The Hyundai Ioniq 5 was one of the early entrants in the Malaysian EV market. When it was launched early last year, there were no competitors in its price range that possessed a dedicated EV platform. While its rivals, like the Mercedes-Benz EQA and Volvo XC40 EV, have a more prestigious badge on the bonnet, they are built on combustion engine platforms, which ultimately result in compromised packaging. The Ioniq 5, on the other hand, with its Electric-Global Modular Platform (E-GMP), was purpos

With Mercedes-Benz pushing forwards towards embracing fully-electric vehicles (EVs), even its performance division is amping itself up. The Mercedes-AMG EQS 53 4Matic+ is the first dedicated EV tuned by the masters at Affalterbach but it is not the only one. Mercedes-Benz Malaysia (MBM) has just launched the Mercedes-AMG EQS 53 4Matic+ along with the Mercedes-AMG EQE 53 4Matic+ at Zepp KL. However, in this article, we’ll just be comparing the two EQS variants offered in Malaysia. Priced from RM

There were 20,296 newly registered taxis that went into service in Korea between January to July 2022, according to data from Korea’s Ministry of Transport, extracted by carisyou.com. Of the total, 36.4 percent (7,394 units) were battery electric vehicles (BEVs, or battery EVs). This is a sharp increase from the 1,029 units of electric taxis registered in the whole of 2019. Hyundai’s Ioniq 5 is the most popular EV taxi there, with 3,453 units registered in the first 7 months of 2022. This is fol

Our burgeoning electric vehicle (EV) market welcomes a new face as the 2022 Ioniq 5 has just been launched in Malaysia. There's three variants on offer, and prices are as below: Ioniq 5 Lite: RM 199,888 Ioniq 5 Plus: RM 229,888 Ioniq 5 Max: RM 259,888 All prices are inclusive SST discount, valid until 30-June 2022. Beginning July, full sales tax will apply to the model, but the Ioniq 5's status as a fully-imported (CBU Korea) battery-EV means import and excise duties, as well as road tax will be

PT Mercedes-Benz Distribution Indonesia (MBDI), the distributors of Mercedes-Benz vehicles in the country has revealed that the Mercedes-Benz EQS will be introduced there in 2022, as reported by our sister site Autofun.co.id. Choi Duk Jun, the Chief Executive Officer of MBDI confirmed the matter in a press conference last week. However, he stopped short of mentioning whether or not the model will be locally assembled (CKD) or fully imported (CBU). At present, several Mercedes-Benz models are ass

Different people have a different way of defining what perfect means to them. Like a house, picking the right car is a decision that you would want to cherish for as long as possible. Which is why if you’re the type of person who would want to upgrade your standard car into something grander, you would enjoy this week’s Top Rank. Last week, we took a look at some of the models to look forward to in 2021, and needless to say, they were mostly your run-of-the-mill standard cars. Where are the BMWs