GoCar Malaysia, a leading on-demand mobility-as-a-service platform, has expanded its GoCar Subs Electric fleet with some of the latest EV models. The new fleet includes the Nissan Leaf, the new Renault Zoe, Hyundai Kona EV (Plus variant), Hyundai Ioniq 5, Great Wall Motors’ Ora Good Cat and even the MINI Electric and Tesla Model Y. The Tesla Model Y is a Long Range variant, with CCS2 DC fast charging port. In addition to the expanded fleet, GoCar Malaysia is also offering new weekly and monthly

JD Power recently released its 2023 U.S. Vehicle Dependability Study (VDS), which showed that vehicle reliability has increased with an industry average of 186 problems per 100 (PP100) vehicles, an improvement of 6 PP100 from 2022. For context, a lower PP100 score is better. Even premium marques scored an improvement, lowering their score by 23 PP100. Vehicles from the 2020 model year were the focus of this study. Unsurprisingly, Lexus took the top spot of dependability in the premium brands seg

Mercedes-Benz Malaysia reckons that although Thailand appears to be ahead of the region in terms of policies to boost EV adoption and localization, Malaysia is still more or less on par. “If you are talking about localizing efforts or sales, I think both countries have an equal opportunity at the end of the day to showcase electric vehicles. I would say right now they are more or less on par, in terms of bringing more electric vehicle models, in terms of sales adoption, so let’s wait and see how

It’s going to be an electrifying time on the road for the first 11 customers that put money down on the futuristic-looking Hyundai Ioniq 5 as Hyundai-Sime Darby Motors (HSDM) commenced with the first batch of deliveries for the Crossover Utility Vehicle (CUV) at their Ara Damansara showroom. In addition to receiving their new vehicles, the first 11 Ioniq 5 customers were also provided a complimentary one-year membership with chargEV; sponsored by Yinson GreenTech. chargEV is a leading provider o

Earlier today, the all-electric (EV) Mercedes-Benz EQA was launched in Malaysia with a sole variant – EQA 250 that is priced at RM 278,201. In a media conference post-launch, Mercedes-Benz Malaysia revealed that deliveries will begin from April onwards. Michael Jopp, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Mercedes-Benz Malaysia, said, “First deliveries will start from the second half of April onwards, so we do have the cars (EQA) in the country already. And I would say that the majority of del

As MINI closes in on its future of electrification, the brand is moving to sync its in-car user interface to also prepare its model line up for the digital age. Therefore, MINI car has recently introduced a brand new operating system that boasts instant connectivity and an array of new innovative integrations. Central to this is a redesigned center instrument panel for the MINI 3-door, 5-door and Convertible models that now come standard with a 8.8-inch touch display, finished in piano-black tri