China’s Global Times, a newspaper owned by the Chinese Communist Party’s main newspaper People’s Daily, recently published an op-ed that says Tesla’s intention to invest in India will struggle to succeed because of the South Asian country’s poor charging infrastructure, adding that its weak supplier base cannot support Tesla cars. Since the article was published by a government-owned newspaper, the article is a reflection of China’s opinion on Tesla’s attempt to forge closer ties with India, a c

BYD Malaysia’s sole authorized distributor, Sime Darby Beyond Auto is currently offering up to RM 20,000 cash rebate for the 2023 manufacturing year BYD Atto 3 (MY2023). The promotion applies to both the Standard Range and Extended Range variants, thus bringing prices down to RM 129,800 and RM 147,800 respectively, but note that the prices quoted by BYD exclude registration and other charges. With registration fees, inspection fees, hire purchase endorsement fees added, the on-the-road price (ex

Volvo Cars is making changes to its electric vehicle lineup, part of its strategy to transition to a fully electric car manufacturer by 2030. The company has announced a streamlined and standardised approach to naming its fully electric models. The fully-electric Volvo XC40 Recharge and C40 Recharge will now be known as the EX40 and EC40 respectively. This aligns them with Volvo's other electric models: the EX30, EX90, and EM90. Note that the XC40 name will still be used for internal combustion

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

In early 2020, before Covid-19 hit and Russia hadn’t attacked Ukraine, makers of electric vehicles (EVs) were optimistic that prices of batteries will come down and reach cost parity of with combustion engine cars by 2025. Today, no one believes in that message anymore. In the near-term, prices of EVs will go up, not down. Consulting firm AlixPartners say that between 2020 to 2022, the cost of raw materials to build an EV has gone up by 144 percent. Yes, inflationary pressure, higher energy cost

CKD Hyundai Ioniq 5 makes up 51 percent of new Hyundai cars booked at the 2022 Indonesia International Motor Show (IIMS) Over 3,000 visitors test drove the Ioniq 5, first EV experience for many Hyundai Ioniq 5 is locally-assembled (CKD) in Indonesia, a world’s first The locally-assembled (CKD) Hyundai Ioniq 5 for Indonesia is off to a very strong start in ASEAN’s largest car market. At the recently concluded 2022 Indonesia International Motor Show (IIMS, 31-March to 10-April), Hyundai recorded o