XPeng and Volkswagen Group have announced a collaborative effort to develop a new battery electric vehicle (BEV) platform called the Electrical/Electronic architecture (“E/E Architecture”). Under the agreement, XPeng and Volkswagen will work together to integrate XPeng’s E/E Architecture into Volkswagen’s China Main Platform (CMP) for Chinese-produced Volkswagen BEVs expected by 2026. XPeng’s internally developed E/E Architecture forms the foundation of its vertically integrated software and har

Shaun

Apr 18, 2024

Many electric vehicle chargers deployed in Malaysia don’t have SIRIM certification. It should be noted that a SIRIM certificate is not mandatory for EV chargers, specifically called Electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE), but SIRIM is proposing to make this compulsory. There are already several agencies governing public charging facilities, including Suruhanjaya Tenaga (Energy Commission) and local councils, but neither physically inspects the EVSEs. Also, EVSEs installed by private home owner

Hans

Apr 18, 2024

Chery has signed a joint venture deal with Spain’s Ebro EV Motors to produce vehicles at its first factory in Europe. The Chinese carmaker will begin assembling the Omoda 5 in semi-knock-down (SKD) form at the former Nissan plant in Barcelona which shut down in 2021. Chery acts as the junior partner in the joint venture with its Spanish partner being the majority shareholder. The plant will produce both Chery and Ebro EV vehicles in the fourth quarter of the year. The Anhui-based carmaker was la

CY Foong

Apr 18, 2024

Fuel price movements in Malaysia from 18- to 24-April 2024 are as follows: Fuel Price Update 18- to 24-April 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

Sanjay

Apr 17, 2024

The third-generation (J12) 2024 Nissan Qashqai facelift has been unveiled, bringing with it a range of design and equipment updates over the pre-facelift model that was first introduced in 2021. The Nissan Qashqai, mainly sold in Europe and Australia, is built on the Renault-Nissan 'CMF-C/D' platform which also underpins the Nissan X-Trail and the now discontinued US-market Rogue Sport. The latter is replaced by the all-new Nissan Kicks set to launch later this year. Also read: A very different

Arvind

Apr 17, 2024