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  Budget 2024: Prasarana Malaysia to buy 150 electric buses, build charging depots to support LRT3 project

  13 October 2023 / 9 comments

  More EV update from Budget 2024. Malaysian finance minister and prime minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim announced that Prasarana Malaysia will acquire 150 electric buses and build three bus depots to support the LRT3 project, […]

   

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  Budget 2024: TNB, Gentari and Tesla to invest over RM170 million on 180 EV chargers in Malaysia

  13 October 2023 / 7 comments

  In an effort to improve the public fast charging infrastructure in the country, prime minster Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said that leading companies are set to invest more than RM170 million to install 180 EV […]

   

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  Budget 2024: Service tax to go up from 6% to 8% in 2024 – car service labour charges to cost more

  13 October 2023 / 26 comments

  The government of Malaysia has announced that service tax will increase from the 6% rate at present to 8% next year. This will apply to vehicle servicing in terms of labour charges, which will will […]

   

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  Budget 2024: Targeted subsidy for diesel in phases – current market price is RM3.75 for private users

  13 October 2023 / 39 comments

  The government has announced that it will introduce a targeted diesel subsidy in phases. This was announced by prime minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim in his Budget 2024 speech this evening. According to the PM, […]

   

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  Budget 2024 – all auto and transport-related points

  13 October 2023 / 6 comments

  Malaysia’s Budget 2024 (Bajet 2024) is being tabled by finance minister and prime minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim in parliament. As with past editions of the Budget, we will be monitoring his speech for any […]

   

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  Charge point operators (CPOs) have to register all EV charging locations in Malaysia with local councils

  13 October 2023 / 1 comment

  Charge point operators (CPOs) of the existing 1,267 electric vehicle charging bays (EVCBs) in the country will have to register with the local authorities. According to minister of local government development Nga Kor Ming, the […]

   

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  Malaysia vs India Merdeka Tournament football match tonight – LRT Bukit Jalil operation hours extended

  13 October 2023 / 2 comments

  Malaysia will take on India in a Pesta Bola Merdeka (Merdeka Tournament) football match tonight (October 13) at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium, and it is anticipated that a large crowd will show up for […]

   

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  Most condos and apartments in Malaysia still against allowing EV chargers – right-to-charge law soon?

  13 October 2023 / 26 comments

  Having access to an electric vehicle (EV) charger at home is certainly convenient, as it’s more cost-efficient as compared to relying on public chargers. If you live in a landed property, it’s pretty easy to […]

   

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  Malaysia to impose strict emissions standards, limit production of non-EEV cars to promote EV adoption

  13 October 2023 / 29 comments

  In an effort to promote the adoption of electrified vehicles (xEVs), Malaysia will implement strict exhaust emissions standards to limit the production of non-EEV cars. This was revealed in the National Energy Transition Roadmap (NETR) […]

   

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  Proton CFE engine production ends – in-house turbo CamPro to be retired with the Exora by end-2023

  13 October 2023 / 35 comments

  It’s the end of the road for Proton’s CamPro CFE engine, with a TikTok video posted by Exora Owners Car Club Malaysia showing the last Charge Fuel Efficiency unit rolling off the manufacturing line after […]

   

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  KTM Komuter Link, MyRailLife, concession cards no longer accepted – register, transfer credit to KITS app

  13 October 2023 / 0 comments

  Click to enlarge KTM Komuter users, take note that your Komuter Link cards are no longer accepted as KTM is in the process of upgrading its ticketing system. A new Komuter Link card will be […]

   

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  Pekema and Dongfeng to market and assemble S31 Nammi 01 EV in Malaysia; exports to Southeast Asia

  12 October 2023 / 10 comments

  The Malay Vehicle Importers and Traders Association of Malaysia (Pekema) has announced it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with China’s Dongfeng Motor. This will see the launch of Dongfeng’s first right-hand drive new […]

   

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  Continental SportContact 7 UUHP tyre launched in Malaysia – available in 18-23 inch sizes; EV compatible

  12 October 2023 / 1 comment

  Continental Tyre Malaysia (CTM) has launched the all-new SportContact 7, which is part of the brand’s Generation 7 product range, with others being the UltraContact UC7 as well as the ComfortContact CC7. The SportContact 7 […]

   

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  EV buses too expensive for Malaysian government; going full electric will double costs – Anthony Loke

  12 October 2023 / 28 comments

  Electric buses are too expensive for the government to introduce, transport minister Anthony Loke has said, according to BFM News. Costs for purchasing EV buses are twice as much as those for purchasing conventional buses, […]

   

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  2024 Proton S50 group testing in Penang, Nov launch?

  12 October 2023 / 20 comments

  The upcoming ‘Proton S50’ sedan, codenamed SS11, has been spotted testing all over the country for quite some time now, and here is it again, putting on the miles as a batch in Penang. According […]

   

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