Electric vehicles (EVs) have a market share of around 40% in China and will soon hit 50%. These are often-quoted figures when discussing EV development, except that they are wrong. The correct figure is around 30%. The 40% figure, includes plug-in hybrids (PHEVs), which have engines. China considers PHEVs as equivalent to battery electric vehicles (BEVs), which doesn’t have an engine. To Chinese policy makers, if a vehicle can be driven by an electric motor, and can accept plug-in charging, it i

Hans

May 30, 2024

Before BYD began producing affordable battery electric dreams vehicles (BEVs) for the masses, the rest of the world recognised the Chinese brand with its line of commercial electric vehicles including forklifts, trucks, and taxis. Today, the commercial vehicle division is still chugging along and in Thailand, where BYD made a successful mark, the BYD M6 was previewed to some of the automotive media in the Kingdom. Autolife Thailand reported that the M6 is expected to be launched in the country i

CY Foong

May 30, 2024

We have been looking forward to this for a while, and as advertised on WapCar’s Cars for Sale page, here is the first recond unit of the oh-so-cool 5th-generation (XW60) Toyota Prius, now on sale in Malaysia. Of course, as we’ve reported before, due to high taxes on fully imported (CBU) hybrid models, there are no plans to introduce the Prius in Malaysia, to date officially, Singapore is the only market to offer the XW60 Prius in the ASEAN region. Thus snapping up one of these recond units – sur

Arvind

May 30, 2024

There's no denying it – the V8 era is fading in Affalterbach. Recent speculation about the return of the V8 for the C63 and E63 has been definitively quashed by Mercedes-AMG's CEO. This leaves only the top-tier models like the Mercedes-AMG SL, the massive S63, or the crowd-favourite G-Wagen with V8 options, and even these incorporate some form of electrification, be it mild hybrid or plug-in hybrid. The latter is a recipe for excess weight, as seen in the S63 E Performance’s 2.5 tonne kerb weigh

Shaun

May 29, 2024

Fuel price movements in Malaysia from 30-May to 5-June 2024 are as follows: Fuel Price Update 30-May to 5-June 2024 RON 95 RM 2.05 RON 97 RM 3.47 RON 100 RM 5.00 Shell V-Power RM 6.00 Diesel EURO 5 B10 RM 2.15 Diesel EURO 5 B7 RM 2.35 Follow fuel price live updates: Petrol Price Malaysia

Hans

May 29, 2024