BMW Thailand is reportedly planning its first EV-battery production plant to support local BEV and plug-in hybrid (PHEV) models, as well as to serve other export markets and better compete with Chinese BEV supply chains in the ASEAN region Bangkok Post reports that the plant will be located in Rayong, Thailand, whilst investment budgets and production capacities of the factory will be revealed soon. The plant will also become BMW's first EV battery production facility in the ASEAN region, and th

It's understandable if there's some confusion here. The all-new 2024 MINI Cooper that premiered last September is the all-electric variant, developed through a collaboration with GWM and manufactured in China, and sits on its own platform. This 2024 MINI Cooper petrol shares its foundation with the F56-generation MINI Hatch, albeit with significant revisions to align with the updated MINI design principles, essentially a major facelift. Similar to the 2024 Porsche Macan EV and its combustion eng

2023 saw a new sales record for electric vehicles (EVs) in Thailand as 76,314 units were sold in the Kingdom and it is predicted that 2024 could be another blockbuster year. According to sales figures compiled by Autolife Thailand, 13,653 EVs were sold in January 2024. Though that number might not sound entirely significant to some, EVs accounted for 20.5% of new vehicle registrations in the first month of the year. 65,067 new vehicles were sold in Thailand in January. Thailand seems to be on tr

BYD is currently the go-to brand for anyone looking to dip their toes into the world of battery electric vehicles. It’s the poor man’s Tesla, and we meant it in a good way. You get truly world-class battery technology, at a fraction of the price. The catch is of course, poorer software and user interface – which is the compromise you have to make for an otherwise very value-for-money package. The Chinese brand is currently the No.1 selling EV brand in Malaysia, with nearly 1,400 units registered

Malaysia will continue to target investments related to renewable energy and electric vehicles, and that strategies to achieve such goals are being discussed between the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) in a recent Budget 2022 dialogue, said MITI Minister Dato’ Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali at today’s Dewan Rakyat sitting. Minister Azmin Ali said the pursuit of attracting such investments are in line with National Investment Aspirations (NIA) which also fo

MINI Malaysia has launched the all-electric MINI Cooper SE. Starting at RM218,370.78, the Mini Cooper SE is a stylish electric car that share a similar powerplant with the BMW i3s. The difference between the MINI Cooper SE and the BMW i3s would be the fact that the MINI is front-wheel-drive while the BMW is rear-wheel-drive. Assembled in Oxford, the electric MINI is a city electric car with a battery 28.9 kWh battery capacity, just a tad below the 35.5 kWh battery capacity of the Honda E. On the