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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.

  • Electric Transport

Tesla Semi electric truck features massive 822 kWh battery pack and 800 km of range

  • 9 May 2026
  • 13 comments
  • Riz Akhtar
Tesla's biggest EV to pack a 822 kWh battery pack as new details around its powertrain emerge.
New Energy Transport Windrose electric truck. Source: New Energy Transport
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  • 4 min
  • Electric Work Vehicles

Long distance electric truck plans fast-tracked, with support of Australia-made chargers

  • 8 May 2026
  • 13 comments
  • Tim Eden
Electric trucking company New Energy Transport unveils a rapid deployment plan, which could see long distance operations start out of their new charging depot near Sydney as early as July.
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  • 3 min
  • Electric Transport

Australia at “tipping point” for switch to electric trucks as half its diesel fleet nears replacement

  • 6 May 2026
  • 11 comments
  • Rachel Williamson
Australia is facing its third fuel crisis in six years and one commentator is saying the country needs to seize the electric moment as more than half its diesel truck fleet nears replacement.
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  • 2 min
  • EV News

First Tesla Semi electric truck rolls off high volume production line

  • 2 May 2026
  • 9 comments
  • Riz Akhtar
First Tesla Semi electric truck comes off the mass production line as the company aims for 50,000 units per year to decarbonise freight and logistics sectors.
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  • 2 min
  • Electric Transport

Tesla Semi saves massive amounts on running costs, new Jay Leno video reveals

  • 26 March 2026
  • 24 comments
  • Riz Akhtar
Jay Leno gets behind the wheel of the upgraded Tesla Semi as the company shares huge savings in running costs.
VE Motion trailer hitched to diesel prime mover. Source: VE Motion
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  • 4 min
  • Batteries
  • Electric Transport

How battery-powered truck trailers can cut diesel use by up to 50 pct

  • 10 February 2026
  • 13 comments
  • Tim Eden
Australian company says electrifying truck trailers with a battery pack is significantly cheaper than doing the same with the prime mover, and can cut diesel use by up to 50 per cent. 
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  • 2 min
  • Charging

Tesla to roll out 1.2 MW Semi Superchargers at dozens of truck stops

  • 29 January 2026
  • 2 comments
  • Riz Akhtar
Tesla's truck charging rollout begins with 1.2 MW chargers to be installed in the coming months under a new partnership.
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  • 3 min
  • Electric Work Vehicles

Crunching the numbers on electric trucks: It’s all about charging time and costs

  • 11 April 2025
  • 6 comments
  • David Leitch
Right now there is zero policy that impacts trucks. There are no fuel efficiency standards, no renewable fuel credits, no tax incentives that favour zero emissions trucks.
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  • 2 min
  • Batteries
  • Electric Work Vehicles

Fortescue unveils new 240 tonne haul truck, but has three year wait for WAE battery

  • 26 October 2023
  • Rachel Williamson
Fortescue unveils its new massive 240-tonne haul truck, but the batteries for the new Liebherr 240 machines will not be ready until 2026.
Tesla Semi at Megacharger Front
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  • 2 min
  • Electric Transport

Tesla Semi truck production begins with deliveries this year

  • 10 October 2022
  • Riz Akhtar
Elon Musk says production has begun on Tesla Semi truck, with the first customer deliveries to PepsiCo in December this year.

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