Power grids worldwide not yet ready for 'flying cars', says ...
03 July 2023
SAO PAULO: Power grids around the world are not yet ready for the so-called flying car, an executive with Brazilian start-up Eve Air Mobility told Reuters, adding that the electric...
GM buys Israel-based software startup to detect early batter...
02 July 2023
DETROIT: General Motors says it had acquired Algolion Ltd, an Israel-based software startup that helps detect problems in batteries.
GM said Algolion's software will help the De...
Lower EV road tax and EV car number plates coming, says Loke
01 July 2023
Loke plugging in a charger into an Ora Good Cat after launching the GWM Malaysia 4S service centre in Seremban.
SEREMBAN: Road tax charges for electric vehicles (EV) will be lower...
Germany to earmark €900 million in subsidies for e-car charg...
30 June 2023
BERLIN: Germany is to earmark up to 900 million euros (RM4.6bil) in subsidies to expand electric vehicle charging stations for households and companies, the transport ministry said...
EU-funded hybrid car prototype explodes in Italy, killing tw...
29 June 2023
The scene of the tragedy in Naples last week. Shown in inset is the car after the fire was put out. — Photos from Italy's Today Cronaca
ROME: Two people have died after a hybrid...
Toll collection starts June 30 for SUKE's Phase 2 stretch
29 June 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: Motorists using the Sungai Besi-Ulu Kelang Elevated Expressway (SUKE) will have to start paying at the Alam Damai Toll Plaza at 12.01am tomorrow.
Projek Lintasan S...
Public lauds govt move to drop mask mandate in public transp...
29 June 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: The decision to not to make the use of face masks in health facilities and on public transportation compulsory any more from July 5 shows that the government is ready...
Police to keep close watch on 76 traffic hotspots
29 June 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: Police have identified 76 traffic hotspots along major expressways nationwide to be monitored during the Hari Raya Aidiladha holidays.
Bukit Aman Traffic Investig...
Over five million vehicles expected on major highways
28 June 2023
North-bound traffic on the North-South Expressway reduced to a crawl near the Sungai Buloh Hospital at 5.30pm today. In contrast, traffic in the opposite direction was free-flowing...
Motorists urged to follow traffic rules as Aidiladha exodus ...
28 June 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: Traffic along the North-South Expressway (NSE), Elite and Kuala Lumpur-Karak Expressway is slow along certain sections as people begin to balik kampung for the Hari R...
Small pickups fall short in rear seat safety, US study shows
28 June 2023
WASHINGTON: Small pickups fell short of the standards expected in protecting the passengers on the rear seat of the vehicle, tests conducted by the US Insurance Institute for Highw...
US advances New York City vehicle congestion pricing plan
28 June 2023
WASHINGTON: A New York City plan to charge a daily toll on vehicles entering or remaining in the central business district got a boost on Monday from the US Department of Transport...
Socar celebrates mid-year milestones
28 June 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: Socar's subsidiary Trevo, a peer to peer car sharing platform, will be expanding its services in East Malaysia.
In a statement, Socar, Malaysia’s top car-rental a...
John Goodenough, Nobel laureate and battery pioneer, dies at...
28 June 2023
Goodenough was 97 when he received the 2019 Nobel Prize for Chemistry together with two other scientists. — Reuters
DETROIT: Nobel laureate John Goodenough, a pioneer in the devel...
A second life for EV batteries? Depends how long the first i...
28 June 2023
File pic of a lithium-ion car battery pack being stripped down for recycling. — Reuters
LONDON: Global automakers have touted plans to re-use electric vehicle (EV) batteries when ...
Indonesia's Pertamina, Electrum sign battery packs developme...
28 June 2023
JAKARTA: Indonesia's state energy company Pertamina said late on Monday it plans to develop battery packs for electric motorcycles with Electrum, a firm that aims to put millions o...
Latest bonkers Brabus G-wagon comes with matching boat and w...
28 June 2023
BERLIN: Does anyone actually need a beefy off-roader with a matching boat and wristwatch, all finished in a military hue?
No, but here comes the latest Brabus SUV, boat and watc...
Customs Dept identify owners of 105 imported vehicles who us...
27 June 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: The Customs Department has identified 105 vehicle owners who falsified documents as part of its investigation into undercollected duties for important vehicles in dut...
TotalEnergies Malaysia partners Malaysian Nature Society on ...
27 June 2023
PETALING JAYA: TotalEnergies Malaysia has initiated a mangrove rehabilitation project in partnership with the Malaysian Nature Society (MNS) by planting 250 trees in PMU 500kV Jima...
Two million vehicles expected on NSE for Aidiladha
27 June 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: The "balik kampung" exodus in conjunction with the Hari Raya Aidiladha celebration is expected to see a drastic increase in traffic volume along the North-South Expre...
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EVOGO battery swapping solution showcased at IAA Mobility 20...
