GoCar Malaysia and Yinson GreenTech (YGT) have teamed up to provide the Ora Good Cat battery electric vehicle (BEV) through the GoCar Share programme. So now, you don’t have to own an EV just to experience it for a few hours or even a few days. The new collaboration is a part of both companies’ ongoing efforts to expand the accessibility of the EV experience to more Malaysians and promote the adoption of EVs in the country. Chief Executive Officer of GoCar Malaysia, Wong Hoe Mun said, “We are ex

Neta Auto has entered the Indonesian market at this year's Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show (GIIAS) 2023 exhibition, headlined by the Neta V, priced at IDR 379 million (~RM 115,311). The Neta V for the Indonesian market differs from ours slightly in that it has a slightly improved battery; the biggest change therein is a 40.7 kWh lithium-ion phosphate (LFP) battery that's claimed to give 401 km of range per the NEDC. In Malaysia, the Neta V is sold with a 38.5 kWh ternary lithium batte

Toyota and Tesla, the two big Ts of the automotive world cannot be any more different. Toyota is the antithesis of Tesla, and vice-versa. On one side of the extreme, Tesla sees nothing wrong with using their customers to test features with unproven safety - kudos to Elon Musk for convincing his fans to pay USD 15,000 for the privilege to be become a Tesla lab rat. Get the products out first, fix the problems later is Tesla's way of doing business. On the opposite end you have Toyota. There is a

As Marvel Studio continue to tease the world with spots of their upcoming film Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Lexus too, is dropping their own teasers of the movie, featuring their EV Lexus RZ 450e. The RZ 450e will star in 60-, 30-, and 15-second spots alongside the Dora Milaje warriors titled An Electric Future. Directed by Anthony Leonardi III, the spot finds General Okoye (played by Danai Gurira) in the RZ 450e as she prepared to fulfil her role of public speaker for her country. However, a

Dinamikjaya Motors Sdn Bhd, the new distributor of Kia vehicles in Malaysia, announced that at least four Kia models will be making their way here. One of which is the Kia Niro, an SUV that Malaysians are relatively unaware of. What is the Kia Niro and where does it sit in the model hierarchy? Here’s a brief introduction. The first-generation Kia Niro is Kia’s dedicated low-emissions hybrid crossover. The SUV came only in hybrid guise at launch, Kia later introduced a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) and a

After a brief pause, Mercedes-Benz Malaysia (MBM) will soon resume its deployment of Mercedes-Benz EQ-branded public charging facilities in the country. This is to support the eventual launch of Mercedes-Benz EQ series battery electric vehicle (BEV) models in the country. Speaking at a media event earlier this month, Vice-President Michael Jopp said MBM will support Malaysia’s transition into electric mobility not just with its range of electrified products, but also in deployment of supporting