Referenced briefly in the Budget 2024 commentary, Amanda Zhang, the President and CEO of Mercedes-Benz Malaysia, highlighted the company's increasing momentum and revealed the imminent launch of the Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV, happening this Friday on 20-October. “Our momentum continues to grow, as we eagerly anticipate the arrival of the EQS SUV this Friday, with plans to launch another all-electric model before year end. These efforts underscore our dedication to providing innovative electric vehic

With the launch of the 2023 Mercedes-AMG EQE 53 4Matic+ in Malaysia earlier today, that's one more competitor in the EV space. However at RM 649,888, it's significantly more expensive than a regular Mercedes-Benz EQE 350+ which starts from RM 419,888. What exactly then are you getting for so much extra dosh? We explore... Performance figures Pretty obvious whenever AMG's brought up. The AMG EQE comes with two motors (front and back, for all-wheel drive), which makes a blistering 625 PS/950 Nm of

Despite the policy U-turn by the European Union to exempt carbon-neutral synthetic fuels (also known as e-fuels) from the trade bloc’s 2035 ban on combustion engines, Mercedes-Benz will maintain its course to phase out combustion engines in favour of battery EVs. When asked by German business publication Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung if Mercedes-Benz welcomes the EU’s exemption of combustion engines running on carbon neutral e-fuels from the 2035 ban, CEO Ola Kallenius said “I think technology

The BMW Group is on track to exceed its initial target to reduce its fleet-wide CO2 emissions in Europe by more than twice, boosted by strong response to its battery EV models, said Oliver Zipse, Chairman of the Board of Management. The group had initially targeted a 4.9 percent year-on-year reduction in CO2 emissions, but is now on track to deliver between 5 to 10 percent. As of September 2022, the BMW Group has delivered over 128,000 battery EVs, up 114.8 percent from last year. The company di

Earlier in August, BMW Malaysia announced that it will be installing DC fast chargers on all BMW dealerships across the country. We are now happy to confirm that this facility, when rolled out in 2022, will be open to EVs of all makes. “It is open (to all makes),” said Sashi Ambi, Head of Corporate Communications for BMW Malaysia, when asked if the DC fast chargers will be available for use by EVs of makes other than BMW (or MINI). “I think to keep a closed view for electric vehicles infrastruct

This is the 2022 Mercedes-Benz EQE, the electric E-Class equivalent. It’s underpinned by Mercedes-Benz’s dedicated EV platform – EVA 2 – the second model after the EQS. Global launch of the Mercedes-Benz EQE is said to take place in mid-2022 according to markets, and will go up against upcoming rivals like the Audi A6 e-tron and the fully-electric BMW 5 Series. Also read: All-electric BMW 5 Series coming soon as BMW ramps up its electrification line-up Two variants will be available at launch –