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  Shell Recharge ParkEasy now allows you to earn BonusLink points when you charge your electric car

  18 October 2022 / 0 comments

  Shell Recharge and ParkEasy have announced that you can now earn BonusLink points when you charge your EV at Shell Recharge chargers in Malaysia. There are two tiers – you get 2 BonusLink points per […]

   

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  Starbucks Malaysia partners Yinson GreenTech – 23 ChargEV guns at 17 outlets; 22 kW AC and 50 kW DC

  18 October 2022 / 6 comments

  Following its recent deal with AEON Group to set up EV chargers in malls, Yinson GreenTech together with Starbucks Malaysia has unveiled a new network of charging stations, powered by chargEV. Currently, chargEV is Malaysia’s […]

   

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  2023 GWM Haval Jolion Hybrid spotted – B-segment SUV with 1.5T, 7DCT; launching in Malaysia soon?

  18 October 2022 / 15 comments

  When Great Wall Motor (GWM) announced its entry into Malaysia back in July, we were told to expect the company’s first products from the fourth quarter of this year. Among the models set to be […]

   

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  Audi e-tron EVs coming to Malaysia – all-electric Audi SUVs to take on Mercedes-EQ and BMW i rivals soon

  18 October 2022 / 11 comments

  Audi e-tron electric vehicles (EVs) will be sold in Malaysia to take on those by Mercedes-EQ and BMW i. This was revealed by Erik Winter, who is one of PHS Automotive Malaysia’s (PHSAM) managing directors, […]

   

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  Etiqa becomes first insurance company in Malaysia to introduce coverage for electric vehicle home chargers

  18 October 2022 / 1 comment

  Etiqa has announced that insurance and takaful coverage for electric vehicle (EV) home chargers is now available under its product portfolio. The coverage is available as a complimentary add-on to an Etiqa private car policy […]

   

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  EPMB signs MOU with Saean Group – to develop, manufacture Malaysia’s affordable A-segment EV

  18 October 2022 / 3 comments

  Saean Wid-U Local Bursa Malaysia-listed company, EP Manufacturing Berhad (EPMB) has signed a memorandum of agreement with California-based Saean Group for the joint development and manufacture of four-wheeled electric vehicles, EPMB said in a statement. […]

   

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  Mercedes-Benz Malaysia Extended Limited Warranty upgraded – 2 plans; up to 2 years coverage; fr RM1,488

  18 October 2022 / 3 comments

  Mercedes-Benz Malaysia (MBM) and Mercedes-Benz Services Malaysia (MBSM) have announced the introduction of the upgraded Extended Limited Warranty (ELW) programme, which provides customers with continued peace of mind ownership beyond the standard four-year warranty that […]

   

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  2022 Audi Q8 S line 3.0 TFSI quattro – live photos of updated SUV in M’sia; ACC, 21-inch wheels; fr RM867k

  17 October 2022 / 7 comments

  Here’s a gallery of the updated Audi Q8, which was introduced several days after PHS Automotive Malaysia (PHSAM) took over as the official distributor of Audi vehicles in Malaysia in July. The asking price for […]

   

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  SILK highway toll evader caught – driver of Honda City pays RM256 owed in toll fare, including admin fees

  17 October 2022 / 33 comments

  Highway toll evasion is an offence that has drawn the attention of Prolintas, which has deployed operations to catch users of its highways which have been evading payment of toll fares. Most recently, the highway […]

   

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  2022 Toyota Veloz launching in Malaysia on October 18 – 7-seat MPV; Alza’s upmarket twin; from RM95k est

  17 October 2022 / 46 comments

  UPDATE: The Toyota Veloz has been launched in Malaysia. UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) will launch the Toyota Veloz tomorrow on October 18, 2022, the company confirmed on its official website as well as social media […]

   

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  Car speeding down dark stretch of a Malaysian highway slams into a motorcycle without tail lights

  17 October 2022 / 119 comments

  To a motorist, visibility – and being visible – is everything. Being able to see the terrain and conditions in front of you, or being clearly identified as a moving variable by other motorists, doesn’t […]

   

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  JPJ eBid: BRE and QRS number plates up for bidding

  17 October 2022 / 1 comment

  JPJ has announced that BRE and QRS are the next number plate series to go up for bidding on its online auction platform, JPJ eBid. Selangor’s latest running number series is ‘BRE’, and it will […]

   

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  DASH Highway – people are stopping on the side to lepak, like on SUKE – an accident waiting to happen?

  16 October 2022 / 10 comments

  The brand new Damansara-Shah Alam Elevated Expressway (DASH) is now open, and apparently in the tradition of new highway openings, Malaysian motorists have decided that the emergency lane is a place to stop their vehicle […]

   

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  ChargEV to grow with Yinson GreenTech – over 4,500 AC, DC chargers by 2030, including DC charging hubs

  16 October 2022 / 1 comment

  The race is on to develop the electric vehicle charging infrastructure in Malaysia, and Yinson Green Technologies (Yinson GreenTech, or YGT) is determined to be at the forefront of the game through its ChargEV charging […]

   

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  Volkswagen Fest 2022 this weekend at Sentul Depot, KL: see the ID.4 EV, classic VWs, new Audis and more

  15 October 2022 / 1 comment

  Volkswagen Fest 2022 is happening this weekend, October 15 and 16, at Sentul Depot in Kuala Lumpur. The annual festival – back this year after a two-year hiatus because of you-know-what – is a celebration […]

   

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