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California startup touts battery-swapping to juice demand fo...

04 March 2021

SAN FRANCISCO: Ample, a seven-year-old startup here, wants to skirt one of the big hurdles to widespread adoption of electric vehicles by reviving the idea of quick, automated batt...

A 1961 Bentley is the latest cherished car to get an electri...

03 March 2021

LONDON: Classic car electrification specialist Lunaz has launched what it calls "the world's first electric classic Bentley" for fans of the brand who want to boost their green cre...

Chinese telecoms firm ZTE preparing electric vehicle product...

03 March 2021

A ZTE Corp booth at an exhibition centre in Shanghai. ZTE is entering the automotive field but it is not clear if it wants to be a parts supplier or build its own car. — Bloomberg ...

KL, Selangor, Johor and Penang under CMCO from March 5

02 March 2021

PUTRAJAYA: The movement control order placed on Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Johor and Penang will be switched to conditional MCO, announces Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaak...

F1 set to reject Bahrain vaccines offer

02 March 2021

Sakhir Formula One Grand Prix at the Bahrain International Circuit in the city of Sakhir. — AFP PARIS: Formula One is set to turn down an offer by Bahrain to vaccinate all teams a...

Lean, green and serene: Electric scooters are quietly taking...

01 March 2021

BERLIN: It has never been easier to get around on two wheels and a battery, whether it's a bike, a motorcycle or a motor scooter. The popularity of electric scooters has silentl...

Michelin plans to make its tyres 100% sustainable by 2050

28 February 2021

PARIS: Tyre-maker Michelin has announced that all of its tyres will be made from sustainable materials by 2050. To achieve this, Michelin plans to draw on the expertise of its R...

Pumping the brakes: What is cadence braking and is it still ...

28 February 2021

BERLIN: Many driving schools used to teach cadence braking, also known as stutter braking, as the right way to effect an emergency stop on a low-traction surface such as an icy roa...

Man who rammed into cars in Sungai Buloh caught

27 February 2021

PETALING JAYA: The suspect known as "Bob Mah Sing" has been nabbed in Shah Alam. The 40-year-old man was one of two men in a Proton Waja, which rammed into several vehicles to a...

Huawei to make EVs, too?

27 February 2021

A source claimed Huawei EVs will target the mass market. — Reuters HONG KONG/BEIJING: China’s Huawei plans to make electric vehicles under its own brand and could launch some mode...

Video of driver fleeing police in Sungai Buloh goes viral

26 February 2021

PETALING JAYA: A video of a motorist ramming his car into other vehicles at a traffic light before fleeing from the police have gone viral. The one-minute, 45-second video showe...

Govt ups fine for MCO offences to RM10,000

26 February 2021

PETALING JAYA: Those who breach movement control order (MCO) regulations may be fined up to RM10,000, according to the e-Federal Gazette. The Emergency (Prevention and Control o...

Tow truck operators struggling to go on

26 February 2021

Kanason used to tow at least two cars a day, but now says he is lucky to tow at least one car a week since the MCO was imposed. JOHOR BARU: Tow truck operators are among those w...

Who are Hollywood's most dangerous onscreen drivers?

25 February 2021

LOS ANGELES: Vin Diesel's Dominic Toretto character from the "Fast and Furious" franchise has wrecked almost twice as many vehicles onscreen as Jason Bourne, played by Matt Damon. ...

Sweden is turning parking bays into places to play, meet, re...

25 February 2021

STOCKHOLM: Fewer cars and more bikes in cities means more parking bays to recycle. Many global cities are rethinking the layouts of their centres as they adapt to new urban mobi...

Fire risk prompts ban on electric cars in underground car pa...

25 February 2021

Firefighters in the German city of Dortmund needed to use a giant water bath to bring this EV blaze under control. — dpa BERLIN: Electric cars may be less of a burden on the envir...

Lucid Motors CEO aims to launch Tesla Model 3 rival in 2024 ...

24 February 2021

SAN FRANCISCO: Lucid Motors chief executive officer Peter Rawlinson said on Tuesday that the luxury electric car maker plans to launch a rival to Tesla Inc’s Model 3 in 2024 or 202...

Singer teams up with Yun San Motors in Taiwan expansion

24 February 2021

TAIPEI: California-based luxury automotive brand, Singer Group, Inc., recognised worldwide for its restorations of the air-cooled Porsche 911, announces its expansion in Asia and w...

Chipmakers in drought-hit Taiwan order water trucks to prepa...

24 February 2021

TAIPEI: Taiwan chipmakers are buying water by the truckload for some of their foundries as the island widens restrictions on water supply amid a drought that could exacerbate a chi...

Road tax renewals at post offices suspended until March 31

23 February 2021

PETALING JAYA: Road tax renewals for private vehicles have been suspended at post offices nationwide until March 31. In a statement, Pos Malaysia said this was under instruction...