More than a fifth of cars sold in EU in August were full EVs...
20 September 2023
LONDON: Just over one in five new cars sold in the European Union in August was fully electric, as sales of zero-emission models more than doubled, data from the European Automobil...
How liquid neural networks could boost AI capabilities
20 September 2023
BOSTON: US researchers are working on new machine learning methods that could outperform anything available today.
Known as liquid neural networks, these systems are easily adap...
Two killed after trailer causes 14-vehicle accident in Putra...
20 September 2023
Police said the truck driver should have had enough time to stop based on closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage of the trailer switching from the middle to the left lane prior t...
Texas bills electric car drivers US$200 a year over lost pet...
20 September 2023
WASHINGTON: Drivers of electric cars in the US state of Texas are reeling from a new law which bills them an extra US$200 (RM939) a year to make up for lost petrol taxes.
The Te...
StoreDot predicts extreme fast charging battery tech will le...
20 September 2023
HERZLIYA (Israel): Israeli fast charging provider StoreDot says that high-speed charging times are now just as crucial to the widespread adoption of electric vehicles (EVs), as the...
Sept 21-27: RON97 petrol price up 10 sen to RM3.47
20 September 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: The retail price of RON97 petrol has increased by 10 sen to RM3.47 for the period from Sept 21-27.
Prices of RON95 petrol and diesel will remain unchanged at RM2....
Auto part maker Marelli to shut Italy plant over waning petr...
20 September 2023
MILAN: Auto parts maker Marelli said on Tuesday it would shut one of its Italian plants producing components for internal combustion engines (ICE), as the business had become "unsu...
Cycle & Carriage Mutiara Damansara achieves GreenRE Silver c...
19 September 2023
DAMANSARA: Cycle & Carriage Mutiara Damansara has secured the GreenRE certification Silver rating, marking a milestone as the first automotive dealership in Malaysia to attain this...
Subsidies to cost govt RM100bil unless reforms made, says Ra...
19 September 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: The government will have to bear up to RM100bil in subsidies every year unless the subsidy system is reformed, says Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli.
The Pandan MP sa...
Ageing autobahn thwarts Germany’s plan to erect massive wind...
18 September 2023
BERLIN: Germany’s autobahn is known for its limitless speed.
But its aging infrastructure isn’t up to the task of carrying the massive windmill towers and rotor blades needed fo...
Cops out for traffic offenders in KL
17 September 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: Motorists in KL beware! The KL cops are coming down hard on traffic offenders in a large-scale operation city-wide that began on Friday and will go on until the end o...
Indonesia to host largest EV battery plant in S-E Asia, fact...
17 September 2023
JAKARTA: Indonesian President Joko Widodo has announced that a battery plant for electric vehicles (EV) in Karawang, West Java, is expected to become the largest of its kind in Sou...
Willpower takes retired teacher on solo scooter expedition t...
17 September 2023
Mohammad Lasim, 57, with his scooter at one of the mountain passes he encountered on his journey. — All photos by Bernama
KUALA LUMPUR: A retired teacher has proven that a strong ...
Record for world's longest-range electric car broken in Germ...
16 September 2023
MUNICH: A young university team from Munich's Technical University (TUM) has set a world record of 2,573.79km for the maximum distance covered by an electric car between charges.
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UAW, automakers to resume talks as strike starts to create p...
16 September 2023
Fain joining UAW members who are on a strike, on the picket line at the Ford Michigan assembly plant in Wayne last night. — Reuters
DETROIT: The United Auto Workers said it plans ...
Unlicensed foreign drivers: ‘Lack of strict enforcement amon...
15 September 2023
PETALING JAYA: Lack of enforcement, along with low awareness, are some of the major factors that contribute to the rise of unlicensed foreign drivers on the roads, say road safety ...
GCE and AKLEH users can now pay toll using debit or credit c...
15 September 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: Pilot testing for Open Payment System (OPS), a toll collection using debit card, credit card, or prepaid is now being conducted at two highways under Projek Lintasan ...
JPJ vows to crack down on illegal drivers and motorcyclists
15 September 2023
MELAKA: Foreigners driving illegally on Malaysians roads are a serious problem and the Road Transport Department (JPJ) says it is clamping down on them.
JPJ senior enforcement d...
China newspaper says EU probe into EVs 'excessive', sparked ...
15 September 2023
BEIJING: The nationalist Chinese newspaper Global Times described as "excessive" Europe's probe into cheaper Chinese electric vehicles (EVs), and said China's superior offering are...
Three more Allianz Malaysia 'Insurans Rahmah' products for p...
15 September 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: Allianz Malaysia, one of Malaysia's leading general insurers, has introduced three more budget-friendly products for its Rahmah Insurance initiative.
The initiativ...
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