Author: Jonathan Lee
Gentari was one in every of the few holdouts still using per-minute pricing for at the very least a few of its electric vehicle chargers. As of today, nonetheless, Petronas’ sustainable energy subsidiary has finally followed much of the industry in switching its entire network to per-kWh pricing. It’s unclear why the transition took such an extended time, provided that the corporate’s first per-kWh chargers at X Park Sunway Serene began operations as early as November 2022. Nonetheless, it likely has something to do with the incontrovertible fact that per-kWh charging requires an Electric Vehicle Charging System (EVCS) licence to…
The MyJPJ app, introduced last 12 months, offers loads of useful features, most notably the flexibility to display a digital driving licence (in case you forget it) and road tax (e-Lesen Kenderaan Motor, or e-LKM). The latter enables drivers to skip putting the tax sticker in your windscreen for a cleaner look, while still keeping their cars road legal. A few of those features could have gone unnoticed by motorists. Just today, X user Aysha Ridzuan (@ayshardzn) shared that she only recently came upon that the app enabled automotive owners to share their digital road tax with one other driver.…
In the course of the media drive event of the brand new Volkswagen Touareg earlier this week, Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM) held a Q&A session through which senior officials fielded questions related to the automotive and the corporate. Specifically, its managing director Denyu Bostandzhiev shared some interesting details regarding the longer term of the brand. Asked by paultan.org whether there will probably be any recent models priced below the RM200,000 mark other than the Tiguan Allspace (which starts at RM164,190), Bostanzhiev said: “There will probably be a automotive [in this price range]. I cannot let you know now when…
Just just a few days to go until the Malaysia Autoshow 2024, and certainly one of the brands set to be present, Nissan, has teased its lineup for its display. Distributor Edaran Tan Chong Motor (ETCM) appears to be rolling out just a few of its current models, including the C27 Serena J Impul (no, not the brand new C28), Almera Kuro Edition (no, not the facelift) and a particularly rugged version of the Navara. But there’s one other automobile that shall be shown on the event, and the not-very-well-disguised teaser indicates that it can be the Kicks e-Power. The…
From out of left field, Kia has announced it would be launching a brand new pick-up truck sometime next yr. It’s called the Tasman, named after the island of Tasmania in Australia, and is claimed to “redefine the concept of a life-style pick-up.” This statement, together with the brand calling it a “C-segment pick-up truck”, initially suggests that this may merely be a rebadge of the passenger car-based Hyundai Santa Cruz. Nevertheless, it’s been reported that Kia is as a substitute going it alone and constructing a correct body-on-frame one-tonne truck, just like the all-conquering Toyota Hilux, Ford Ranger and…
It’s that point again! Hari Raya Aidilfitri is tomorrow, and to commemorate the festivities, we’ve once more teamed up with Honda Malaysia for a humourous yet heartwarming video on the realities of celebrating Raya nowadays. For many of us, the considered spending the festive season with our family members is one among unbridled joy, stuffed with the expectation of blissful balik kampung road trips, catching up with those we hold dear, and gorging on delicious food. But for others, the experience is probably not so pleasurable, be it on account of tragedy, heartbreak or every other reason. This Raya, spare…
The eagle-eyed amongst you’ll have noticed that the brand new Audi Q6 e-tron did away with numbered variant names like 50 quattro and 55 quattro – its two trim levels are simply called the Q6 e-tron quattro and SQ6 e-tron quattro. That’s by design, as Audi is finally ditching the confusing nomenclature it has endured with since 2017. In accordance with Auto Express, Ingolstadt’s head of EV sales and product marketing Florian Hauser said the brand is specializing in making it easier for consumers to make their alternative. “After we discuss simplicity we don’t just talk concerning the options and…
Lynk & Co’s lineup is stuffed with SUVs, but the corporate has launched only its second sedan in China. Called the Lynk & Co 07 EM-P, this D-segment sedan sits above the 03 and is powered by the identical plug-in hybrid powertrain because the 06 and 08 EM-P. As reported by CarNewsChina, a BHE15 1.5 litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine sits at the guts of the EM-P powertrain, producing 163 PS and 255 Nm of torque. That is mated to an electrical motor and a three-speed Dedicated Hybrid Transmission (DHT). Output figures have yet to be released, however the powertrain options…
