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  2024 Ducati Multistrada V4 S Grand Tour unveiled

  20 September 2023 / 0 comments

  Freshly unveiled is the 2024 Ducati Multistrada V4 S Grand Tour, perhaps the most luxurious and technologically advanced Multistrada yet. Intended for the long distance touring motorcyclist, the Multistrada V4 S Grand Tour will come […]

   

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  Price of petrol cannot be lowered to RM1.50 per litre due to the current price of crude oil – PM Anwar

  20 September 2023 / 64 comments

  Remember the proposal to price petrol at RM1.50 per litre from 2018? Although it was not in the PH manifesto for the 14th GE that year, the ‘promise’ never materialised, and if you’re expecting it […]

   

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  Gov’t to improve approval process for EV charging infra, still targeting 10,000 charging stations by 2025

  20 September 2023 / 8 comments

  The government will improve the approval process for the construction of electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure through the guidelines on electric vehicle fast charging lots (GPP EVCB). According to prime minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, […]

   

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  2023 Yamaha Exciter 155 upgraded for Vietnam market

  20 September 2023 / 1 comment

  Upgrades for the 2023 Yamaha Exciter 155 VVA for the Vietnam market, the equivalent of the Yamaha Y16ZR in Malaysia (priced at RM11,118). The biggest change is in available colour schemes, the Exciter 155 VVA […]

   

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  JPJ eBid: ANE and DEV number plates up for bidding

  20 September 2023 / 5 comments

  JPJ has announced that ANE and DEV 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 ‘ANE’, and it will […]

   

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  2024 Volkswagen Tiguan – third-gen SUV debuts, up to 100 km electric range and DC fast charging for PHEV

  19 September 2023 / 9 comments

  Leaked last month, the 2024 Volkswagen Tiguan has now made its official debut. Underpinned by the MQB evo platform, the third-generation SUV is three cm longer than the previous iteration, while the height, width and […]

   

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  Proton and smart ink agreement to explore possibility of CKD local assembly of smart vehicles in Malaysia

  19 September 2023 / 13 comments

  Proton has signed a memorandum of agreement (MoA) with smart Automobile to explore the possibility of locally assembling smart vehicles at the national automaker’s plant in Tanjung Malim. Both parties said they would conduct a […]

   

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  2023 smart #1 EV now open for booking in Malaysia – Pro, Premium, Brabus variants, fr RM200k to RM250k

  19 September 2023 / 41 comments

  At long last, the smart #1 is now officially open for booking in Malaysia, which becomes the first ASEAN country to begin order taking for the fully electric SUV. Bookings can be made through the […]

   

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  2023 BYD Dolphin Malaysian review – a great value EV

  19 September 2023 / 32 comments

  While the pace has undoubtedly picked up for electrification in the country, things are still inevitably centred around pricier offerings, so much so that one of the lines you’re bound to hear in discussions about […]

   

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  Cardo Malaysia introduces Packtalk Custom Bluetooth motorcycle communicator with subscription service – three package tiers, from RM22.99 per month

  19 September 2023 / 6 comments

  Now in Malaysia is the Cardo Packtalk Custom Bluetooth motorcycle communicator, priced at RM999 retail. Unique to the Packtalk Custom is Cardo’s different pay-per-feature packages for enabling different functions using a monthly or annual subscription. […]

   

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  Next BMW M3 to be an EV based on Neue Klasse platform with quad-motor powertrain – 2027 debut

  19 September 2023 / 0 comments

  According to a report by Autocar, the next-generation BMW M3 will be fully electric when it arrives in 2027. To be based on the German carmaker’s Neue Klasse platform, it will arrive soon after the […]

   

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  DC Handal – new EV chargepoint operator in town? Kempower chargers sighted at UOA Glenmarie

  19 September 2023 / 2 comments

  We sighted these new KemPower DC chargers under construction at UOA Business Park Glenmarie where our office is. These four “satellite” points are located in the middle of the ground floor open air parking area, […]

   

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  Betamek terminates MoU with Krakatoa Technologies for development of EV battery management systems

  19 September 2023 / 5 comments

  Electronics manufacturing services provider Betamek has decided not to proceed with a collaboration with Singapore-based semiconductor company Krakatoa Technologies. Both companies signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in March this year to explore a potential […]

   

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  Gov’t to focus on EV sector under NIMP 2030, ensure development of local EV technology-related talent

  19 September 2023 / 7 comments

  The government says it will focus on developing the electric vehicle (EV) sector under its New Industrial Master Plan 2030 (NIMP 2030), which was unveiled on September 1. According to deputy investment, trade and industry […]

   

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  Tesla has made its five millionth EV – milestone car is Shanghai-made Model 3; 50,000th Supercharger added

  19 September 2023 / 6 comments

  Tesla announced on September 17, 2023 via its X (formerly Twitter) page that it has produced its five millionth electric vehicle (EV). This milestone comes about 20 years after the company was incorporated in 2003, […]

   

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