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  PLUS to trial open payment system at Penang Bridge, BKE in Sept – RFID lanes to accept credit/debit cards

  24 March 2023 / 15 comments

  Highway concessionaire PLUS Malaysia has announced that it will conduct a trial run for the implementation of its open toll payment system at the Penang Bridge and Butterworth-Kulim Expressway (BKE) in September, Bernama reports. This […]

   

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  2023 BMW XM debuts in Malaysia – 653 PS, 800 Nm PHEV SUV, 0-100 km/h in 4.3 secs, from RM1.31 mil

  23 March 2023 / 29 comments

  The 2023 BMW XM has made its Malaysian debut, with BMW Malaysia taking the wraps off the plug-in hybrid SUV earlier this evening. The G09’s arrival here is no surprise, what with the company having […]

   

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  PIAM supports digitalisation of license and road tax; benefits in terms of cost, environmental impact

  23 March 2023 / 8 comments

  The General Insurance Association of Malaysia (PIAM) has issued a statement in support of the digitalisation of road tax and driver’s license documents in Malaysia, and said that the move would bring “positive impact” not […]

   

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  MBPJ introduces two-hour parking limit in Section 52

  23 March 2023 / 11 comments

  The Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) has introduced a two-hour parking limit in the commercial area of Section 52 (commonly known as PJ State or PJ New Town) to free up more parking bays for […]

   

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  Sarawak to widely promote use of hydrogen-powered public transport, including automated trackless trams

  23 March 2023 / 10 comments

  The Sarawak Economic Development Corporation (SEDC) says it will widely promote the use of hydrogen-powered public transport vehicles in the state. According to its chairman Tan Sri Datuk Amar Abdul Aziz Hussain, this will include […]

   

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  With 95% of the world now using digital vehicle licence plates, Malaysia should also follow suit – Wee

  23 March 2023 / 42 comments

  The government has been asked to look into the implementation of digital car plates or e-plates, using radio frequency identification (RFID) technology. Making the call, former transport minister Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong said […]

   

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  Booked a car before June 30, 2022? You have until March 31, 2023 to register it for SST exemption

  23 March 2023 / 9 comments

  Did you book a car before the end of the sales tax exemption period on June 30, 2022? Well, this is a reminder that you only have until March 31, 2023 to get your vehicle […]

   

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  Johor gov’t to create mechanism supporting EV use

  22 March 2023 / 3 comments

  The Johor state government plans to develop a mechanism in support of electric vehicle usage in the future, with the involvement of relevant industries, Bernama has reported. The move was in line with the Johor […]

   

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  smart #1 EV in Malaysia – Q3 launch on track, 20 DC chargers with Gentari, dedicated 3S centres, smart app

  22 March 2023 / 5 comments

  Some progress updates on smart. Work has been going on behind the scenes since Proton and smart Automobile Company formalised their partnership with the signing of a general distributorship agreement last August. Proton New Energy […]

   

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  RON97 petrol price March 2023 week four update – price of premium fuel unchanged at RM3.35 per litre

  22 March 2023 / 4 comments

  With Wednesday comes the usual weekly fuel price update, as the ministry of finance announces the retail prices of fuel in Malaysia for the coming week of March 23 to 29, 2023. Once more, no […]

   

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  Tokyo Auto Salon Kuala Lumpur 2023 launched – June 9-11 at MITEC; Top Secret, HKS among tuners coming

  22 March 2023 / 1 comment

  Back in January, it was announced that the Tokyo Auto Salon was coming to town in the form of Tokyo Auto Salon Kuala Lumpur (TASKL) 2023, with the Malaysian edition of the annual Japanese tuning […]

   

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  2023 Toyota Vios 1.5E – full gallery of base variant; RM89,600 with AEB, wireless Android Auto, aerokit

  22 March 2023 / 34 comments

  Here’s a full gallery of the fourth-generation Toyota Vios in its base 1.5E variant which is one of two available options, with the other being the top-spec 1.5G that we reviewed in Langkawi recently. Priced […]

   

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  Toyota Mirai – three Sarawak deputy premiers to be presented with the FCEV, for use as official vehicles

  22 March 2023 / 12 comments

  Sarawak is receiving three more units of the second-generation Toyota Mirai, with UMW Toyota Motor set to hand over the hydrogen fuel-cell electric vehicles (FCEV) to three deputy premiers in Kuching today. The cars will […]

   

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  2023 Nissan Serena spotted testing in Malaysia – all-new C28 MPV features bolder styling; launch soon?

  22 March 2023 / 19 comments

  The sixth-generation Nissan Serena made its global debut last November and has now been spotted in Malaysia undergoing testing. For now, there has been no indication from Edaran Tan Chong Motor (ETCM) on when the […]

   

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  Multi-lane free flow (MLFF) toll system – pilot by end Oct 2023, full implementation in phases from Q3 2024

  21 March 2023 / 11 comments

  Things are moving fast. Earlier, it was reported that five highways (NPE, GCE, AKLEH, Besraya and Penang Bridge) will begin running an open payment system for toll collection by September this year, the announcement coming […]

   

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