Calm, understated, but no less lacking a punch – that's the 2023 BMW iX1 electric (EV) SUV, and it's ready for you at the ongoing RHB DRIVE Premium and EV Roadshow that's happening all through 2- to 4-June 2023 at Pavilion Bukit Jalil. It's as it says on the tin; an EV version of the combustion-engine X1 (U11) SUV. As such it's as viable as any for your starting point into the premium EV world, with all of the BMW charms you expect. Fully-imported (CBU) from Germany, our iX1 is sold in the sole

Sisma Auto, a multi-brand premium automotive group, has recently opened the largest BYD sales, service, and spare parts (3S) centre in Malaysia, located in Glenmarie, Shah Alam. Built at an investment of RM 5 million, the outlet is a Class-A BYD facility. The 21,527 square-foot building features a 9-car showroom, as well as 16 service bays, suitable to serve 1,000 customers monthly, according to the company. Its expansive equipment includes advanced diagnostic tools as well as climate-controlled

Great Wall Motor (GWM) Malaysia has confirmed that a new exterior colour will be offered for the Ora Good Cat EV. Currently, the single-tone selection of exterior colours for the Ora Good Cat includes Coral Blue, Hamilton White, and Sun Black. Dual-tone options include Mars Red and Hamilton White which get contrasting black roof. Exclusive colours for the 500 Ultra variant are Verdant Green with a white roof, and Hazel Wood Beige with a brown roof. While GWM Malaysia did not mention the specific

Speaking at the press conference of the Malaysia Motor Expo and International Automodified KL 2023 yesterday, the Malaysian Automotive Robotics and IoT Institute (MARii) chairman, Datuk Phang Ah Tong reiterated the country's goals in the electric vehicles (EV) space, and welcomes incentives to make such vehicles affordable to consumers. Datuk Phang said, "There's going to be a major shift from internal combustion engines (ICE) to EVs, but they're still very expensive. Globally, most of the EVs a

Previously, we went through the ins and outs of charging an EV. In case you missed it, you can read it here. Now that you’re clear on AC vs DC charging and the various charging ports on EVs, it’s time to move on to the EV itself. Let’s say you’re considering the Nissan Leaf and you have its brochure on your hands, you’d see terms like 110 kW AC motor, 40 kWh lithium-ion battery, 6.6 kW charger, etc. And if you’re already feeling a wave of sleepiness, you’re not alone. So, let’s us try to break t

We’re all well acquainted with the Nissan Leaf, the first-ever mass-market electric vehicle (EV) with an unbeatable range and affordable price (at least not in Malaysia). In other words, a boring EV car. But Nissan is out to prove that the Leaf is not just more reliable than a Tesla but can be just as exciting with this very unique sprint race. In a video uploaded on Nissan’s official YouTube channel, the Nissan Leaf challenged mother nature’s fastest elements, the wind and fire, to a 0-100 km/h