BYD is leading Malaysia's adoption of battery electric vehicles (BEVs), less than a year since it entered our markets, according to data sourced by RHB Research. The bank's recent report shared that BYD accounted for 37% of the total local EV sphere in Malaysia in 2023. In total, BYD sold 3,728 cars here last year. That number is more than one-thirds of the total units of BEVs sold in Malaysia last year, which stands at 10,159 units. In itself this represents a 286% rise compared to 2022, making

The China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) reported that the Chinese market sold 9.533 million new cars between January and June 2023. Out of these sales, a total of 2,093,000 cars were battery electric vehicles (BEVs), making China the world's largest EV market. While BYD retained its dominant position in the market with 524,184 BEVs sold, which accounted for 25.04% of the market share, Tesla’s Model Y was the best-selling model (not just BEV) in China for the first half of 2023 (H1 2023) with

Electric vehicles (EVs) are fast becoming the new trophy to have. Yes, it’s always nice to have a BMW 7 Series but combustion engine cars, regardless of their status, are now seen as kind of passé. The conversation starters at the golf club’s lounge have moved from V8 cars to high-end EVs, simply because spaceship-inspired EVs have a novelty factor that even flat-six turbocharged sports cars don’t have. If you run a business, especially a technology-related one, you will understand the need to m

GoCar Malaysia, a leading on-demand mobility-as-a-service platform, has expanded its GoCar Subs Electric fleet with some of the latest EV models. The new fleet includes the Nissan Leaf, the new Renault Zoe, Hyundai Kona EV (Plus variant), Hyundai Ioniq 5, Great Wall Motors’ Ora Good Cat and even the MINI Electric and Tesla Model Y. The Tesla Model Y is a Long Range variant, with CCS2 DC fast charging port. In addition to the expanded fleet, GoCar Malaysia is also offering new weekly and monthly

This is the Honda City Hatchback, a brand-new model that made its Malaysian debut back in December 2021 across 4 variants. It supersedes the Honda Jazz as Honda Malaysia’s B-segment hatchback offering. Seen here is the top-of-the-line RS variant, priced from a cool RM 109,800. Why does the Honda City Hatchback RS costs more than RM 100k? The short and simple answer is the City Hatchback RS’ sophisticated e:HEV two-motor full-hybrid petrol-electric powertrain. On top of that, it also offers RS-sp

City Hatchback launched, faces up against the Toyota Yaris Prices start at RM 76k, Yaris starts off at RM 71k Monthy repayment from RM 780/month The much-anticipated 2022 Honda City Hatchback is finally here. The successor the popular Honda Jazz, is offered in three variants (for now): the Grade S, E, and V priced between RM 76k (Grade S) and RM 88k (Grade V). The range-topping City Hatchback RS e:HEV variant will only be made available in early 2022, official prices are expected to be announced