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

Tesla has added its third Supercharging station in Malaysia. Sunway Pyramid is the latest addition, following Pavilion and Sunway Big Box in Johor. The Tesla-only charging facility has four V3 stalls, bringing the total number of Superchargers in the country to 16. The V3 Supercharging station has a peak power of 250 kW actual output will be throttled down depending on the number of cars plugged in. In ideal conditions when only one Tesla Model 3 is plugged in, it is possible to gain up to 282 k

According to data compiled by Autolife Thailand, the BYD Dolphin has taken the lead in sales of battery electric vehicles (BEV) in Thailand, with 1,621 units sold in September 2023, a significant jump from 481 units in August. The BYD Atto 3, which had been leading the EV sales chart for every month of the year so far except for June, followed closely in second place with 1,610 units sold in September. Taking third place is the Neta V with 854 units, while fourth place goes to the Ora Good Cat w

As the global electric vehicle (EV) market begins to rise, the industry is looking to invest more in countries that produce the resources needed to build battery components and other materials. Indonesia is one of those nations and it is trying to attract foreign investors especially those from the EV industry. One company that stands out from the rest is Tesla and though there has been nothing official from the Elon Musk-helmed company, the country’s minister has been hinting that the company i

Ahead of its official launch later this year, the entire allocation of the 2022 Kia EV6 for Malaysia has been sold out. According to Bermaz Auto group CEO Datuk Francis Lee, the initial allocation of the 2022 Kia EV6 for Malaysia stood at 5 units and have been accounted for. “Our EV6s are all sold. Even though we wanted a few hundred units, they (Kia) only gave us five,” he said during an automotive webinar hosted by RAM Rating Services, a credit rating agency. Also Read: Kia EV6 confirmed for M

VinFast has been dubbed by the automotive media as Vietnam’s Tesla and it also has strong ambitions to turn the country into ASEAN’s electric vehicle (EV) hub. However, Chinese carmaker Great Wall Motor (GWM) is aiming to turn Thailand into the region’s EV hub by 2023. At the ZEV Thailand Policy: Road to EV ASEAN Production Hub webinar that was held last week, GWM was among a few automotive players in the Kingdom invited to discuss the ways to upgrade and turn Thailand into Southeast Asia’s EV h