Tesla has recently powered up its first Supercharging station in Penang, Malaysia, located at Sunway Carnival Mall in Seberang Jaya. This new station joins two other Destination Charging stations in the state—one at The Ship Campus in Batu Kawan and another at All Seasons Place in Air Itam. The new station is aimed at offering Tesla owners more ease to travel from Singapore through Johor to Penang. The Sunway Carnival Supercharging Station features 4 (DC) Superchargers. In total, there are now 4

According to data compiled by China’s DongCheDi, the Chinese automotive market sold 167,877 units of the Tesla Model 3 between January and August 2023, while the BYD Seal sold 99,434 units within the same period. The data suggests that the Chinese market clearly favours the Tesla Model 3 (which takes 7th place overall in the pure electric vehicle sales category) over the BYD Seal (taking 11th place), despite the Model 3 being more expensive on average. In China, prices for the BYD Seal start fro

CKD Ioniq 5 to launch in Indonesia Standard Range and Long Range variants, all RWD World's first production of Ioniq 5 outside of Korea Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Indonesia (HMMI) will start local assembly (CKD) production of its fully electric Ioniq 5 soon. It’s probably the world’s first CKD production for the electric compact SUV. Currently, the Ioniq 5 is only produced at Hyundai Motor’s Ulsan plant. According to our sister-site Autofun Indonesia, the Indonesian market Ioniq 5 will be launc

It is no secret that I adore the Toyota GR Yaris. The little rally-bred homologation special captures hearts with its fiery 1.6-litre 3-cylinder turbo engine, bespoke AWD, and all-round ebullient character. So, watching one of these brilliant machines crash is indeed painful to watch. In the video below, we see some cars pounding an undisclosed track, when out of nowhere, a GR Yaris (with Estonian registration) flies into the scene with considerable speed, and full opposite-lock applied. Now, we

It is confirmed! The locally-assembled (CKD) Volvo XC40 Recharge T5 will be launching this month! Volvo Car Malaysia (VCM) released a teaser confirming that the SUV will be launched on 25 February 2021 via Facebook Livestream. Recharge is Volvo’s new overarching sub-brand that encompasses all its electric vehicle (EV) and plug-in hybrid (PHEV) models. Recharge will replace the previously used 'Twin Engine' monicker. With the Volvo XC40 Recharge T5, VCM now has PHEV variants for all its models. T

The Toyota GR Yaris, despite being an entry-level Gazoo Racing model, isn’t cheap, but Tamiya has found a solution in the form of a newly-released 1/32 Mini 4WD model. Priced at a mere JPY 1,210 (about RM 48), it is roughly 5,666 times cheaper than the actual GR Supra. Being a Tamiya model, the details from the GR Yaris are accurately scaled down, which includes the aggressive headlights, flared arches, and carbon fibre roof. The 1/32 version of the GR Yaris is based on Tamiya’s VZ Chassis, slig