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  Rivian R2 revealed – smaller EV SUV to rival Tesla Model Y, coming 1H 2026, priced from RM211k in US

  8 March 2024 / 4 comments

  It’s been three years since Rivian wowed the world with its R1T electric pick-up truck, and the company is now making the first step to expand its portfolio with the R2. This is a smaller […]

   

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  Tesla Model 3 Performance Highland – leaks reveal more powerful rear motor, more than 600 hp total?

  7 March 2024 / 8 comments

  We’re still waiting on the range-topping Performance version of the Tesla Model 3 Highland, but leaked videos suggest that it’s coming sooner rather than later. It appears that Tesla is putting more effort into its […]

   

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  Carro acquires HK-based Beyond Cars used car platform – consignment, financing, insurance services

  7 March 2024 / 0 comments

  myTukar parent company Carro has announced its acquisition of Hong Kong-based used car platform Beyond Cars, and thus Carro has expanded its reach to a total of seven markets, comprised of Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, […]

   

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  Audi Q6 e-tron to debut on March 18 – brand’s first EV built on PPE platform; coming to Malaysia in 2024

  7 March 2024 / 3 comments

  The Audi Q6 e-tron will make its debut on March 18 this year, the company announced recently. Presented in prototype form last March, the Q6 e-tron will be the brand’s first electric vehicle (EV) to […]

   

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  Polestar secures RM4.5 billion in external funding

  6 March 2024 / 2 comments

  Polestar has secured US$950 million (RM4.5 billion) in external funding, the company has announced, a month after Volvo announced that it will stop providing funds to Polestar and transfer responsibility of the EV brand to […]

   

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  Kia reportedly in talks with Thailand to build EV plant

  6 March 2024 / 17 comments

  Given the news popping up this week, both firmed up and speculated, it sounds like every carmaker dabbling in electrification is wanting in on Thailand. The next name to come into the picture is Kia, […]

   

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  2024 Wuling Bingo Plus launched in China – 102 PS, up to 510 km EV range; from RM59k; BYD Dolphin rival

  6 March 2024 / 6 comments

  Wuling has launched the Bingo Plus in China for customers who want something a little larger than the regular Bingo. Pricing starts at 89,800 yuan (RM59,012) for the base variant with 401 km of range […]

   

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  2024 Dodge Charger Daytona debuts – brand’s first EV muscle car with up to 670 hp, 850 Nm, 510 km range

  6 March 2024 / 7 comments

  The eighth-generation Dodge Charger has been revealed and marks a new era in the company’s muscle car history. For the first time, the Charger is available as an electric vehicle (EV), but the company will […]

   

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  Bugatti Chiron successor to get V16 hybrid power

  6 March 2024 / 1 comment

  It has been eight years since the Bugatti Chiron made its debut at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2016. This year, the French carmaker is giving us our first taste of the Chiron’s successor […]

   

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  Euro NCAP to require selected physical controls for five-star rating from 2026 – turn signals, wipers, horn

  6 March 2024 / 16 comments

  Thinking that in-car controls are going too far in the touchscreen direction? You’re not alone. From January 2026, the European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP) will deduct points from vehicles which lack physical controls […]

   

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  2025 Togg T10F – Turkey’s national EV sedan unveiled – RWD and AWD variants; up to 435 PS, 600 km range

  6 March 2024 / 3 comments

  Togg is not a carmaker that most are familiar with, but it is the name of the first major national manufacturer of electric vehicles (EVs) in Turkey. Founded in 2018, the company unveiled its first […]

   

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  2024 MG3 Hybrid+ debuts – 1.5L hybrid system; 194 PS, 4.4 l/100 km; to be sold in Europe for the first time

  5 March 2024 / 0 comments

  MG has unveiled the third-generation MG3 at this year’s Geneva Motor Show. Designed by MG’s Shanghai studio, the latest MG3 boasts a fresh new design and the company’s Hybrid+ technology. For the first time, the […]

   

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  Porsche Taycan Turbo GT teased – March 11 debut

  5 March 2024 / 1 comment

  Porsche will reveal the “most dynamic Taycan of all time” on March 11, 2024, the German carmaker announced recently. Details are limited at the moment, but the company will most likely reveal the production version […]

   

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  Tesla said to be in talks with Thailand for EV, battery production facility after site survey last year – report

  5 March 2024 / 24 comments

  It’s no secret that Indonesia and Thailand have their eyes on being Tesla’s pick for a Gigafactory location in South East Asia, with both countries having actively engaged with the EV manufacturer about that possibility […]

   

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  IM Motors L6 could be an MG sold in Australia – 875V architecture, 0-100 under 3s; Seal rival in Malaysia?

  5 March 2024 / 0 comments

  This is the IM L6, which recently made its debut at this year’s Geneva Motor Show and will take on the Tesla Model 3 as well as the BYD Seal. According to a report by […]

   

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