BYD says massive success of new Blade battery is creating supply issues
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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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.
Xpeng’s next EV approved for sale in Australia, a fast-charging electric people mover
Xpeng's luxury people mover approved for sale in Australia, hinting at what's to come from tech-driven brand.
BYD’s biggest EV that’s not a bus approved for sale in Australia
BYD's new electric van is heading to Australia, with key spec details revealed in sales approval documentation.
Zeekr 7X becomes best-selling premium SUV, and claims thousands more orders
Zeekr sees huge growth sales and orders, as the popular 7X becomes the country's best-seller in the premium SUV segment, and third best selling EV overall.
Australia electric car sales surge to record 16.46 pct share as BYD takes lead, followed by Geely and Zeekr
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.
Tesla offers free Supercharging for a year on its electric sedan
Tesla offers free supercharging for a year on its sedan model to help it boost sales.
Electric J5 SUV helps Omoda Jaecoo become fastest brand to one million sales
Chery's adventure focused Omoda Jaecoo brand reaches 1 million global sales in 3 years since launching, helped along by success of J5 electric SUV.
Australia could already be on track to reach 80 per cent EV sales by 2030
An analysis of Australian battery electric vehicle sales each year since 2010 indicates that we are already on track to reach 80 per cent market penetration by 2030.
BYD notches up 100,000th delivery of electric and hybrid cars in Australia
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.
BYD and Tesla still dominate as EV sales surge, but new brands make their mark
BYD and Tesla are swapping places at the top of the EV tree in Australia, but new brands - and some legacy names playing catch-up - are starting to make their mark.