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A bio-based material could boost battery autonomy for electr...

29 December 2021

TOKYO: Japanese researchers have developed a method to increase the charging capacity of batteries used in electric cars. The results show increased battery life, giving hope to...

Authorities on high alert across Malaysia

29 December 2021

A motorcyclist riding past a landslide area near Puncak Templer in Selangor. PETALING JAYA: On high alert for potential disasters such as landslides and floods with the ongoing no...

More SUVs than ever are being sold worldwide, half of them e...

29 December 2021

PARIS: SUV sales have reached a new record in 2021, with a market share of 45% worldwide. While this boom in sales looks to be somewhat of a setback in efforts to reduce CO2 emi...

Automotive sector to see double-digit growth in TIV

28 December 2021

PETALING JAYA: The automotive sector is expected to see a solid rebound, with total industry volume (TIV) likely to register a double-digit growth, in 2022. As supply chain norm...

2022: The year of steady EV growth in US, but barriers to bu...

28 December 2021

DETROIT: The new year is expected to bring steady growth in the electric-vehicle segment, still just a sliver of US sales, amid a federal push to accelerate the transition to zero-...

What to do if your car is flood-damaged

28 December 2021

PETALING JAYA: Mechanics have their hands full repairing vehicles that were damaged in the massive floods that hit several states. To avoid high repair bills, there are things t...

Care for a Monkey Wash?

27 December 2021

PETALING JAYA: An online platform called Monkey Wash that aims to provide a car wash service is launched today. At the same time, it has a twin goal to provide employment opport...

Lodge police reports on flood-damaged cars yourself, owners ...

27 December 2021

An aerial view of the parking lot of apartments in Sri Muda, Shah Alam, with cars damaged by the recent floods. — Bernama SHAH ALAM: Police have advised owners of vehicles affecte...

Ambulance and 4WD stopped to give way to PM's convoy for saf...

27 December 2021

PETALING JAYA: Selangor police say it was for safety reasons that a four-wheel drive (4WD) and an ambulance were forced to stop at a junction to give way to the Prime Minister’s co...

Govt expects boost in public tranport usage with My50 unlimi...

27 December 2021

PETALING JAYA: The unlimited travel pass priced at RM50 monthly for the use of Prasarana Malaysia Berhad's rail and bus services in the Klang Valley will kick off on Jan 1. Tran...

Bosch expects chip shortage to drag on into 2022

27 December 2021

STUTTGART: Stefan Hartung, the incoming chief executive of German technology company Bosch, says the industry's shortage in semiconductor chips is not going away any time soon. ...

Formula One considering mandatory vaccinations for 2022

27 December 2021

PARIS: Vaccination against the coronavirus could be obligatory in the Formula One paddock from the 2022 season, the chief executive Stefano Domenicali told autosport magazine. "...

Digital parking coupons to be available via Smart Selangor a...

24 December 2021

PETALING JAYA: The Selangor government will introduce digital coupons or eKupon via the Smart Selangor Parking (SSP) app from Jan 3, following the phasing out of paper-based ones. ...

More motorists seek perils plan to insure against flood dama...

24 December 2021

PETALING JAYA: With the recent flood incidents, many people are now considering to add-on special perils plan for their vehicle insurance. Leven Wong, who has been in the insura...

GM, Google, others join retreat from CES over rising Covid-1...

24 December 2021

DETROIT: General Motors Co, Alphabet Inc.'s Google and its self-driving auto-technology company Waymo on Thursday joined the companies no longer attending the Consumer Electronics ...

Roundup: List of auto brands helping flood-hit customers

24 December 2021

Cars bogged down in floodwater. - Reuters PETALING JAYA: A flurry of vehicle makers have come forward to offer help to their customers who have been affected by the floods that h...

Auto sales seen to speed up in 2022

24 December 2021

PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian automotive industry is poised for a stronger recovery in 2022, backed by the steady vehicle sales momentum that has been picking up since the reopening...

Do not repair vehicles on highway emergency lanes, warns Mir...

23 December 2021

KUALA LUMPUR: Motorists on highways whose vehicles have broken down are urged not to conducts repairs on the emergency lane and to call for help instead. Malaysian Institute of ...

Hennessey’s Audi RS 6 is fastest wagon around – with a Chris...

23 December 2021

SEALY (Texas, USA): Hennessey, the Texas-based hypercar manufacturer and high-performance vehicle creator, has achieved a 294kph speed record for the fastest station wagon with a C...

US faces tough choices in 2022 on mines for electric-vehicle...

22 December 2021

WASHINGTON: The United States has enough reserves of lithium, copper and other metals to build millions of its own electric vehicles (EVs), but rising opposition to new mines may f...