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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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Tesla safety: Drivers to get reminder when new tyres needed

  • 5 June 2023
  • Riz Akhtar
Tesla to offer reminder of when tyres need to be rotated or replaced as part of an over the air safety upgrade.
Volvo EX30 Teaser
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New safety features teased in Volvo’s upcoming EX30 electric SUV

  • 22 May 2023
  • Riz Akhtar
Volvo teases advanced safety features of the upcoming new EX30 electric SUV.
Tesla emergency braking
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Tesla EVs about to became safer with new software update

  • 2 May 2023
  • Riz Akhtar
The Tesla fleet is about to become safer with the new software update, this time in automatic emergency braking enhancements.
byd atto 3 launch
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BYD Atto 3 gets 5 star NCAP rating

  • 13 October 2022
  • Riz Akhtar
The affordable ground-up electric vehicle did really well in protecting adult and children occupants. 
tesla-berlin
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Autosteer helps Tesla Model Y achieve record safety ratings in Australia and Europe

  • 8 September 2022
  • Bridie Schmidt
Tesla Model Y receives highest safety ratings in Australia and Europe, with Kia and Genesis also assessed and BYD Atto 3 to follow soon.
Source: @JPTSLA/Twitter
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  • 2 min
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Tesla Model 3 unmoved after being sideswiped by fast moving fossil fuel ute

  • 13 July 2022
  • Bridie Schmidt
A Tesla Model 3 catches on camera sideswipe by bright yellow Holden ute, and comes out of encounter with barely a scratch.
BMW i4 in production. Source: BMW
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BMW i4 receives lacklustre 4-stars in EuroNCAP safety tests

  • 8 July 2022
  • Joshua S. Hill
The BMW i4 receives somewhat lacklustre 4-star rating from EuroNCAP, which was less than thrilled with some of its safety and assistance systems.
ioniq 5 crash test
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Hyundai Ioniq 5 nabs highest safety award from US insurance body

  • 1 July 2022
  • Bridie Schmidt
Hyundai Ioniq 5 electric crossover nabs top safety award for front crash prevention and ability to recognise other vehicles and pedestrians.
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EVs have extremely low chance of catching fire – but hybrids much more risky

  • 11 January 2022
  • Joshua S. Hill
Electric cars are dramatically less likely to catch fire than other vehicles, while hybrids are the worst, new analysis has found.
Renault Zoe Riviera Limited Edition
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Renault Zoe and Dacia Spring fall flat in latest safety tests

  • 10 December 2021
  • Bridie Schmidt
Europe's cheapest electric car, the Dacia Spring, and latest-generation Renault Zoe score miserably in latest Euro safety ratings.

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