Malaysia is witnessing a remarkable surge in battery electric vehicle (BEV) sales, with over 12,000 units since 2011. This growth is particularly notable in 2023, with BEV registrations surpassing 9,000 units. According to a report by Bernama, Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz highlighted this trend at the soft launch of the Malaysia Autoshow 2024 yesterday. The Minister added that EVs are an important catalyst to Malaysia’s manufacturing exports, especi

This is the 2024 Mercedes-Benz EQA facelift. Alongside visual updates, the EQA has also received updates to its powertrain and equipment. Exterior changes include a redesigned black panel featuring a star pattern, replacing the previous two horizontal slats. The small Mercedes-Benz stars on the grille are now black as the default option with the Progressive package or with the Night Package. Alternatively, with the Electric Art or AMG Line styling packages, they can come in chrome. There’s also

We've already written the full review of the BYD Atto 3. Spoiler alert: we like it. But we'll admit most of our tests were centred in the city, which we reckon will be the most common use case for one of these. BYD Atto 3 Extended EV Specs in Malaysia Price RM 167,800 Powertrain Single-motor FWD Battery Capacity 60.48 kWh Charging 6.6 kW AC, 80 kW DC Power & Torque 204 PS / 310 Nm 0-100 km/h 7.3 seconds, as tested Origin CBU, China However we recently got the chance to drive one to Tanjung Malim

During the launch of the BYD Atto 3, Andrew Basham, Managing Director of Sime Darby Motors, announced that the first BYD showroom will be opened in Malaysia this month. The company expects the number to grow to 20 by end of 2023. Most of the showrooms will be 3S (sales, service, and spare parts) centres. The first showroom, located at TREC KL, is expected to come online as early as mid-December 2022. “I’m happy to announce that Sime Darby Motors will have their first BYD experience centre here i

November's buzzword is the BYD Atto 3, and after our initial spotting of a camouflaged unit we now have some preliminary facts and figures of the battery-electric (BEV) SUV in Malaysia, thanks to our sources close to the matter. Two variants will be offered; the Standard and the Extended range. The Standard range will approximately start from RM 150k, while the Extended is said to be priced from RM 170k. These are still not set in stone just yet, so do account for slight differences in their fin

Feels natural to drive Tough to achieve claimed range Loses to the XC40 EV on paper Have you ever met someone who you almost immediately took a liking to but as time passes, you realise a few disagreeable traits about that person and slowly, you become more distant? That’s good first impression, but only that. It’s important not to be swayed by first impressions, especially when it comes to car buying because if you’ve found a thing or two that you dislike during ownership, you’ll have to live w