Author: Mick Chan
Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) has revealed that it plans to extend the utilisation of its 1,655 km rail network that spans 10 states, Latest Straits Times has reported. Track utilisation rate by KTMB currently stands at 30%, and the rail operator goals to extend this to 80% by 2030 for increased ridership and cargo volume. It goals to attain the 80% track utilisation goal through the upgrading of infrastructure and the procurement of latest train sets, said KTMB CEO Datuk Mohd Rani Hisham Samsudin. Completion of projects would also increase rail track utilisation, and this includes the Klang Valley…
The 2025 BYD Seal is on sale in Singapore in three variants, starting with the single-motor Dynamic at S$191,888 (RM643,398), through the single-motor Premium at S$215,888 (RM723,870), as much as the dual-motor Performance at S$266,888 (RM894,834); all prices quoted are with COE. The updated EV brings an updated kit list including a larger-capacity frunk that now holds 53 litres (up from 50 litres previously), together with latest alloy wheel designs and an electrically operated roof sunshade. In Singapore, the three-variant line-up for the 2025 Seal starts with the Dynamic that gets a 136 PS/310 Nm rear mounted motor, drawing from…
Jetour Auto Malaysia has announced that the primary shipment of the Dashing SUV has arrived in Port Klang, Selangor, ahead of the model’s official Malaysian market launch next month, following its initial preview on the brand’s Malaysian debut in May 2024. Deliveries of the Dashing SUV will happen after the official launch event that might be on April 9, and this initial batch of customer units might be imported. CKD local assembly of the Dashing is scheduled to start in late-May this yr, the corporate has stated. The Jetour Dashing is a C-segment, five-seater SUV that measures 4,590 mm long,…
An extra two Electric Train Service (ETS) sets are expected to reach in Malaysia in April, and be operational by August this yr after completing the crucial trials, Bernama has reported. “Two trains from China with eight sets being put together in Batu Gajah, Perak will complete the southern route of the road, following the beginning of the ETS service at Segamat station in Johor on March 15,” transport minister Anthony Loke said. We don’t need to wait for all 10 sets to begin operating, [and] we’ll use whichever set that’s accomplished. For Gemas to Johor Baru there will probably…
The Malaysian government doesn’t plan to increase the exemption of road tax for battery-electric vehicles in Malaysia past its present end date of December 31, 2025, the minister of investment, trade and industry Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz has said in a written parliamentary reply to Tebrau member of parliament Jimmy Puah Wee Tse. In June last 12 months, the federal government announced the revised road tax structure for EVs which relies on the vehicle’s power outputs in kilowatts (kW) and grouped in bands; see our table of the brand new rates, here. Perusing the numbers from the…
The road transport department (JPJ) has issued a press release for recalls involving greater than 41,000 vehicles across five passenger automotive brands in Malaysia, comprised of Honda (previously announced by Honda Malaysia in November 2024), Kia, Ford, Audi and Mercedes-Benz. The tally involves 41,688 vehicles to be exact, though this figure includes 291 units of MAN trucks for 4 variants of the 2021-2023 TGS prime mover, which is being recalled for a malfunctioning 24-volt socket inside the instrument panel. Honda – recall information link here Models from Honda involved in the most recent JPJ recall are the 2022-2024 Eleventh-generation Civic…
Alfa Romeo is the newest manufacturer to backtrack on its goal of becoming an EV-only carmaker, a goal that the Italian brand had previously set out to realize by 2027, reported Automotive News. Citing Alfa Romeo North America head Chris Feuell, a move to force dealers to sell only electric vehicles in only a couple of years’ time could be too restrictive. “We’ve 110 dealers in our United States network, and it could be very difficult for them to survive with a BEV-only portfolio,” Feuell said to the publication on the 2025 National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) show. In line…
BYD has unveiled the Han L sedan and the Tang L SUV, and the brand new electric models feature the brand’s latest design language and electric motors. For exterior dimensions, the Han L sedan measures 5,050 mm long, 1,960 mm wide and 1,505 mm tall with a wheelbase of two,970 mm, making it 10 mm longer, 50 mm wider and 10 mm taller than the BYD Han. Rolling stock for the Han L is a set of 19-inch alloys shod in 245/45R19 tyres. Each flagship models get electric powertrains with as much as two motors and 810 kW (1,102 PS),…
BMW will likely be showcasing its Panoramic iDrive on the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2025 that returns to Las Vegas next 12 months, which is the manufacturer’s display and operation concept for production versions of the Neue Klasse concept vehicles, first shown because the Vision Neue Klasse in September 2023. Dubbed Panoramic iDrive, the production version of the infotainment and instrumentation concept will bring “a transparent concentrate on driver orientation, safety and personalisation,” said the manufacturer. The German manufacturer’s upcoming production version of the infotainment and instrumentation concept stays obscured in the intervening time; the shadowy figure depicted in…
The Malaysian Green Technology and Climate Change Corporation (MGTC) has commenced its electric motorcycle battery swapping systems project. Starting tomorrow, December 10, 2024, the EV bike demonstration runs for a duration of two months, until February 9, 2025. This project is geared toward assessing the feasibility, advantages, and challenges of implementing battery swapping technology to speed up the expansion of electrical motorcycles in Malaysia, in keeping with the firm. The electrical motorcycle battery swapping demonstration run will cover the Klang Valley in the course of the aforementioned duration, and can engage medium- and high mileage motorcycle users. A complete of…
