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BYD announces the ATTO 3 crossover for Singapore In Singapore, BYD has been a long-standing purveyor of electric vehicles. Now the brand has announced a new entrant into their product lineup, the BYD ATTO 3 crossover. Predictably, it’s an EV ...

REVIEW: 2022 Volvo V60 - It Is THE Volvo To Own!

Volvo Car Malaysia had a bumper year in 2021, selling in excess of 2000 cars (their best sales year in Malaysia) despite battling with a pandemic, is the reintroduction of a wagon in the form of the V60 going to ...

Forget Ferraris And Bugattis – These EV Hypercars Are Effectively The Fastest Cars In The World

In 2005, Bugatti under its new owners Volkswagen, unveiled the production version of the Bugatti Veyron 16.4. It took nearly six years and a monumental development effort to meet the design objectives Bugatti had set out – an all-wheel drive production ...

The Porsche 911 Will Remain Engine Powered, No Batteries – Here’s Why!

In a recent press call with CNBC, Porsche CEO Oliver Blume said the Porsche 911 will be the “last Porsche that goes that goes for full-electrification” if it ever does, but it will not happen anytime soon. We know, take ...

The Polestar 5 will be stiffer than a supercar

The Polestar 5 will be stiffer than a supercar The Polestar 5 will have a body that’s stiffer than a “traditional two-seat sports or supercar”, the company has confirmed. Polestar has already begun work on the underpinnings of its incoming new ...

DeLorean is coming back to the future... an EV sports car

The DMC DeLorean is set to come back… back to the future as an all-electric sports car, later in 2022. A tweet from the firm that owns the rights to the DeLorean brand – the Texas-based DeLorean Motor Company – ...

When Is Your Favourite Car Manufacturer Going 100 Percent Electric?

The electric revolution it seems is getting larger and more intense by the day. Seemingly every day now, a new full-electric vehicle takes centre stage promising better technology, farther range, more performance and new-age luxury and connectivity. While companies like ...

The EV Thesaurus - All The Acronyms You Need To Know

With all the acronyms being thrown around these days, we can forgive you if you can't tell your BEV from your PHEV. Gone are the days when a car could be defined as either one that runs on petrol or ...

EV Batteries With 5 Minute Charge Time – Is This The End Of The Engined Car?

A crucial downside of a Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) or Plug-In Hybrid (PHEV) is the charge time – plug-in hybrids such as the Volvo S90 T8 with a 3.7kW onboard charger takes about 3 hours for a fast charge, therefore ...

Are The Latest Electric Vehicles Problem Free? Apparently Not Yet...

A recently concluded study in the United States conducted by Consumer Reports has found that despite their cutting-edge technology and connected everything; Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) may not be as problem-free as manufacturers might have us believe. The survey, conducted ...

Does The World Want Electric Cars? Nope...Apparently Not Yet

In January, multi-national consulting firm (among other things) Deloitte released their ‘2022 Global Automotive Consumer Study’. What a cuddly title, right? It painted a pretty mixed picture on the effort to get consumers to abandon combustion-powered cars in favour of ...

Lexus BEV sport promises 0-100 km/h in less than 2,5 seconds

A gallery of new photos and animations has been released by Lexus of its next generation battery EV sports car, the BEV Sport. The model was first revealed at a press conference in 2021 and further details have now ...

Electric LFA and 3 More Lexus BEV Teasers: We’re In Love

2-Seater Will Hit 60 in Barely 2 Seconds and Still Deliver Over 400 Mile Range After a slow start, Toyota is ramping up its battery-electric vehicle program and is offering a closer look at four BEV models it plans to ...

Toyota C+ Pod Unveiled: The AAA Sized EV Car We All Want

Toyota has announced the limited launch of its C+ Pod, a cutesy two-seater Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) which will be offered to Japanese corporate users, local governments and other organizations that have been exploring new options to drive the popularization of ...

Porsche Macan EV Coming In 2023 - Could It Be CKD'ed In Malaysia?

After their initial foray (and a very successful one at that) into electrification with the Porsche Taycan, Porsche is preparing for their next BEV in the shape of the Macan, which is expected to arrive in 2023. The Porsche Macan ...

This Hydrogen Fuelled Toyota Corolla Sounds Badass!

As we move into the era of mass adoption of battery electric vehicles, the purists among us lament the death of the exhaust note. I am among one of you but today Toyota presents us with a hydrogen-fuelled (read clean ...

Ora Good Cat Dilancarkan Di Thailand Bermula Dari RM123,000

Great Wall Motors (GWM) secara rasminya telah melancarkan Ora Good Cat di Thailand, hatchback elektrik sepenuhnya dengan harga bermula dari RM123,000. Sejak tempahan model dari China ini dibuka di pasaran Thailand pada 14 Oktober lalu, Ora Good Cat telah mencatat ...

Toyota Dedah 16 Kenderaan BEV – Bakal Lancar 30 Model menjelang 2030

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) telah mendedahkan 16 konsep kenderaan elektrik (BEV) kepada umum di Tokyo baru-baru ini. Seiring dengan pendedahan tersebut, Toyota turut mengumumkan pelaburan berjumlah 8.0 trilion yen (RM298 bilion) dalam menghasilkan kenderaan kurang-karbon serta kenderaan berteknologi karbon-neutral bermula tahun hadapan ...

Barbie Embraces The EV Movement - Showcases Barbie Extra Convertible EV At LA Auto Show

Because it's difficult to tell an ICE car from a BEV in die-cast model form, Mattel went all-out at Los Angeles Auto Show and showcased the Barbie Extra Convertible, life-sized and in BEV form! Underpinned by a Fiat 500e, Mattel informs ...

Bas Elektrik Di Wangsa Maju Bermula 1 November

Kementerian Wilayah Persekutuan akan memperkenalkan perkhidmatan bas elektrik di Wangsa Maju yang dijadual bermula 1 November ini. *Kredit foto: Bernama Menterinya, Datuk Seri Dr. Shahidan Kassim berkata, projek itu merupakan perintis kepada perbandaran sifar karbon pertama di Kuala Lumpur, lapor ...

Kia’s EV6 Fully Electric Crossover Coming To Malaysia In H2 2022

In the past, and under a previous local distributor, Malaysia has been pretty laggard when it came to receiving the latest and greatest from Korean automaker Kia. However, the brand’s newest stewards in the country, Bermaz, are confirmed to be ...

Is The Ora Good Cat Coming To Malaysia – Spied In Selangor

Recent spyshots of the Ora Haomao or Good Cat in Klang have begged the question, is this premium-ish compact Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) destined for Malaysia? As it’s curiously named, the Good Cat is a made by Ora, a subsidiary ...

EV Superstar Wuling Hong Guang Mini EV Now On Sale In Thailand Unofficially – from RM43k

The bestselling Battery-Electric Vehicle (BEV) in China, the Wuling Hong Guang MINI EV has found its way to Thailand. The tiny EV is made available only as a left-hand drive vehicle by local grey importers and is understood to not ...

The Mercedes-Benz EQS Has A Yearly Paywall, And It's Pure Bull****

The Mercedes-Benz EQS has a paywall that wants you to pay to unlock more features of the car. Imagine that! Imagine paying top dollar (Ringgit? Euro? Dogecoin?) for a brand new top-of-the-line fully electric flagship limousine from Mercedes-Benz, only to find ...

Can The Ora Good Cat Be Malaysia's First Mass-Market BEV?

Affordable, good range and superbly engineered – is the Ora Good Cat a worthy BEV for the mass-market? When the Ora Haomao or Good Cat was spotted in Klang last March, it raised the question of whether the premium-ish compact Battery ...

2021 Hyundai Kona Electric Launched - Three Variants - From RM149,888

Hyundai Sime Darby Motors has today launched the 2021 Hyundai Kona Electric. It will be available in three variants: Lite, Plus and Max. Prices will start from RM149,888 and top off at RM199,888. Bagging the title of the most affordable new ...

The Volkswagen Kombi Is Back - With An Upgrade!

The Volkswagen Kombi or more appropriately 2024 ID.Buzz has been spotted for the first time in its production body. The original Volkswagen Kombi/ Transporter Van (officially known as the Volkswagen Type 2) is one of the most iconic cars the world over. ...

Video: If Tesla Has A Boat Mode, The Volvo XC40 Recharge Has A Submarine Mode

Did you know the Volvo XC40 Recharge has a Submarine Mode? Another day, another Volvo stunt showing how their cars are one of the best and safest vehicles on the market. Remember that Tesla Model 3 story we wrote about ...

BMW i4 Now Featured On Malaysian Website – Is it Coming Soon?

Quite possibly the most important Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) BMW has ever made has now appeared on the BMW Malaysia website – we’re talking about the BMW i4. First unveiled earlier this year, BMW’s fully electric four-door GranCoupe has now ...

Honda Plans To Kill All VTECs and Hybrids By 2040

Honda has announced a resolute claim during its recent CEO Press Conference to eliminate all forms of internal combustion engines across its product range by 2040, in an effort to achieve carbon neutrality for all products and corporate activities Honda ...

2021 Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo World Debut – Go Anywhere, Electrified

Porsche’s has officially pulled the covers off its Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo – a more practical, off-road going version of its groundbreaking electrified Taycan sports car range. The Taycan Cross Turismo takes its design inspiration from the Mission E Cross ...

BMW Is Revamping Its Munich Plant As The Brand Gears Up For An Electrifying Future

In preparation for the production of the fully-electric BMW i4, BMW Group Plant Munich will pause vehicle production for six weeks this summer. Between 23rd July and 7th September, No cars will be produced in the birthplace of BMW as the ...

Brilliant Citroen AMI Bags Another Award – The EV The World Doesn’t Know It Needs

The cutesy little Citroen AMI has secured yet another award, this time from claiming GQ magazine’s Microcar Of The Year, shortly after bagging Top Gear magazine's ‘Disruptor Award’ proving that this little car is fast becoming a revolution in last-mile ...

Porsche Managers Can Now Opt To Go Green Faster With The Taycan

With immediate effect, Porsche Germany has announced that all management staff entitled to lease a company car can opt for the all-electric Taycan (BEV) or choose one of the company’s new plug-in hybrid models. In line with setting a good ...

The Iconic W114/ W115 Mercedes-Benz Should Return As A Retro-Inspired EV

If you needed any more proof that retro-inspired restomods will be a thing of the future, then the iconic Mercedes-Benz W114/W115 is proof that it should return as a modern EV. In the late 1960s all the way through the ...

Toyota Dedah 4 Konsep Kereta Elektrik bZ (Beyond Zero) Baharu – Sedan, SUV Bersaiz Kompak, Sedarhana, Dan Besar

Toyota yang sebelum ini telah dikritik kerana tidak mengambil serius mengenai elektrifikasi dalam beberapa tahun kebelakangan ini telah membuat kejutan dan memberhentikan tanggapan terbabit apabila pengeluar kereta itu mendedahkan 12 kereta elektrik baharu (BEV), yang dijangka bakal dilancarkan menjelang 2030. ...

Proton Can Build A Full-Electric Vehicle, But Would They Want To?

Proton is unquestionably riding on a high at the moment – having two of the most popular SUVs on the market, and their Saga seemingly selling more by the minute – they’re en route to capping off yet another great ...

BMW i4 vs Porsche Taycan - Battle Of The EV Sports Sedans

The BMW i4’s (and iX’s) recent appearance on BMW Malaysia's website has led most of us to believe we might be in for quite an electric surprise if these two vehicles make their official entry into Malaysia. Crucially, there will be much ...

Short Range Simple City EVs – And Not Teslas Are What We Need

It would seem that almost every day; a new high-performance EV, with an uber-long driving range, and ultra-fast charging time hits the market but what about short range simple city EV's? Arguably, whilst cars from Tesla, Mercedes-Benz and Porsche are all ...

Yes - EVs Costs More To Repair. Also Yes - They Cost Way Less To Maintain

A few days ago, findings from a research that suggested electric vehicles have significantly higher repair costs compared to conventional combustion-powered cars were making the rounds online. But how true are its conclusions and were they motivated untowardly? First of ...

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