Global EV sales up 13% in June, down 7% in Europe, says Rho ...
12 July 2024
LONDON: Global sales of fully electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles rose by 13% in June versus the same month in 2023 driven by growth in China, while they dropped in Europe, market...
Nearly 5,000 fallen tree incidents reported last year, Parli...
12 July 2024
PETALING JAYA: Close to 5,000 instances of fallen trees were recorded last year, says the Housing and Local Government Ministry.
Minister Nga Kor Ming said 4,828 cases were reco...
In lithium industry first, Ibat commercialises new extractio...
12 July 2024
HOUSTON: In a milestone for the global clean-energy transition, International Battery Metals (Ibat) has become the first company to commercially produce lithium with a novel type o...
Road accidents cost Malaysia RM25bil in economic value in 20...
11 July 2024
KUALA LUMPUR: At least RM25bil in economic value was lost as road accidents in Malaysia reached an eight-year peak in 2023, says Anthony Loke.
This represents a more than 35% in...
Art of Speed returns for 13th edition at MAEPS, Serdang from...
11 July 2024
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s biggest annual Kustom & Counter Culture event, Art of Speed 2024 (AOS 2024), returns to Malaysia Agro Exposition Park (MAEPS), Serdang from July 27-28....
Shell Recharge opens its biggest EV charging hub in Genting ...
10 July 2024
GENTING HIGHLANDS: The highland resort today officially becomes the country's highest electric vehicle (EV) charging hub and Shell Recharge's largest one as well.
The hub at Res...
Diesel subsidy fleet cards to be issued faster, says ministe...
10 July 2024
KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali says there were delays in issuing fleet cards under the Subsidised Diesel Control System 2.0 (SKDS 2.0), but gave his assurance in the Dewan Ra...
Singapore to stop registration of new diesel cars and taxis ...
10 July 2024
SINGAPORE: New diesel cars and taxis will no longer be registered in Singapore starting Jan 1, 2025, as part of a push by the Government to have all vehicles on the streets of the ...
Apple AirTag helps man recover car stolen from KL mall valet...
10 July 2024
PETALING JAYA: Facebook user Zach Khai Shin has gone viral over a post on how he managed to recover his car using an Apple AirTag after it was stolen at Suria KLCC.
In his origi...
Tyre dealers seek foreign technicians amid local vacuum
10 July 2024
JOHOR BARU: Tyre dealers nationwide want to hire foreign technicians as it is getting increasingly difficult to find Malaysians who are interested in the job.
Malaysian Associat...
Lemon law study includes ombudsman scheme for automotive ind...
10 July 2024
KUALA LUMPUR: The proposal to establish a dedicated ombudsman scheme for the country's automotive industry, aimed at resolving disputes between consumers and automotive companies, ...
UK businesses invited to take part in trial of next-generati...
10 July 2024
LONDON: The invite is open to companies across Britain to participate in a trial of advanced vehicle-to-grid (V2G) electric vehicle (EV) workplace charging technology.
The initi...
Italian-Swiss electric bubble car Microlino gets power upgra...
09 July 2024
ZURICH: The cute Swiss-made Microlino EV, which was inspired by the BMW Isetta bubble car from the 1950s, is now faster than the petrol-powered original and has a new 15 kWh batter...
Dead battery in your car's key fob? Here's how you can still...
09 July 2024
BERLIN: Once upon a time, a long, long time ago, you needed to put an actual key into a car's door lock to get in.
Today, the doors of most modern cars are unlocked by pressing ...
Goodyear names MD to head expanded Asia Pacific ops
09 July 2024
SHANGHAI: Goodyear has named Prashant Lal to head Aseanz, a new market structure that combines its Australia/New Zealand and Asean businesses into one cluster, effective July 1.
...
More powerful Maeving RM1S electric motorcycle launches in U...
08 July 2024
LONDON: British electric motorcycle maker Maeving has expanded its US line-up with its RM1S model.
Priced at US$8,995 (RM43,000) and initially launched in California with additi...
Hydrogen buses to power Sarawak Metro’s KUTS project
08 July 2024
KUCHING: Sarawak Metro Sdn Bhd will buy 55 additional hydrogen buses for its ambitious Kuching Urban Transport System (KUTS) project.
These buses will serve as the feeder bus ne...
If you're buying a used car, the mileage doesn't tell the wh...
07 July 2024
MUNICH: Many might hesitate before buying a used car that has already got 100,000km or far more on the odometer. But think twice, as a higher mileage is not necessarily bad news, s...
New cars have gained nearly 400kg in seven years
06 July 2024
LONDON: The average weight of new cars has increased by almost 400kg in just seven years, according to British website Autocar.
The widespread popularity of SUVs and the rise of...
Redtiger F4 dashcam improves safety with voice-control tech
06 July 2024
ZHOUSHAN CITY (China): A Chinese automotive electronics maker says it is upgrading the driving experience with the launch of the F4 dashcam.
The Redtiger device integrates voice...
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