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Angkara Covid-19, GP Argentina, Americas ditunda. GP Malaysia masih kekal dalam jadual

Selepas Ujian Musim Sejuk dan Ujian Pra-musim Rasmi pertama MotoGP yang dijadual di Malaysia, bulan depan menjadi 'mangsa' pandemik Covid-19 tahun ini, tiba giliran GP Argentina dan GP Americas yang berkemungkinan besar tersisih daripada kalendar perlumbaan elit dua roda berkenaan. Perkembangan yang pasti mendukacitakan peminat sukan permotoran seluruh dunia itu diumumkan oleh penganjur perlumbaan, Dorna menerusi jadual perlumbaan yang dikemaskini, baru-baru ini. Begitupun, tiada perubahan memba

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Jan 27, 2021

China’s battery giant CATL claims 2 million km electric car battery ready

CATL has announced that it is ready to produce an electric car battery with a battery lifespan of a million miles or approximately 2,000,000 km and 16 years. To put it into context, current electric cars have warranties that last up to 240,000 km. Although current electric car batteries are predicted to last from 10 to 20 years, the warranty period is usually about 8 years. In February 2020, CATL and Tesla confirmed a partnership from July 2020 to June 2022. The batteries are to be used in the S

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Jun 10, 2020

How to choose the right 12V battery for your car?

If you drive an automatic car, it is impossible to push start the car. Your only option in case of a flat battery is to jump start the car and get a battery replacement ASAP. A weak car battery has obvious tell-tale signs like a slow crank and dim lights. Changing a car battery is a simple task, but if you don’t know what you’re doing, there’s still a high chance of screwing things up. If you have absolutely no experience in replacing a new battery for your car, here are a few guidelines to help

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Oct 9, 2020

2020 MINI JCW GP launched in Malaysia, 10 units only - 306 PS & 450 Nm, RM 377,470!

Unveiled alongside the most environmentally friendly MINI ever, is the MINI John Cooper Works GP, a track-focused hot hatch. Only 10 units of the Oxford-assembled model, out of the 3,000 units worldwide, will be made available to the Malaysian market, priced at RM 377,470 (OTR without insurance and 50% SST) each – that's RM 75,000 more than a standard JCW 3 door hatch. Headline figures for the JCW GP is a reworked B48 2.0-litre 4-cylinder turbo petrol engine now pushing 306 PS and 450 Nm of torq

Adrian ChiaAdrian Chia

Aug 26, 2020

Bos NTS RW Racing GP mohon maaf kepada Hafizh Syahrin, janji bangkit aksi berikutnya!

Susulan kegagalan pelumba negara, Hafizh Syahrin Abdullah untuk menghabiskan perlumbaan Moto2 di GP Qatar minggu lalu, bos pasukan RW Racing GP, Jarno Janssen 'menyusun 10 jari' memohon maaf kepada pelumbanya itu. Ini kali pertama Hafizh, yang pernah berlumba dalam kelas utama, MotoGP beraksi bersama pasukan RW Racing GP yang menggunakan casis NTS pada perlumbaan berkenaan. Begitupun, selepas mengharungi 11 pusingan, pelumba kelahiran Ampang itu terpaksa memasuki pit perlumbaan akibat masalah ya

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Apr 1, 2021

Belum pasti, tapi SIC optimis GP Malaysia 2021 berjalan seperti dijadual!

Pasti ramai peminat merindukan bunyi deruman enjin jentera MotoGP di Litar Antarabangsa Sepang (SIC) selepas perlumbaan berprestij itu dibatalkan tahun lalu susulan penularan pandemik Covid-19. Sekalipun masih berbaki hampir tujuh bulan sebelum tarikh penganjuran GP Malaysia 2021 itu yang dijadual pada Oktober ini berlangsung, tetap timbul kebimbangan adakah situasi sama bakal berulang. Dalam satu temuramah bersama media sempena setahun memegang jawatan Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif SIC semalam, Azhan

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Apr 9, 2021

Repsol Honda senarai Marquez bagi perlumbaan GP Qatar

Bukan saja peminat, malah Repsol Honda sendiri seperti tidak sabar melihat jaguhnya, Marc Marquez kembali beraksi di atas litar. Selepas terlepas hampir keseluruhan musim lalu susulan kecederaan, Marquez yang masih mengharungi proses pemulihan tetap disenarai oleh pasukannya, Repsol Honda dalam senarai sementara perlumbaan pembuka tirai, GP Qatar, hujung bulan ini. Sekalipun terlepas kedua-dua sesi ujian pra-musim yang berlangsung di litar sama dan tiada tarikh pasti bila dia akan pulih, Marquez

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Mar 11, 2021

GP Portugal. Fabio Quartararo terus garang, Rossi 'kecundang' lagi!

Sensasi baharu pasukan Monster Yamaha MotoGP, Fabio Quartararo sekali lagi membuktikan kehadirannya bersama pasukan itu sebagai tepat apabila menakluk perlumbaan GP Portugal, semalam. Kemenangan di Litar Portimao itu adalah yang kedua berturut-turut diraih penunggang muda kelahiran Perancis itu selepas dia turut mengungguli GP Doha, dua minggu lalu. Ia sekaligus menyaksikan bekas pelumba Petronas Yamaha SRT itu memintas kedudukan pendahulu kejuaraan daripada rakan senagaranya, Johan Zarco. Melen

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Apr 19, 2021

Mick Schumacher to drive his dad’s F2004 ahead of the Tuscan GP

To celebrate Scuderia Ferrari’s 1,000th Formula One championship race, Mick Schumacher has been given the honours to pilot Michael Schumacher’s 2004 Ferrari at the Mugello circuit on Sunday! This is not the first time that Mick Schumacher has had the chance to drive the F2004, he was previously given the chance to take the car for a spin ahead of the German Grand Prix in Hockenheim last year. The F2004 is a particularly important car for the team as it was the car that took Michael Schumacher to

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Sep 11, 2020

Honda opens Malaysia’s first hybrid vehicle battery assembly plant, for 2020 Honda City RS

Honda Malaysia has opened Malaysia’s first high voltage battery assembly plant in Melaka, to support the world debut of the first ever Honda City RS with i-MMD. You can read our review of the City RS here. Production of the full-hybrid Honda City RS with a two-motor intelligent multi-mode drive (i-MMD) has already begun at Honda Malaysia’s Pegoh plant. It is the fifth Honda hybrid model to be produced there. Assembly of the GP1 Jazz Hybrid (IMA) started in 2012, followed by the GP5 Jazz Hybrid (

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Sep 25, 2020

Positif Covid-19, Lewis Hamilton terlepas GP Sakhir

Juara dunia Formula Satu (F1), Lewis Hamilton terlepas perlumbaan Grand Prix (GP) Sakhir di Bahrain, hujung minggu ini selepas diuji positif Covid-19. Perkembangan mendukacitakan itu disahkan oleh pasukannya, Mercedes AMG Petronas dalam satu kenyataan, hari ini. Juara dunia tujuh kali termasuk musim ini itu diuji positif dijangkiti virus berkenaan selepas melakukan ujian wajib menjelang perlumbaan di Bahrain, minggu ini. “Lewis diuji tiga kali minggu lalu dan keputusannya sentiasa negatif dengan

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Dec 1, 2020

Maverick Vinales menang GP Qatar - Rossi tempat ke 12, Morbidelli gelincir kedua terakhir!

Penunggang Monster Yamaha MotoGP, Maverick Vinales memulakan kempen MotoGP 2021 dengan langkah kanan apabila menjuarai GP Qatar yang berlangsung di Litar Antarabangsa Losail, malam tadi. Bermula di petak ketiga, pelumba kelahiran Sepanyol itu pada satu ketika tercicir ke kedudukan kelapan selepas pusingan pertama namun berjaya mengejar kembali kelompok utama sebelum merangkul kemenangan ke-10 kariernya dalam MotoGP. Seperti yang disebutkan selepas sesi kelayakan, Vinales berkata strategi yang ba

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Mar 30, 2021

Lewis Hamilton tested positive for Covid-19! To miss Sakhir GP

The Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team has confirmed that 7-time Formula 1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton has tested positive for Covid-19. Hamilton will miss the Sakhir Grand Prix this weekend (5 December 2020) and most probably the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on the following week. According to Mercedes, Hamilton was tested 3 times last week, including on last weekend’s Bahrain GP race day itself, but each test had returned negative. But the 2020 World Champion woke up on Monday with mild symptoms. He was

JerricaJerrica

Dec 1, 2020

George Russell plucked from Williams to replace Lewis Hamilton at Sakhir GP

With Lewis Hamilton out of commission for the Sakhir GP after testing positive for Covid-19, the biggest question in the paddock had been who will replace him this weekend. The answer came today in the form of Williams driver George Russell. Russell is no stranger to Mercedes, he previously completed 6 days of practice for the championship-winning team in 2017. He most recently drove for the team in last year’s end-of-season Abu Dhabi test. He made his F1 debut in 2019 with the Williams team and

JerricaJerrica

Dec 2, 2020

GP Portugal: P1 milik Fabio Quartararo, Rossi terus tenggelam!

Penunggang Monster Yamaha, Fabio Quartararo merangkul petak utama MotoGP ke-11 dalam kariernya selepas mengungguli sesi kelayakan GP Portugal, malam tadi. Mengiringi bekas pelumba Petronas Yamaha SRT itu di barisan utama pada aksi di Litar Portimao adalah pelumba Suzuki, Alex Rins dan rakan senegaranya dari Perancis, Johan Zarco dari Pramac Ducati. Selepas dua aksi di Qatar, MotoGP beralih ke Eropah dan ia tidak berlangsung tanpa drama. Ketika pelumba Ducati, Francesco Bagnaia tampak seperti bak

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Apr 18, 2021

Volvo Car Malaysia extends hybrid battery warranty to 8 years or 160,000 km, free of charge

Volvo Car Malaysia has announced an extension of the warranty for its PHEV range to 8 years or 160,000 km (whichever comes first), now covering models registered after 3-December 2015. Earlier this year, the extended warranty was only offered for Volvo cars registered from 1 January 2020 onwards. Volvo Malaysia has now decided to offer the extend warranty for its PHEV range that were purchased since the launch of the Volvo XC90 T8 PHEV on 3 December 2015. Nalin Jain, Managing Director of Volvo C

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Dec 21, 2020

Battery giant CATL plans USD 5 bil  investment in Indonesia, lithium-ion battery production to start in 2024

CATL, the Chinese battery giant, plans to invest 5 billion USD in Indonesia for a lithium-ion battery plant. The Edge Market reports that the target is for the lithium-ion battery plant to start production in 2024. This information was conveyed by Deputy Minister Septian Hario Seto in a virtual briefing. CATL has signed an agreement with Indonesia to ensure that 60% of the nickel will be processed in Indonesia, and not abroad. Indonesia’s large reserve of nickel has attracted many investors incl

ArifArif

Dec 16, 2020

Review: Porsche Taycan 4S - an electrifying, synapse-frying performance car

"Why do petrolheads hate electric cars?" Asked my colleague Shaun as we barrelled along in the Porsche Taycan 4S. I didn't have an answer actually, because up until now, electric cars didn't really do it for me. I have driven a Nissan Leaf before this, and I quite liked it. But did it stir my loins and make me wanna buy one? Not really. But a Porsche Taycan? Who would say no to that? Well, at RM 699,986 (OTR without insurance, 0% SST) as tested, my bank account, most likely. Porsche's first fora

JasonJason

Mar 20, 2021

Owner Review: Luxury meets performance - Experiencing the BMW 740Le

** This article is the personal experience of a 2018 BMW G11 740Le owner and does not necessarily reflect the views of WapCar. Author: Kevin Wong Have you ever looked to the car next to you or on a billboard while driving or while it is parked and it is a BMW 7-Series and you admire the lines and curves? I was exactly like that and I can say that I am lucky enough to be able to drive it daily (it’s a company car, does not belong to me... haha). My first encounter with a BMW 7-Series was an E38 f

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Jul 31, 2020

BEVs with high battery capacity are not as environmentally friendly as you think says Mazda

In today’s trend of tightening emission regulations which require carmakers to lower their average fleet CO2 emissions, the easiest way to bring down that average is through zero-emission vehicles such as plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) or battery electric vehicles (BEV). It’s easier to get consumers to switch to PHEVs because it’s still a familiar machine to them as the main source of propulsion is still from an internal combustion engine (ICE). BEVs, on the other hand, are a little tri

Adrian ChiaAdrian Chia

Nov 1, 2019

BMW opens battery plant in Thailand, to offer cheaper plug-in hybrids to Thai buyers

Thailand car buyers can look forward to cheaper BMW plug-in hybrid models with the opening of BMW’s first high voltage battery plant in Asia outside of China. The THB 500 million plant is operated in partnership with battery supplier Draxlmaier Group and is located at WHA Chonburi Industrial Estate 2. It is equipped to assemble the latest generation (Gen4) of the BMW Group’s high-voltage batteries, not just the casing but the battery modules as well. Final batteries are then transported to the B

HansHans

Sep 17, 2019

How to start the Engine if the smart key battery is dead?

Just like a smartphone, smart Key Fob is something we can't do without. It's almost a magic until it ran out of power someday. Fun Fact: Every automaker makes provision for owners whose key fob battery is running out of juice. You can either check out the owner's manual or google the backup method according to the model. Here's one simple hack that can free you from flipping through the tedious owner manual and start the engine at the same time. 1st Step: Open the door A tried-and-true way to un

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Aug 30, 2019

Volvo cars now get 8-Year hybrid battery warranty at no extra charge

From 1 January 2020 onwards, all Volvo plug-in hybrids sold in Malaysia will be covered with an 8-Year warranty for the hybrid batteries with no extra charge. Volvo Car Malaysia (VCM) is now the leader in hybrid battery warranty coverage for PHEVs in the premium segment. BMW Malaysia and Mercedes-Benz Malaysia offer 6-Years/100,000 km warranty for their hybrid battery. According to Marketing and PR Director of VCM, Akhtar Sulaiman, this is their assurance to customers on Volvo’s electrified powe

Adrian ChiaAdrian Chia

Jan 23, 2020

Owner Review:  Bang for the buck car - My 2019 Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid

** This article is the personal experience of a 2019 Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid HEV Plus 1.6 owner and does not necessarily reflect the views of WapCar. Subramaniam Venkatachalam 我国市场其实有个不成文的规矩:鄙视链的底端,是属于韩国泡菜车的。加上“混合动力”这四个大字,绝对能够吓跑许多吃瓜群众。不过,我当然不是普通的吃瓜群众。实话实话,买了它后,直到今日,我绝不后悔! 先为大家介绍一点我的拥车历史。我拥有的第一部车,和大多数马来西亚人一样,是一部随处可见的2008年 Myvi 1.3 SXi。这部车,是我上大学时家人让我继承而来。既然是马来西亚神坛级车款,它没有任何毛病,正常保养就可以了!不过,人都是贪婪的- 虽然Myvi完全没有任何问题,不过我还是有颗躁动的心,觉得是时候购买真正意义上的:“人生一部车”! 既然是我的第一部车,我就想要尽可能独特的车款。Volkswagen Scirocco, Mitsubishi AS

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Aug 22, 2020

Starting your car's engine and idling is not enough to charge the 12V battery

Malaysia is now into its sixth week of the Movement Control Order (MCO) triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic. This also means that many cars have been left parked for an extended period of time. To be clear, leaving a car parked for an extended period of time won’t damage your car. It’s not unusual for new cars to be parked at a dealer’s lot for months before it is sold. My own 36-year old classic is driven only about once a month but it starts at the first crank every single time. The difference

HansHans

Apr 28, 2020

Costs RM 64, our Ativa goes for its 1k km inspection - Long-term Review #5

It turns out doing 1,000 km in one week wasn’t so hard after all. Having done a good mix of city and slight highway driving, we’ve successfully run-in the Perodua Ativa last week and we have sent it in for a 1,000 km inspection last Friday. So, we booked our appointment at Perodua Service Sungai Penchala for 10 am. Everything went according to schedule and Cik Tiva was hoisted as soon as we finished talking with the service consultant. What does the 1,000 km inspection entail? Not much actually.

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Mar 30, 2021

Review: Driving the world's first 2020 Honda City RS with i-MMD in Malaysia

Before we go any further, we need to establish two things. First, the all-new fifth generation 2020 Honda City RS e:HEV hybrid (GN series) is yet to be launched in Malaysia. Second, prices have not been announced. However, we were given an early preview drive in the all-new 2020 City, in its range topping RS guise, on the condition that we don't mention anything about City's interior – that will have to wait until the car is launched. We were only given a two-lap drive around the Melaka Internat

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Sep 25, 2020

We have Petronas, Indonesia now has a gov-owned EV battery company

Indonesia has officially launched the Indonesia Battery Corporation (IBC), a government-owned EV battery company, last Friday. The IBC consists of the following organizations: PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium ANTM (Aneka Tambang Tbk) Pertamina PLN (Perusahaan Listrik Negara) The organizations fall under Indonesia's BUMN, which is a collection of state-owned enterprises in Indonesia. CNBC Indonesia reports that IBC will oversee the entire supply chain including the stages of mining, smelting, produc

ArifArif

Mar 29, 2021

Owner Review: This car bring enough safety and comfort for my girls when traveling - My 2020 Corolla Cross Hybrid Premium

** This article is shared by a Thailand reader and published on WapCar Community. Click the link below to enter the community for car enthusiasts in Malaysia. https://www.wapcar.my/forum Basic information 2020 Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid Premium Reasons why I bought this car As a person who likes to travel long distances, I am a tourist who likes to travel to nature and forests. In addition, my hou'w is still in the country, It's far from the place of work. Another important reason is that a gir

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Jan 22, 2021

MG Thailand doubles xEV battery production, boost in demand for PHEVs

MG Thailand will double its battery production for PHEVs to serve growing demand in the market. Bangkok Post reports that MG’s manufacturing plant in Chon Buri will ramp the battery production to 700-800 units per month from the current 300-400 units per month. One of the PHEVs sold by MG Thailand is the MG HS PHEV. Also read: New 2021 MG HS PHEV launched in Thailand – Proton X70 rival goes electric! The MG HS PHEV is built in Thailand and launched last year, shares the same platform with the fu

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Mar 23, 2021