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Go the extra mile with car service to check carbon monoxide ...
15 May 2023
PETALING JAYA: It is colourless, odourless, tasteless and deadly, striking with no warning, especially at long-haul drivers and car passengers. Carbon monoxide poisoning has reg...
As breakthrough EV battery pursuit falters, Quantumscape see...
15 May 2023
DETROIT: QuantumScape has long talked a big game about its potential, and rightfully so - it’s pursuing a holy grail in the field of battery-materials science that’s eluded researc...
JPJ launches special ‘FF’ series number plate to mark 77th a...
14 May 2023
SEREMBAN: The Road Transport Department (JPJ) has launched a special "FF" vehicle registration series to mark its 77th anniversary. Transport Minister Anthony Loke said the publ...
Car theft syndicate crippled, six men arrested
14 May 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: Police busted a syndicate involved in stealing multi-purpose and four-wheel drive vehicles with the arrest of six members in an operation carried out around Subang Ja...
New AC Cobra GT Roadster launched
14 May 2023
LONDON: The new AC Cobra GT Roadster made its global premiere last week, with confirmed buyers and customers invited to the event as the sports car makes its return. Held at the...
US urges recall of 67 million air bag parts in safety mess
14 May 2023
WASHINGTON: US regulators are urging a recall of 67 million air bag inflators they say could explode in a crash, a major escalation of a safety issue that has plagued the auto indu...
How Google wants to improve the in-car experience
13 May 2023
SAN FRANCISCO: At the latest edition of its annual developer conference, Google unveiled a number of new features designed to help drivers make better use of time spent in the car....
Taiwanese battery maker ProLogium eyes overseas base in Fran...
12 May 2023
PARIS: Battery maker ProLogium aims to put down roots outside of its home of Taiwan with a major new investment in France and wants to float on the stock market to help fund its ex...
UK's first driverless bus service launched
12 May 2023
EDINBURGH: Marking the launch of the UK’s first autonomous bus service and one of the first of its kind in the world, a driverless bus has taken passengers across Scotland's Forth ...
Touch ‘n Go bags two tech awards
12 May 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: Touch 'n Go Sdn Bhd received double recognition at the recent Malaysia Technology Excellence Awards 2023. The company was awarded for its RFID fueling solution in...
Look out for potholes when you drive
12 May 2023
PETALING JAYA: Potholes are the bane of motorists and have been known to cause fatalities in the country, particularly among motorcyclists. Damage sustained by vehicles driven o...
Panasonic delays production of new Tesla battery to improve ...
11 May 2023
SAN FRANCISCO/TOKYOP: Panasonic said on Wednesday that it will delay the commercial production of its 4680 battery cells championed by Tesla CEO Elon Musk and begin operations duri...
Shooting at German Mercedes plant kills two; production halt...
11 May 2023
Ambulances are parked outside the plant near Stuttgart earlier today following the shooting. — Reuters BERLIN: A shooting at a Mercedes-Benz plant in the city of Sindelfingen in s...
Foreign carmakers may lose China market share on EVs, says G...
11 May 2023
BEIJING: The world’s largest car market is rapidly going electric, and automakers risk losing sales if they don’t follow suit, climate campaigner Greenpeace said in a report. Vo...
Indonesia tax cut drives electric car sales for Hyundai, Wul...
10 May 2023
JAKARTA: Sales of electric cars in Indonesia jumped last month after the government launched tax incentives, auto executives said, in an early sign that electric vehicle (EV) adopt...
12 highway concessionaires yes to open toll payment system, ...
10 May 2023
PETALING JAYA: A total of 12 highway concessionaires have agreed to implement an open toll payment system that will start this September, says Works Minister Datuk Seri Alexander N...
May 11-17: Fuel prices unchanged
10 May 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: The retail prices of RON97 and RON95 petrol and diesel will remain unchanged for the period from May 11-17. The Finance Ministry, in a statement today, said that R...
Startup UVeye raises US$100mil to use AI to detect tyre pres...
10 May 2023
SAN FRANCISCO: UVeye, a company that uses artificial intelligence for vehicle inspections, has raised US$100 million (RM445mil) from investors including General Motors Co. and CarM...
Italian tuner Abarth adds fake engine growl to 500e
10 May 2023
ROME: It is not easy being a hot hatch in the silent electric car era, but Italian tuner Abarth has found a way to make the 500e sound loud and rorty even though it doesn't have a ...
Iveco to fully own venture with Nikola on electric, hydrogen...
09 May 2023
MILAN: Iveco Group will buy full ownership of its joint venture with US start-up Nikola Corp, which develops battery electric and fuel cell heavy-duty trucks, the Italian truck mak...