Deliveries of the China-made Tesla Model Y have begun in Malaysia today, following a delay from the original Q4 2023 schedule. Customers are now receiving their new vehicles at Tesla Malaysia's Cyberjaya headquarters. Around 10 customers have received their EVs, with more deliveries expected throughout the day. In total, about 80 customers are expected to receive their Model Y today. Should you order a Tesla Model Y today, we were told that deliveries will be fulfilled before Q2 2024 concludes.

Following the opening of its Registration of Interest for the first ever BMW i5, BMW Malaysia has now confirmed that the electric 5 Series-class sedan will soon be launched with two variants – the rear-wheel drive i5 eDrive40 and the all-wheel drive i5 M60 xDrive. Specifications for BMW i5 eDrive40 Power: 340 hp (Nominal), 143 hp (30 minutes power) Torque: 400 Nm (Nominal) Rear-wheel drive Top speed: 193 km/h 0-100 km/h: 6 seconds Range: Up to 582 km (WLTP) Energy consumption: As low as 15.9 kWh

Twenty years ago, a Toyota Prius was the most popular car in the Golden State of California, one of USA’s most liberal rainbow-flag carrying state. California is also the US state that is most open to foreign brands like Toyota, or new concepts like electric cars, as opposed to say Tennessee, where the Ford F-150 rules. Californian liberals from the late ‘90s to 2010s were also the ones who, for better and for worse, made the Toyota Prius into an icon of tree huggers. Today, California is also k

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

The poster child of EVs, Tesla is getting ready to make its official debut in Thailand in December 2022 according to a teaser on social media. This would make the Kingdom the second market in Southeast Asia after Singapore to officially offer Elon Musk’s automotive child. Interestingly, the post was uploaded on the Siam Paragon Facebook page and there is no official Tesla Thailand Facebook nor website. The post did mention the official Line page which only led us to an account with a profile pho

A few months ago, the Sultan of Johor, His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar, made us do a double take when he arrived in a Genesis G90 Limousine. But now, His Majesty has gone green with the fully electric Ioniq 5! His Majesty turned heads when he rolled up in a blue Ioniq 5 during his visit with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob and Johor Menteri Besar, Dato’ Hasni Mohammad. The former arrived in a borrowed Rolls Royce Cullinan. For those of you who don’t know, t