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  Enhanced Touch ‘n Go Card: what’s different with new NFC TnG and how to reload with smartphone app?

  27 April 2022 / 31 comments

  Last Friday, Touch ‘n Go officially launched its Enhanced Touch ‘n Go Card in Malaysia, offering it for sale on its TnG eWallet app and selected retailers. It was clear the new product would be […]

   

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  Govt to implement targeted fuel subsidy for B40 to replace current blanket, a matter of time – Mustapa

  26 April 2022 / 69 comments

  The rise in crude oil prices is making Malaysia’s current blanket fuel subsidy – which caps RON 95 petrol at RM2.05 per litre – unsustainable. Although we’re an oil producing country and there’s increased income […]

   

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  Nissan Leaf EV now tax-free in Malaysia – priced from RM169k or RM2,300/month with GoCar subscription

  26 April 2022 / 17 comments

  The Nissan Leaf is currently priced at RM168,800 on-the-road without insurance in Malaysia, which is RM20,888 less than the EV’s July 2019 launch price of RM188,888. The new retail price factors in the government’s incentives […]

   

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  Puspakom’s May 2022 schedule for mobile inspection truck unit and off-site tests for Sabah, Sarawak

  26 April 2022 / 1 comment

  Puspakom has released the May 2022 schedule for its mobile inspection unit for Peninsular Malaysia, and off-site testing for Sabah and Sarawak. The mobile inspection unit truck will visit Perak, Johor, Terengganu, Kelantan, Pahang and […]

   

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  E-scooters and mopeds banned on Malaysian roads, says transport ministry – bicycles exempt from ruling

  26 April 2022 / 29 comments

  The ministry of transport has said that certain micromobility vehicles are banned from being used on roads. As reported by The Star and FMT, transport minister Wee Ka Siong said this ban had been gazetted […]

   

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  2022 Lexus NX sighted in Malaysia – local launch soon

  26 April 2022 / 11 comments

  The mostly-covered vehicle on the back of this truck reveals precious little about its identity, though a closer look reveals that this is the second-generation Lexus NX, and its presence here suggests that it will […]

   

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  Hari Raya 2022: PLUS North-South Highway R&Rs open 24h during peak period – extra mobile toilets

  26 April 2022 / 4 comments

  You can say that with an expected two million vehicles per day on the North South Highway over the upcoming Hari Raya Aidilfitri travel period, balik kampung and pulang ke bandar trips won’t be for […]

   

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  EV owners in Malaysia already facing queues at DC chargers – we need more DCFCs on highways soon

  26 April 2022 / 32 comments

  The Malaysian EV Owners Club (MyEVOC) has called on the Malaysian Highway Authority (LLM) to expedite the granting of permissions to install more electric vehicle charging stations along highways. This comes as club members took […]

   

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  Man who threw himself on car in Klang charged in court; Myanmar national entered Malaysia illegally

  26 April 2022 / 15 comments

  Remember the case in Klang earlier this month where a man charged towards a car and then launched himself into the vehicle’s bonnet and windscreen? Seconds after, a couple of people appear on the scene, […]

   

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  ABB installs new 50 kW DC charger in Kluang, Johor – sole unit located at Petron station in Taman Bersatu

  26 April 2022 / 9 comments

  Fancy yourself a trip to the iconic Kluang Rail Coffee in your electric car? You can now do so in peace, because ABB has just installed a new 50 kW DC fast charger. The sole […]

   

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  Mazda MX-30 EV in Malaysia – why a 35.5 kWh battery, only 199 km electric range, low 140 km/h top speed?

  25 April 2022 / 39 comments

  The Mazda MX-30 was previewed in Malaysia just a few days ago ahead of a launch set to take place in the fourth quarter of this year. We don’t have official pricing just yet, but […]

   

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  2022 Hari Raya toll-free, discounted highway travel for all vehicle classes announced by PM Ismail Sabri

  25 April 2022 / 44 comments

  In line with the upcoming Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebrations and the nation’s recent move into the endemic phase of Covid-19, prime minister of Malaysia Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob has announced that the government of […]

   

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  2022 Chery Tiggo 8 Pro launching in Malaysia soon – 1.6 TGDI with 197 PS, 290 Nm, 7DCT; seven-seater SUV

  25 April 2022 / 22 comments

  Chery Malaysia is gearing up for another big launch, this time being the Tiggo 8 Pro. The seven-seater SUV has been rumoured to be part of the automaker’s new line-up as it returns to the […]

   

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  2022 Volvo XC40 Recharge Pure Electric P8 – first batch of 65 CKD EV SUVs delivered, 300 bookings

  25 April 2022 / 9 comments

  Volvo Car Malaysia (VCM) delivered the first batch of the Volvo XC40 Recharge Pure Electric P8 to customers on April 23. A total of 65 owners picked up the keys to their new EV SUV […]

   

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  BMW i7 EV in Malaysia – electric 7 Series appears on local site, up to 544 PS and 615 km range; open for ROI

  25 April 2022 / 3 comments

  Less than a week since its official debut, the BMW i7 has now appeared on the BMW Malaysia website with detailed specifications along with the opening of registrations of interest. The headline figures provided on […]

   

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