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In big shift, India said to be revising perks for autos to b...

03 September 2021

NEW DELHI: India has revised its proposed US$8 billion scheme for the auto sector which will now focus on incentivising companies to build electric and hydrogen fuel-powered vehicl...

Explosives on wheels? The truth about electric cars catching...

03 September 2021

An electric car on fire. An accident researcher with Dekra says electric cars do not pose a higher risk of fire than conventionally-powered cars. — Reuters STUTTGART: Images of bu...

Sime Darby Auto Selection and TREVO introduce new twist to c...

02 September 2021

PETALING JAYA: How would you like to buy a used car and let other people help fund most of the ownership cost? On top of that, get a guaranteed resale price should you resell the c...

Chinese regulators order ride-hailing firms to shape up

02 September 2021

An electric vehicle of Caocao Zhuanche is shown at a 2016 trade fair in Zhengzhou, Henan province. — Reuters BEIJING: Chinese regulators summoned 11 ride-hailing firms including D...

Nikola, Bosch to build fuel-cell power modules at Arizona pl...

02 September 2021

PHOENIX: Nikola Corp said today it had signed a deal with Germany's Bosch Group to build Bosch fuel-cell power modules at the US vehicle maker's facility in Coolidge, Arizona for t...

Kimi Raikkonen to retire from F1 at end of season

02 September 2021

PARIS: Former world champion Kimi Raikkonen announced on Wednesday that he will retire from Formula One at the end of the season, 20 years after making his debut in the sport. T...

Shell to vastly expand EV charging network in Britain

01 September 2021

LONDON: Royal Dutch Shell announced today plans to vastly expand its network of electric vehicle charging points in Britain, aiming to install 50,000 on-street posts by 2025 as par...

K-pop idol helps police nab drunk driver

01 September 2021

SEOUL: Korean singer-actor Lee Jun-young proves that he’s a responsible citizen when he helped the police to catch a drunk driver recently. A Korean news portal reported that th...

Sept 2-8: Fuel prices unchanged

01 September 2021

KUALA LUMPUR: The retail prices of RON95 and RON97 petrol as well as diesel will remain unchanged at RM2.05, RM2.54 and RM2.15 per litre respectively from Sept 2 to 8. The Finan...

China's Xiaomi completes business registration of electric v...

01 September 2021

A Xiaomi store in Shanghai. The giant phone maker wants to be an electric car maker next and has formed a new unit called Xiaomi EV Inc. — Bloomberg SHANGHAI: Chinese smartphone...

Leaded petrol runs out of gas, a century after first warning...

01 September 2021

NAIROBI: Nearly a century after doctors first issued warnings about the toxic effects of leaded petrol, Algeria - the last country to use the fuel - exhausted its supplies last mon...

Survey: US owners frustrated when linking phones to vehicles

01 September 2021

DETROIT: Automobile quality rose last year, but glitches in pairing smartphones with infotainment systems frustrated owners more than anything, according to a large US survey of au...

Mercedes-Benz teams up with SSAB to explore fossil fuel-free...

01 September 2021

STOCKHOLM: Swedish steelmaker SSAB said today it had partnered with Daimler's Mercedes-Benz to introduce fossil fuel-free steel into vehicle production, with prototype parts for bo...

Road tax can be renewed at Puspakom outlets starting tomorro...

31 August 2021

KUALA LUMPUR: The renewal of road tax for private vehicles can now be done at a Computerized Vehicle Inspection Centre or Puspakom beginning tomorrow. The Road Transport Departm...

E-fuels could prop up gas guzzlers in an electric world

31 August 2021

TOKYO: Imagine there’s a virtually carbon-neutral version of gasoline. You could keep running your old gas guzzler for years more, top it up at a regular filling station and still ...

Road in Gaza named 'Malaysia Street'

31 August 2021

KUALA LUMPUR: The Gaza municipality has named a road in the western district of Gaza City as "Malaysia Street" in commemoration of Malaysia's National Day today. Sharing the ann...

Speed limit on most Parisian streets lowered to 30kph

30 August 2021

PARIS: Car traffic on most Parisian streets will become a little slower from today as the speed limit is lowered to 30kph, in line with the results of a survey by city officials. ...

Couple crashes car into Sabah police station

30 August 2021

KOTA KINABALU: A couple was arrested after they crashed their vehicle into the Ranau district police station here on Sunday. Ranau OCPD Deputy Supt Simiun Lomudin said in the 9....

70% discount on JPJ summonses will run until Malaysia Day

30 August 2021

KUALA LUMPUR: The ongoing 70% discount on summonses will continue to mark the country's 64th National Day, says the Road Transport Department (JPJ). Kuala Lumpur JPJ director Mo...

Drop the chalk: US motorist wins appeal over tickets

28 August 2021

DETROIT: Parking scofflaws unite! A woman with 14 tickets has won a major decision in a dispute over whether a Michigan city violated the US Constitution by chalking her car tyr...