There’s no shortage of buzz for the Tesla Model Y in Malaysia since its official launch just under a month ago. Although test drive units are yet to be available to the general public and potential buyers, we’ve had the privilege of sampling the Model Y courtesy of Tesla Malaysia. In this review, we’ll dive into what it’s like to drive and experience an officially imported Tesla Model Y. Overview: 2023 Tesla Model Y RWD Price RM 199,000 Segment C-Segment Powertrain Single-motor RWD Battery capac

Thailand may have become the second South East Asian country after Singapore to setup a Tesla store but Indonesia has no intention of following Thailand’s footsteps in become a mere sales agent. Instead, Indonesia wants Tesla to setup a 500,000 cars per year manufacturing facility there. The carrot? The Indonesian government is offering Tesla access to renewable geothermal-generated electricity (up to 400 MW to be made available to the proposed region), which will have a positive impact on Tesla

Mercedes-Benz naturally wants to put you in the drivers’ seat of its new all-electric EQA 250 and of course they’re making it as easy as possible with the availability of their Step Up Agility Financing program to put some electrification in your life. The program is packaged with regular fixed monthly instalments over a set period with the payments ballooning over the tenure of the program, in line with the expected career; and salary, progression of its distinguished customers. For the EQA 250

If you own or are planning to own a vehicle with the “H” badge on the grille; the Korean version that is, Sing Kwung Premium Sdn Bhd has opened the doors to its new Hyundai 3S centre in Malacca that carries an EV charger for the marque’s growing range of electrified vehicles. If the “3S” in the name didn’t give it away, there’s a showroom, a spare parts centre and a service centre at the new outlet. The service area houses five fully equipped service bays; including two Quick Service bays. It’s

Malaysia’s electric vehicle (EV) arena is still far from being the most populous, but at least with each passing year there’s a longer list of choices. One of them – introduced last year – is the Hyundai Kona Electric range. With us this past week was the mid-range Kona Electric e-Plus, and this is our short Pros and Cons list of the sole Korean EV option in Malaysia. Pro #1: Good value proposition With tax-free prices starting from RM 149,888, the Kona Electric line-up unseats the Nissan Leaf (

Previously, we shared a story on this rare Hyundai Kona EV that was put up for sale for RM 180k, albeit in pre-facelift form. The good news is, Hyundai Sime Darby Malaysia (HSDM) is planning to launch the facelifted 2021 Hyundai Kona EV in Malaysia by Q4 of this year. Sources in HSDM told WapCar.my that the facelifted Kona EV will be fully imported from Korea. However, there are no indicative prices at the moment, as HSDM is awaiting the government's announcement regarding EV policies. Currently