorrath
A concept of the bZ4X, the first of seven electric models to be rolled out under Toyota's new platform, unveiled at Shanghai Motor show.
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  • 2 min
  • Electric Cars
  • EV News

Toyota to unveil two electric cars and autonomous mobility services

  • 11 February 2021
  • Bridie Schmidt
Toyota to unveil two all-electric cars for US sale by 2022, and aims to offer autonomous mobility services within two to three years.
electric car
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  • 3 min
  • Batteries
  • Charging
  • Electric Cars
  • EV News

New battery technology promises to slash electric vehicle cost

  • 8 November 2019
  • Andrew Spence
University of Adelaide researchers secure research contract with Chinese battery manufacturer to develop new technology that could slash the cost of BEVs.
BEV vs PHEV
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  • 4 min
  • Batteries
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When should you choose a battery electric vehicle over a plug-in hybrid?

  • 15 September 2019
  • Bryce Gaton
What are the variables a driver needs to consider to make them feel comfortable that a BEV is better than a PHEV for their needs?
EV sign in New Zealand
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  • 6 min
  • EV News

What, Why, When guide to buying an electric vehicle in Australia – updated!

  • 17 July 2019
  • Bryce Gaton
Everything you need to know about the battery electric vehicles available in Australia - their price, range and performance checklist.

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