A new player in Malaysia's EV game? That's a nice thought, but this 2023 Nissan Ariya seen earlier this morning spells something different rather than obviously hinting at its imminent launch. Blending in with regular traffic – sans camo and conspicous blue trade plates – this SUV is likely to be an internal evaluation unit, used among staff in the meantime. It's not a rare occurence, Edaran Tan Chong Motor (ETCM) themselves have a Note e-Power that is registered as usual but not for sale just y
Oct 4, 2023
Nissan in the United States has become the first Japanese carmaker to plug in to the North American Charging Standard (NACS), opening access to its customers to the wide-spanning, fast-charging Tesla Supercharger network. The agreement with Tesla sees that from 2024, NACS charging adapters will be fitted to the Ariya EV, while the ports will be installed in Nissan EVs for the United States and Canadian markets beginning 2025. The end goal however is the same; these allow for Nissan customers to
Jul 20, 2023
EVs are still far from affordable for the masses. Hence, Nissan announces its newest approach to electrified powertrain development which would see a reduction in production costs. Called “X-in-1”, Nissan aims to further increase the competitiveness of its EV and e-Power vehicles via this approach. In essence, core EV and e-Power powertrain components will be shared and modularised which would result in a 30% reduction, compared to 2019, in development and manufacturing costs by 2026. For now, N
Mar 9, 2023
Singapore takes the honour of hosting the all-electric (EV) Nissan Ariya's debut in Southeast Asia, simultaneously launching the carmaker's electrified brand identity here in this region. Previewed alongside the 2023 Nissan X-Trail e-Power hybrid, the Ariya is another new model that is launching in the island country soon. Nissan is represented in Singapore by Tan Chong Motor Sales, a subsidiary of the Hong Kong-listed Tan Chong International Limited (TCIL), which also owns Malaysian Subaru dist
Jan 16, 2023
Part two of our three-parter on SUVs coming to Malaysia in 2023 revolves around electric vehicles (EVs). Last week we talked about regular, pure-ICE models, and if that's more your swing here's the link. Plug in your chargers, we're going in... BMW iX1 The missing link in BMW's i electrified range in Malaysia, the iX1 made its global debut alongside the all-new BMW X1 in June this year. Considering the BMW electric range is pretty complete here, expecting it to be sold on our shores isn't too fa
Dec 24, 2022
The Nissan Ariya, the all-electric big crossover SUV brother to the seminal Nissan Leaf undergoes a series of very rigorous crash tests to ensure it possesses high levels of safety in the event of a collision. According to Nissan, it takes 1/1000th of a second for a Nissan crash test vehicle to fulfill its role. That’s a literal “blink-and-you’ll-miss” moment that we can’t possibly describe unless one is secretly donning a red suit with a lightning bolt. However, there is one bright spark that p
Mar 29, 2022
Nissan is looking at a busy year ahead, after a CNY ad by local distributor Edaran Tan Chong Malaysia (ETCM) subtly teased not one but two models that could be introduced in 2022. In addition to teasing the Nissan Kicks, the high-tempo CNY ad also gives us a glimpse of the 2022 Nissan Ariya – the company’s first electric SUV – could it be coming to Malaysia too? Also read: 2022 Nissan Kicks e-Power is heading to Malaysia, teased in ETCM ad First revealed in 2021, the Nissan Ariya is available wi
Feb 3, 2022
Nissan has unveiled the all-new Nissan Ariya. The Nissan Ariya is Nissan’s first all-electric crossover SUV. The new electric Nissan debuted during a digital event in Yokohama. The concept version was unveiled in October last year. The Nissan Ariya sets the pace for Nissan’s plan to roll out 12 new models in 18 months. The all-new crossover demonstrates Nissan’s commitment to meeting customer demand for new electrified, autonomous and connected technologies. The Ariya e-4ORCE all-wheel-drive mod
Jul 15, 2020
By now you would have seen the world premiere of the Nissan Ariya. This is Nissan’s first all-electric crossover SUV. That said, I couldn't help but notice that Nissan also took this opportunity to show to the world its brand-spanking-new logo.There are two logos - corporate and brand. The brand logo looks unchanged at a glance, but details are different. In line with what appears to be the current trend with car brand logos, Nissan's new corporate insignia has gone all 2D and flat, while the br
Jul 15, 2020
These leaked patent of the all-new 2021 Nissan Ariya from China’s patent and trademark office reveals the production version of the exterior design, likely as a fully electric crossover. The potential Murano replacement model kinda looks like the all-new Toyota Harrier recently launched in Japan, no? Based on the Nissan Ariya EV concept that was unveiled during the Tokyo Motor Show back in 2019, the patent design closely resembled 90% of what Nissan has shown, with the obvious design tweaks that
Apr 27, 2020
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