BYD has launched a new and improved 2024 BYD Dolphin in China late last month. Changes are minor, but the highlight of the new 2024 BYD Dolphin range – now referred to Honor Edition - is its 14% lower starting price. A new 32.3 kWh (302 km range, CLTC) entry variant also joins the Dolphin range. The 2024 BYD Dolphin is priced in China from 99,800 RMB to 129,800 RMB (~RM 65.5k to RM 85.2k). Previously, the Dolphin was priced from 116,800 RMB to 139,800 RMB (~RM 76.6k to RM 91.8k). The most obviou

Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) and PLUS Malaysia have a joint venture that sees the duo setting up direct charging DC fast charging stations along the PLUS highway with the GWM Ora Good Cat getting bragging rights as the first EV to be charged up at the TNB Electron charging station. The venture is part of TNB’s RM 90 million investment over a two-year period to build more DC charging stations in the country. There’re currently three TNB Electron charging stations currently in operation located at

When BYD shot to prominence at the height of Covid-19 in 2020 for being one of the world's largest producer of masks – a feat they achieved in just one short month – they did so with grit and a keen pulse on the market. The slog and zeal isn't something the Shenzhen-based carmaker shies away from. You and I probably laughed at their weird copycat cars of a decade ago; today they're one of the, if not the world's largest producer of electric vehicles. A large slice of that comes from the small ca

The BYD Atto 3 went on sale in Thailand from 1-November and during the night before, queues were formed outside of BYD showrooms. A buyer, Mr Panithan, told Blink Drive that he had to take a flight from Chiang Rai to Bangkok in order to book the Atto 3. The BYD dealership in Chiang Rai only accepted full payment in cash due to limited allocations (reportedly 5,000 nationwide). To finance the Atto 3, he flew to the showroom in Bangkok. He said that the first person who queued at the BYD showroom

Renault Group CEO Luca de Meo does not see a near future where prices of battery EV (BEVs) models can come down low enough to match combustion engine models. “I do not see this parity getting close,” said de Meo at the opening of the Paris Auto Show earlier this month. De Meo said that 8 years ago, EV analysts were predicting that battery prices will come down within the next 5 years and will soon reach price parity with combustion engine models, but clearly none of that has happened. In fact, p

Malaysia has just 3 electric vehicle (EV) models on sale today – Nissan Leaf, MINI Cooper SE 3-Door, and Porsche Taycan. The cheapest of the trio is the Nissan Leaf, it sells for RM 181,263, has a range of 311 km (NEDC method), powered by a 40 kWh battery that makes 150 PS – slightly more powerful than of a 1.8-litre naturally aspirated Honda Civic – but a lot more torque, at 320 Nm, identical to a Volkswagen Arteon R-Line 2.0 TSI. Next is the MINI Cooper SE 3-Door. For a supposedly very hip and