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China's Didi, BYD to launch co-designed ride-hailing EV, say...
21 September 2020
BYD D1. — Image from facebook.com/CarNewsChina.com BEIJING: China's ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing and electric vehicle maker BYD plan to launch this year a test batch of a vehic...
Toyota negotiate Le Mans 'roller-coaster' to make it three i...
21 September 2020
LE MANS: Toyota claimed their third consecutive Le Mans 24 Hour title on Sunday after negotiating a "roller-coaster" 88th edition of the motorsport classic staged without its usual...
In SUVs and on planes, richest 1% drive climate-heating emis...
21 September 2020
LONDON: Prone to frequent flying, a passion for SUVs and big spending, the richest 1% of the world’s population produced twice as many planet-heating emissions as the poorest half ...
Electric scooter braking tips: Stand back and use the rear b...
21 September 2020
BERLIN: Whether it's your own or just a rental, riding and braking on an electric scooter can be tricky - but the following tips should make it safer and easier. The best way to...
Diesel exhaust fluid or Adblue: Towards cleaner air
21 September 2020
HAMBURG: In a bid for cleaner air and to reduce levels of nitrogen oxide (NOx), carmakers developed a technology for diesel cars that had long been in place for commercial vehicles...
Turn your car into a WiFi hotspot
20 September 2020
One way to network the car is with a mobile LTE hotspot via the cigarette lighter port. — spa HAMBURG: There are plenty of reasons to be connected to the Internet while in the car...
Prolintas suspends work at highway site where slab fell onto...
20 September 2020
The badly-damaged car after the concrete slab fell onto it, crushing in the roof. — Images from Facebook.com/Info Roadblock JPJ/Polis KUALA LUMPUR: Projek Lintasan Kota Holdings S...
Peugeot and Total developing Le Mans hypercar
20 September 2020
PARIS: Peugeot and Total are kicking off their hypercar (LMH) project under the newly created Le Mans Hypercar class that is set to replace the Le Mans Prototype LMP1 class from th...
Bringing forward 2040 ban would help to meet net zero target...
20 September 2020
LONDON: The UK government must bring forward by a decade its ban on the sale of the most polluting cars if it wants to even come close to its climate change goals, new analysis sho...
Employee accidentally crashes car into bank
19 September 2020
KUANTAN: A bank employee crashed her car into her workplace in an accident today. Kuantan OCPD Asst Comm Mohamad Noor Yusof Ali said the 53-year-old woman arrived at the bank on...
BMW employs high-tech augmented reality
19 September 2020
MUNICH: BMW Group is using a new augmented reality (AR) application in vehicle concept and prototype engineering to help cut design time by as much as a year. The design factor ...
All-electric Range Rover EV coming in October?
19 September 2020
LONDON: Initial reports earlier this year had car enthusiasts expecting an all-electric Range Rover EV and Jaguar XJ making their debuts in 2021. It seems that the two vehicles ...
Thai prosecutors to indict Red Bull scion of cocaine use, re...
19 September 2020
BANGKOK: Thai prosecutors on late Friday announced their decision to indict Red Bull scion Vorayuth Yoovidhya on charges of cocaine use and reckless driving, which caused the death...
All-electric Porsche Taycan comes in three variants, prices ...
18 September 2020
PETALING JAYA: Sime Darby Auto Performance (SDAP), the authorised importer of Porsche in Malaysia since 2010, has launched its all-electric Taycan sports car at the company's new P...
Ferrari SF90 Stradale prances in at RM1.9mil
18 September 2020
PETALING JAYA: Ferrari's first series production Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) - the SF90 Stradale supercar with 1,000 horses - is here. Imported by Naza Italia, the of...
McLaren 765LT supercar arrives, priced from RM1.5mil
18 September 2020
PETALING JAYA: McLaren Kuala Lumpur today unveiled the limited edition 765LT supercar, marking its official entry into Malaysia. Its base price starts from RM1.488mil (before ta...
Platinum White Pearl colour for Honda Civic and BR-V
18 September 2020
PETALING JAYA: Honda Malaysia has introduced a new colour option of Platinum White Pearl for two the Civic sedan and BR-V crossover. The new colour, which replaces White Orchid ...
Vehicle sales 3% higher in August, says MAA
18 September 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: Vehicle sales in Malaysia was marginally higher in August 2020, rising by 3.0 per cent to 52,800 units from 51,148 units in the same month last year. In a statemen...
Do not cycle on highways and expressways or you will be RM1,...
18 September 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: Cycling along highways or expressways is prohibited, and will result in the cyclist being RM1,000 poorer. The police on its official Facebook page on Thursday (Sep...
China lagging in EV parts competitiveness, think tank warns
18 September 2020
NANJING: China’s carmakers risk falling behind global rivals because the country trails in the production of advanced components like chips and software that are crucial for modern...