Carsome expands regional office in Mutiara Damansara
20 July 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: Southeast Asia’s largest integrated car e-commerce platform Carsome has expanded its regional headquarters in Malaysia in a move to grow a high-skilled workforce to s...
Beam Mobility unveils micromobility campaign
18 July 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: Beam Mobility has launched its "Drive Something New Today" campaign to educate consumers on alternative, convenient, and more sustainable modes of intra city tran...
The technology being copied from cars to make cycling much m...
18 July 2022
FRANKFURT: Many cyclists are downright afraid of slamming on the brakes - and rightly so.
If you squeeze the brake on the front wheel too hard, the bike can freeze up, jackknife...
Claim of 50% discount for traffic compounds fake, says Bukit...
17 July 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: Bukit Aman has rubbished claims that the police and Road Transport Department are offering a 50% discount on traffic compounds.
Police secretary Deputy Comm Datuk ...
Impose higher fines on those misusing OKU parking bays, urge...
15 July 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: A higher fine should be imposed on able-bodied persons who park their vehicles in bays meant for the disabled (OKU), says Datuk Ras Adiba Radzi.
"The vehicles shou...
Carsome appoints Eric Cantona as brand ambassador
15 July 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: Southeast Asia’s largest integrated car e-commerce platform, Carsome has appointed football legend, Eric Cantona, as its brand ambassador.
As one of the greatest f...
EV disruptors hit industry speed bumps that have plagued leg...
14 July 2022
DETROIT: Electric vehicle startups that promised to disrupt the automotive industry by using a software- and technology-heavy approach are now scrambling to cut costs amid the type...
Scam alert: Don't waste your money on 'car fuel savers'
14 July 2022
HANOVER: Car fuel savers, electronic devices which claim to be able to save you money by reducing your car’s fuel consumption, are widely available online. But do they actually wor...
US auto agency will not allow EV owners to pick alert sounds
13 July 2022
WASHINGTON: US auto safety regulators on Tuesday scrapped a 2019 proposal that would have allowed automakers to offer a variety of sound choices for electric vehicles and other "qu...
Chelsea FC owners find potential tax hitch over luxury car g...
13 July 2022
LONDON: Chelsea FC’s new owners are grappling with a potential tax liability over luxury cars the London football team gave its players in recent years, people familiar with the ma...
July 14-20: RON97 petrol down 5 sen to RM4.75
13 July 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: The retail price of RON97 petrol will be lower by five sen at RM4.75 per litre, while the prices of RON95 petrol and diesel remain unchanged for the week from July 14...
Apple's self-driving car effort stuck in low gear, says repo...
13 July 2022
SAN FRANCISCO: Apple's quest to produce a viable self-driving car remains stalled despite years of work, with its team plagued by setbacks as rivals race ahead, The Information tec...
Could sand be an alternative to lithium when it comes to gre...
13 July 2022
PARIS: Is sand the material that could one day replace lithium in batteries for renewable energy technologies? Such is the idea of a team of Finnish engineers who have developed a ...
Hackers are helping to speed up China’s electric scooter boo...
12 July 2022
An electric scooter at a Wal-Mart in Shenzhen. — Bloomberg
HONG KONG: Chinese riders are souping up their electric scooters, helping to grow one of the most successful corners o...
Zeekr upgrades 001 with major OTA updates
12 July 2022
HANGZHOU: Chinese EV maker Zeekr, has announced a major over-the-air (OTA) upgrades to its 001 vehicle.
At its first Zeekr Experience Day on Monday, and less than a year after t...
Grab users in Singapore to pay extra if they keep driver wai...
12 July 2022
Grab users in Singapore will have to pay an extra fee if they keep their driver waiting for more than three minutes. — The Straits Times/ANN
SINGAPORE: Commuters who are used to m...
Aussie firm plans RM1bil plant in Sarawak to make EV-grade b...
12 July 2022
KUCHING: Australia-based Element 25 Pte Ltd is planning a major investment in a manufacturing plant in Sarawak to produce high purity manganese sulphate (HPMSM) for lithium-ion bat...
For EV battery makers, it's go small or go home
12 July 2022
De La Verpilliere says Echion's goal is to have batteries ready for passenger EVs by 2025. — Reuters
CAMBRIDGE: In the race to go electric, carmakers have focused on range to ea...
To stay alert at the wheel, pick your own selection of music...
12 July 2022
PARIS: The more a driver is interested in what they listen to while driving, the better their alertness and ability to stay awake may be, suggest the findings of a study that recom...
'We are killing people': How tech is adding distractions to ...
12 July 2022
LOS ANGELES: In the late 1980s, the US Army turned to outside experts to study how pilots of Apache attack helicopters were responding to the torrent of information streaming into ...
StarCarSifu Editors' Choice Awards 2024: Top winners
The Snowball – Lamborghini’s Heartwarming Christmas Story of...
EVOGO battery swapping solution showcased at IAA Mobility 20...
