Latest Stories (Page 249)

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  Gentari and EVC (JomCharge) are first CPOs to receive license for public EV charger installation in Sabah

  8 August 2024 / 1 comment

  EV Connection (EVC), operator of the JomCharge EV charging network, and Gentari have become the first charge point operators (CPOs) to receive licences for public installation of EV chargers in Sabah. The licenses were issued […]

   

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  BYD Seal tops EV sales in Malaysia in July, beating Tesla Model 3 – three BYD models in YTD top five

  8 August 2024 / 23 comments

  Sales of fully-electric vehicles in Malaysia look to surpass that of 2023 well before the year is out, with the current sales volume for new passenger vehicles already close to the 12,000 mark seven months […]

   

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  Tesla not scrapping Southeast Asia factory plans; reports of regional plant cancellation not official – MITI

  8 August 2024 / 21 comments

  Following a report of Tesla’s alleged cancellation of plans to build an EV factory in Thailand, Malaysia or Indonesia, a source within the ministry of investment, trade and industry of Malaysia (MITI) has said that […]

   

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  JPJ eBid: ANR and DFC number plates up for bidding

  8 August 2024 / 0 comments

  JPJ has announced that ANR and DFC are the next number plate series to go up for bidding on its online auction platform, JPJ eBid. Perak’s latest running number series is ‘ANR’, and it will […]

   

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  AES speed camera replaced with new AWAS setup due to major damage, lack of manufacturer support – JPJ

  8 August 2024 / 37 comments

  Less than a day after a new Automated Awareness Safety System (AWAS) speed camera was spotted on the ELITE Highway, the Road Transport Department (JPJ) has issued a press release explaining the rationale in replacing […]

   

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  Nebula electric scooters to enter ASEAN market soon?

  8 August 2024 / 10 comments

  Nebula Model G Entering the ASEAN electric scooter market in the near future is the Nebula line of premium electric scooters from China. Coming under the Aurora brand of electric vehicles, Nebula is currently holding […]

   

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  2025 Proton X70 facelift officially launching on Aug 15

  8 August 2024 / 7 comments

  The 2025 Proton X70 facelift will be officially launched on August 15. That’s seven days more till the price reveal of the refreshed SUV, which we’ve detailed in full last week. Proton posted a ‘7 […]

   

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  Toyota Gazoo Racing Festival Vios Challenge Season 7 begins this weekend – new cars, international racers

  8 August 2024 / 0 comments

  The Toyota Gazoo Racing Festival Vios Challenge returns for its seventh season this weekend, August 9 to 11 at the Petronas Sepang International Circuit, where the one-make series will feature the latest iteration of the […]

   

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  Proton set to return to UK later this decade as part of AHTV investment; Australia, New Zealand also planned

  8 August 2024 / 10 comments

  A bombshell report from Autocar suggests that Proton is on the verge of a major return to export markets. The British publication stated that the national carmaker is set to begin selling cars in the […]

   

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  Chery to start exports from Shah Alam plant this year, Malaysia its ASEAN regional production hub – Zafrul

  8 August 2024 / 8 comments

  Exports from Chery’s new Shah Alam plant will start at the end of this year, part of plans to make Malaysia the carmaker’s export hub in ASEAN. This was shared by minister of investment, trade […]

   

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  Celebrate independence with sweet deals at Auto Bavaria Merdeka Specials, Aug 9-11 at Ara Damansara

  8 August 2024 / Comments are Disabled

  August is Merdeka month, the month where we commemorate our nation’s independence. Perhaps it’s also a good time for your dreams to break free into reality, by owning the BMW, MINI or BMW Motorrad that […]

   

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  Malaysian fuel prices August 2024 week two – diesel drops 5 sen to RM3.30 per litre; petrol unchanged

  7 August 2024 / 18 comments

  Here’s the weekly fuel price update in Malaysia, as the ministry of finance has announced the retail prices of fuels for the coming week of the coming week of August 8 to 14, 2024. The […]

   

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  Ford Mustang Mach-E sets new EV distance record – 916 km on a single charge over 24 hours in the UK

  7 August 2024 / 5 comments

  Photo credit: Kevin Booker (LinkedIn) Fleet management provider Webfleet has set a new Guinness World Record for the longest distance travelled by an electric vehicle on a single charge, achieved with a Ford Mustang Mach-E […]

   

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  Chery Omoda E5 launched in Thailand – C5 EV SUV is priced from RM113k, 61 kWh LFP, 430 km WLTP range

  7 August 2024 / 5 comments

  The Chery Omoda E5 has been launched in Thailand, where it is called the Omoda C5 EV. Officially, there are no Chery-branded cars in the Land of Smiles, so the electric-powered SUV is simply an […]

   

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  MyJPJ app now displays vehicle ownership certificate

  7 August 2024 / 3 comments

  The road transport department (JPJ)’s MyJPJ mobile application has added another new feature following an update. Vehicle owners are now able to view their vehicle ownership certificate (or geran) on the app. This adds on […]

   

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