Grab Malaysia offers rebates of up to RM25,000 on BYD electric vehicles #byd #bydatto2 #bydatto3ultra #bydm6 #bydmalaysia #bydseal #bydseal6ev #bydsealion7 #bydsimemotors #cars #electricvehicles #electricvehiclesmalaysia #ev #grab #grabev #grabmalaysia #news
https://soyacincau.com/2025/10/08/grab-malaysia-byd-ev-rebates-rm-25k/
Malaysia’s EV registrations nearly doubled YoY in August 2025, now 4.4% of TIV #byd #bydatto2 #bydatto3 #bydm6 #bydseal #bydsealion7 #electricvehicle #ev #evregistrations #jpj #leapmotorc10 #mercedesbenzeqe #news #proton #protonemas7 #tesla #teslamodel3 #teslamodely
https://soyacincau.com/2025/09/11/malaysia-jpj-ev-registration-august-2025/
BYD Qin L EV coming soon to Malaysia: Will it be renamed to Seal 6? #byd #bydmalaysia #bydqinlev #bydseal #bydseal6 #bydseal6ev #bydsimedarbymotors #bydsimemotors #cars #electricvehicles #electricvehiclesmalaysia #ev #news
https://soyacincau.com/2025/09/11/byd-qin-l-ev-malaysia-coming-soon-seal-6-ev/
2025 BYD Seal launched in Malaysia: Dynamic variant dropped, Premium from RM172k #byd #bydmalaysia #bydseal #bydsealdynamic #bydsealmalaysia #bydsimedarbybeyondauto #cars #electricvehicles #electricvehiclesmalaysia #ev #featured #news #simedarbybeyondauto #simedarbymotors #simedarbymotorsmalaysia #transport
Still the best looking electric sedan available in Australia, IMO.
2025 BYD Seal launching in Malaysia this Friday, 22 August #2025bydseal #byd #bydmalaysia #bydseal #bydsealdynamic #bydsealmalaysia #cars #electricvehicles #electricvehiclesmalaysia #ev #featured #news #simedarbymotorsmalaysia #transport
https://soyacincau.com/2025/08/20/2025-byd-seal-launching-in-malaysia-this-friday-22-august/
Updated 2025 BYD Seal teased for Malaysia: New wheels, DiSus-C adaptive suspension, electric sunshade #byd #bydmalaysia #bydseal #bydsealdynamic #bydsealmalaysia #bydsimedarbybeyondauto #cars #electricvehicles #electricvehiclesmalaysia #ev #featured #news #simedarbybeyondauto #simedarbymotors #simedarbymotorsmalaysia #transport
Yes, car. Whatever you say, car.
Deal: BJAK 8.8 Offers RM500,000 Prizes for Signing Up for a Free Insurance Quote #autoinsurance #bjak #bjakroadtax #byd #bydseal #carinsurance #carinsurancerenewal #giveaway #misc #sponsored
The software updates for our car continue to be rather unusual by software update standards.
1. They're infrequent.
2. They come with a changelog more informative than "bug fixes and performance improvements"
3. They each noticeably improve the user experience.
There were a couple of updates pushed out in early 2024 that tweaked the active safety systems to eliminate false positives and other annoyances, added multi-finger touchscreen features for AC control, etc. This is the first over the air update in about a year, and it brings a lot of UI improvements. And Zoom, for some reason.
"Sorry, I can't come to work, my car has software updates to install."
Weirdly I have actually been looking forward to this. I know that this update includes some fairly significant improvements to the UI & UX, in particular a customisable control bar at the bottom of the screen that stays there when Android Auto or Apple CarPlay are running.
2025 BYD Seal Debuts In Singapore #automotive #byd #bydseal #bydseal2025 #electricvehicles #singapore
https://www.lowyat.net/2025/347951/2025-byd-seal-debuts-in-singapore/
Malaysia EV registrations grew by 45.6% in Q1 2025. Proton e.MAS 7 remains #1 EV with 1,738 units registered so far #byd #bydatto3 #bydm6 #bydseal #bydsealion7 #denza #denzad9 #electricvehicle #ev #evregistrations #jpj #mgcyberster #news #proton #protonemas7 #protonev #teslamodel3 #xpeng #xpengg6 #zeekr009
https://soyacincau.com/2025/04/10/malaysia-jpj-ev-registration-march-2025/
Grid power was restored at 1.22 am (17 hours 43 minutes after it went out) but I was in bed by then so our car continued to supply power to our fridge-freezer, WiFi, etc. overnight. By the time I disconnected everything from the V2L adaptor it had been providing power for us for 24 hours and used a total of 7.2 kWh in that time, leaving the car battery at 91%.
The V2L adaptor goes back into its storage spot in the sub-basement of the boot, and I've decided to keep one of the 30 metre extension cords and the power board box in the frunk just in case I need them when on the road.
So far so good. The scheduled power outage started about 7:40 am, but I was able to quickly restore power to the fridge-freezer, the NBN box & WiFi router, the lizard's heat lamp and lighting, and my working from home monitor, laptop, etc.
I have the Vehicle-to-Load adaptor plugged into the car, two extra heavy duty 30 metre long extension cables plugged onto that inside a weatherproof power board box, and a mess of additional power boards and extension cords inside the house. Fortunately, apart from the fridge which is directly connected to the V2L adaptor, it's all very low power so having lots of long cables will be OK.
Being able to work from home pretty much as I normally do on Wednesdays is nice, but not having to worry about everything in the freezer defrosting is really, really nice.
Range anxiety? Not me!
This was actually deliberate. The BYD Seal owner's manual recommends occasionally running the battery down to < 10% then charging uninterrupted up to 100%. The purpose of this is to allow the battery management system to recalibrate, ensuring that its estimates of available charge remaining will remain accurate as the battery ages. The manual recommends doing this every 3-6 months if the car is being driven daily, though the change in battery capacity over that time should be minimal.
Making sure I'm prepared for the scheduled power outage in two weeks.
Our BYD Seal came with a vehicle-to-load adapter, which is a ~5 m long cable with a Type 2 plug on one end and a 2 outlet mains power board on the other. By itself that's only good for supplying mains power to my driveway so I also have a 30 m extra-heavy duty extension cord, plus a weatherproof power board box to protect the connection from rain.
The main reason I laid this out today was to confirm that 30 m is the right length for the extension cord, and I was pleased to find that it does reach inside our house far enough to comfortably reach our fridge, or our living room. If I now get a second 30 m extension cord I can use the other outlet on the V2L adaptor and preserve both our food and our internet connection while the power is out.
A working from home day with clear skies means I get to charge the car from spare solar power for free(ish).
Malaysia EV registrations more than doubled in February 2025, Proton e.MAS 7 most popular model #bmw #bmwix2 #byd #bydseal #bydsealion7 #cars #denza #denzad9 #electricvehicle #ev #evregistrations #featured #jpj #news #proton #protonemas7 #protonev #tesla #teslamodel3 #transport #xpeng #xpengg6
https://soyacincau.com/2025/03/10/malaysia-jpj-ev-registration-february-2025/
Back home for 24 hours and it was time to pull the cover off the car. When it went under the cover the battery was showing as 44% charged, after 6 weeks it said 43%. There was a bit of a stale smell in the cabin, but that disappeared after a few minutes with the windows down.
Driving our car again does confirm that overall I do prefer it over the Mercedes EQE 350+ rental car that we had in the UK. The Merc was a nice car but being a base model from a premium brand meant it was missing a lot of quality of life features that came as standard with our BYD, such as the 360° camera system, HUD, and adaptive cruise control. I also missed the open feel that comes with our car's glass roof, and the absence of a frunk in the Merc was odd and unhelpful. Personally I think our Seal is a more stylish looking design, too. The one thing I will miss from the Merc is the speed limiter function. I really liked that in our old Hyundai i30 too, and I wish our Seal had it.
#ElectricCar #EV #ElectricHireCar #EVhire #EVrental #BYD #BYDseal #Mercedes #MercedesEQE
