Europe’s first homegrown battery plant Northvolt begins ship...
18 May 2022
STOCKHOLM: Swedish battery-maker Northvolt AB became the first European firm to start commercial shipments to a carmaker last week, giving shape to the continent’s five-year push t...
Russia lowers car production safety standards after sanction...
18 May 2022
MOSCOW: Russia has eased safety standards for cars produced on its territory — such as dropping the requirement for airbags — after Western sanctions over Ukraine caused a shortage...
E-scooter operator Beam held free safety course for 50 rider...
18 May 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: Singapore-based e-scooter operator Beam held its first local training course on how to use the vehicle last Sunday at the 1 Utama Shopping Centre in Petaling Jaya.
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UK firm launches new chemical fingerprint tyre database
18 May 2022
HANNOVER: Did you know that tyres are polluting the environment just as internal combustion engines are?
Scientists say the microplastics they generate have become a far more se...
Crazy Brabus Crawler is a hardcore toy for big boys
17 May 2022
BERLIN: Big boys with €900,000 (RM4.2mil) to spare might like to get their hands on the madly-pimped G-Class Mercedes off-road Brabus Crawler, only 15 of which are being built by t...
CTOS Digital launches CTOS Car Insurance
17 May 2022
CTOS Digital group CEO Hamburger.
KUALA LUMPUR: CTOS Digital Bhd through its subsidiary, CTOS IDS Sdn Bhd has launched CTOS Car Insurance, an online platform for car insurance and...
Not a single car was sold in Shanghai last month
17 May 2022
SHANGHAI: For evidence of just how tight Shanghai’s lockdown has been, consider this: not a single car was sold in the city last month.
The majority of the city’s 25 million res...
Need to terminate your Touch ‘n Go RFID tag? You can now do ...
17 May 2022
PETALING JAYA: Touch ‘n Go Malaysia has announced that users can now terminate their RFID tag via its dedicated portal.
In an announcement on Facebook, the company said users on...
ABB and Shell to launch first network of world’s fastest EV ...
17 May 2022
ZURICH: ABB and Shell have announce plans to launch the first nationwide network of Terra 360’s, the world’s fastest all-in-one electric car charger.fastest EV charger across Germa...
Perak receives proposal for new highway that bypasses Menora...
16 May 2022
IPOH: The Perak government has received a proposal for the construction of a highway from Gopeng to Kuala Kangsar which bypasses the Menora Tunnel on the North-South Expressway whi...
Return of the Moskvich: Russia to revive 'legendary' Soviet-...
16 May 2022
A 1951 Moskvitch 400-420. — Photo from RM Sotheby's
MOSCOW: A Soviet-era car brand the "Moskvich" could make a surprise comeback in Russia, as Moscow takes over assets belonging t...
Detroit Three automakers reinstate mask mandate at some faci...
16 May 2022
DETROIT: General Motors Co, Ford Motor Co and Chrysler parent Stellantis NV said on Sunday they are reinstating a requirement that employees wear masks in south-eastern Michigan wh...
Policeman fined for using phone while driving
16 May 2022
PETALING JAYA: A policeman seen on video using his mobile phone while driving, has been issued a summons.
Petaling Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Mohamad Fakhrudin Abdul Hamid said police ...
New Zealand to speed up EV adoption to cut emissions
16 May 2022
WELLINGTON: New Zealand will accelerate its adoption of electric vehicles and investigate hydrogen as an alternative energy source as it seeks to phase out fossil fuels and play it...
Russia risks speed up automakers' switch from palladium to p...
16 May 2022
Russian-made palladium. — Reuters
LONDON: Automakers are accelerating efforts to use less palladium and more platinum due to worries over palladium supply from Russia, the World...
Ministry mulls notices at border gates on RON95 petrol sales...
15 May 2022
PADANG BESAR: The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry is considering a suggestion to display notices on the ban of RON95 petrol sales to foreign-registered vehicles at the...
German boutique car-maker Wiesmann shows fresh signs of life
14 May 2022
DUELMEN (Germany): German boutique sports car manufacturer Wiesmann is showing signs of life again after the coronavirus scuppered a previous comeback in 2019.
Dubbed Project Th...
EV industry has potential to be key pillar of Malaysian econ...
13 May 2022
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia is committed to developing the electric vehicle (EV) industry and eventually making it a potential major pillar of the economy, says Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Si...
Motorhome dream come true
13 May 2022
Motorhome owners gathering on Dendong Beach for the “Camper Rally Terengganu 2022” programme. — Bernama
PETALING JAYA: To make his lifelong dream of owning a motorhome come true, ...
Storm chasers face host of dangers beyond severe weather
13 May 2022
MADISON (Wisconsin, USA): The deaths of four storm chasers in car crashes over the last two weeks have underscored the dangers of pursuing severe weather events as more people clog...
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EVOGO battery swapping solution showcased at IAA Mobility 20...
