News & Reviews:   automobile

Encouraging Malaysians to use electric vehicles (EVs) involves more than buying the cars; access to more EV infrastructure and affordable EVs are both important for wider EV adoption. Fortunately, many companies are willing to invest here, including Dongfeng and Volt Auto.

In the last few months, Tesla has quickly garnered attention from automotive fans in Malaysia. The company promised to build Superchargers across Malaysia, with the Tesla Model Y already available for orders.

Some of you, may not know much about the Tesla ecosystem. For instance, what is the app for? We were just as curious, so we decided to check it out to learn more. Below are some of the things that the Tesla mobile app can do.

It's been a well-known fact that Xiaomi has started to focus on manufacturing electric vehicles (EVs). But during a meeting recently, Lei Jun, CEO of Xiaomi said that Xiaomi Auto has been making good progress and mass production is expected to begin in the first half of 2024.

The founder of Tesla, Elon Musk, has teased that the automobile company's latest Model S Plaid would be capable of running Cyberpunk 2077 (yes, the video game). He mentioned that the car's system is basically at the level of a PlayStation 5 and there's never been a car that has state of the art computing technology.

Like Apple and HUAWEI, OPPO might also venture into the electric car business in the future. According to the latest report, the company has filed a trademark for the name "OCAR", which could be telling us that the smartphone manufacturer might already start working on its car project.

Earlier this month, it was reported that the chip shortage is likely to increase the price of upcoming smartphones. It appears that not only the smartphone industry is affected by it, other sectors including automobile, gaming console, laptop, and more are also facing the same problem. According to a new report, the shortage is expected to continue through 2022.

Shopee is an online marketplace that is selling enough products that can satisfy your various needs. However, few of us know that the platform is selling cars as well! Now, Volkswagen is collaborating with Shopee to offer a complete line-up of their models for you to purchase through the alternative method. In conjunction with the upcoming 7.7 Mid-Year Sale, there will also be some promotions that you wouldn't want to miss out on!