VinFast pulling out all the stops to secure top battery tech
24 August 2021
HANOI: What's up with VinFast these days? Well, it wants to make electric cars and to do that, it's seeking to strike deals with leading battery makers from around the world.
Vi...
Mazda overhauls China car joint venture with Changan, FAW
24 August 2021
TOKYO/BEIJING: Mazda Motor Corp said today it and two Chinese partners have agreed to form a new venture in which it will have a 47.5% stake.
State-owned Chongqing Changan Autom...
Battery pioneer Akira Yoshino on Tesla, Apple and the electr...
24 August 2021
Yoshino. — Reuters
TOKYO: Akira Yoshino, a co-winner of the 2019 Nobel Prize in chemistry for his work on lithium-ion batteries, can take credit for the upheaval in both the autom...
Vehicle sales to pick up momentum this month
24 August 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian vehicle sales are expected to start picking up from this month, driven by easing economic activity restrictions in key states like Selangor and Kuala Lumpur...
Russia aims to have at least 25,000 EVs by 2024
24 August 2021
MOSCOW: Russia, one of the world’s biggest oil and gas producers, has a plan to bring more electric vehicles to its roads over the next three years and to build a market for batter...
Perodua showrooms, after sales centres are open
24 August 2021
RAWANG: Perodua has resumed operations of its sales, after sales centres, including body and paint businesses nationwide.
The re-opening of Perodua’s sales and after sales centr...
Volkswagen showrooms resume operations
24 August 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: Volkswagen showrooms have resumed operations, except for those located in Malacca, Johor, Kedah, Pahang, and Kelantan, that are still awaiting approval to operate.
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Musk says Tesla's self-driving software update 'not great'
24 August 2021
A Tesla Model S is shown in Autopilot mode in San Francisco. — Reuters
SAN FRANCISCO: Tesla Inc's chief executive Elon Musk said the electric-car maker was working on improving ...
A secret weapon for self-driving car startups: Humans
23 August 2021
SAN FRANCISCO: Self-driving startups like Cruise and Pony.ai have begun testing their driverless cars in some parts of California in the past year, with an additional feature: Huma...
Vespa 75th anniversary series introduced
23 August 2021
PETALING JAYA: Didi Resources Sdn Bhd, official local distributor of the Vespa brand, has introduced the new Vespa 75th Anniversary Series recently.
The specially-created scoote...
GM and LG’s too-big-to-fail ties tested by US$1b recall
23 August 2021
DETROIT: In June 2017, months after General Motors Co. beat Tesla Inc. to market with an affordable, long-range electric vehicle, it took out full-page newspaper ads touting how lo...
Over 190 Petron service stations open food banks
23 August 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: Over 190 Petron service stations dealers stepped up to organise the "Jom Bantu Food Bank and Community Table" for communities affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Th...
Volta Trucks starts real-world trials of Volta Zero prototyp...
23 August 2021
LONDON: Volta Trucks has started real-world testing of the first Volta Zero prototype using production specification components.
The electric vehicle was developed in industry-l...
Toyota win Le Mans 24 Hours for fourth year in a row
22 August 2021
LE MANS: Toyota won the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race for the fourth year in a row and with a one-two finish on Sunday as the number seven crew finally broke their jinx in sty...
S. Korean startup insurer Carrot tailors coverage for EVs
22 August 2021
SEOUL: An Insurtech start-up from South Korea, Carrot General Insurance Corp,. has introduced a pay-per-mile auto insurance specially designed to protect electric mobility and the ...
Hennessey Venom F5 hypercar: All sold out
22 August 2021
SEALY (Texas, USA): High-performance vehicle creator, Hennessey Special Vehicles has announced it has sold all its Venom F5 hypercars.
The Texas-based company showed a pair of V...
10km travel limit within district removed for fully-vaccinat...
21 August 2021
PETALING JAYA: The 10km travel limit imposed previously for states and territories under Phase One of the National Recovery Plan (NRP) has been removed, according to the National S...
Auto players hopeful of recovery for rest of 2021
21 August 2021
PETALING JAYA: The massive losses that the auto industry is suffering has come as a surprise to some. Early this week, the Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) had put the estima...
How carmakers are trying to protect pedestrians, not just pa...
21 August 2021
FRANKFURT: The occupants of modern cars are protected by numerous airbags and other safety advances in the event of a crash, but what if you're a nearby cyclist or pedestrian? Tech...
Shrunken reborn Ferrari is an electric replica for teenagers
21 August 2021
LONDON: Wealthy parents seeking the ultimate present for their car-crazy teenager should take a look at the reborn Ferrari Testa Rossa which is a scaled-down and electrified versio...
Guangzhou adventures: Zontes 368 scooter and 703 Adventure m...
Zontes motorcycle factory in Jiangmen: Running on a fast tra...
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