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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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BYD sends its own ship with almost 5,000 NEVs to meet surging demand in Australia market

  • 20 May 2026
  • 6 comments
  • Riz Akhtar
In a first for the Australian EV market, Chinese car giant BYD has dispatched its own ship with thousands of NEVs to meet the surge in local demand.
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  • 2 min
  • Batteries

BYD says massive success of new Blade battery is creating supply issues

  • 17 May 2026
  • 3 comments
  • Riz Akhtar
BYD's 5 minute flash charging models have been hugely popular, but this has resulted in tight battery supply conditions, the company founder reveals.
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  • 3 min
  • EV News

Electric power sliding doors to feature in BYD’s smallest EV, with tiny 20 kWh battery

  • 16 May 2026
  • 3 comments
  • Riz Akhtar
More details revealed on BYD's smallest EV yet, the Racco or BYD Sea Otter, destined initially for Japan.
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  • 2 min
  • Electric Work Vehicles

BYD’s biggest EV that’s not a bus approved for sale in Australia

  • 15 May 2026
  • 2 comments
  • Riz Akhtar
BYD's new electric van is heading to Australia, with key spec details revealed in sales approval documentation.
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  • 2 min
  • Autonomous Vehicles
  • EV News

BYD’s smallest and cheapest electric car gets LiDAR self-driving tech

  • 12 May 2026
  • 8 comments
  • Riz Akhtar
BYD to offer LiDAR sensors to help upgrade autonomous driving tech in its smallest and lowest cost EVs, indicating a step change in the ability to bring the technology to the mass market.
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  • 3 min
  • EV News

Australia electric car sales surge to record 16.46 pct share as BYD takes lead, followed by Geely and Zeekr

  • 5 May 2026
  • 16 comments
  • Riz Akhtar
EV sales in April reach record market share of 16.46 per cent, and year-to-date sales in 2026 are double that of last year as Chinese car makers led by BYD, Geely and Zeekr take the lead.
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  • 2 min
  • EV News

BYD’s biggest EV to date attracts 30,000 pre-orders in 24 hours, starting at $A51,000

  • 27 April 2026
  • 10 comments
  • Riz Akhtar
BYD's next flagship BEV scores over 30,000 orders in just 24 hours after launch. It will be the biggest and heaviest of its EVs to date.
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  • 2 min
  • EV News

BYD next generation Atto 3 unveiled with 5 minute flash charging

  • 27 April 2026
  • 9 comments
  • Riz Akhtar
BYD unveils a new version of first EV in Australia, with amazing charging tech and an increase in length.
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  • 2 min
  • EV News

BYD’s next electric sports car spotted ahead of imminent launch

  • 24 April 2026
  • 5 comments
  • Riz Akhtar
BYDs performance sports car under the Denza brand spotted without cammouflage, ahead of imminent launch.
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  • 2 min
  • EV News

BYD notches up 100,000th delivery of electric and hybrid cars in Australia

  • 16 April 2026
  • One comment
  • Riz Akhtar
BYD delivers its 100,000th car in Australia in under 4 years as the company aims to climb further in the top 10 best-selling car list in 2026.

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