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Survey: Third of drivers lack confidence about charging elec...
21 January 2022
LONDON: Millions of drivers are uncertain about how to charge electric vehicles (EVs), a new survey in the UK suggests. Some 39 per cent would not feel comfortable about knowing...
Transport Ministry mulling suggestions on reducing speed lim...
21 January 2022
KAMPAR: The possibility of reducing the speed limit in big cities will be considered by the government, says Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong. "We have received such suggestions - to ...
More convenience at Shell-Porsche EV high performance chargi...
21 January 2022
TANGKAK: Shell and Porsche Asia Pacific's partnership in the upcoming network of electric vehicle (EV) high performance charging (HPC) stations along the North-South Expressway is ...
Ex-Daimler boss Dieter Zetsche tapped for new auto-focused S...
21 January 2022
NEW YORK: Kensington Capital, whose blank-check firms have already taken public QuantumScape Corp and Wallbox NV, has tapped former Daimler AG chief Dieter Zetsche as vice chairman...
Are electric cars more prone to rust?
21 January 2022
STUTTGART: Rusty cars on the road are a rarity these days but according to a recent automotive industry report, some modern electric vehicles are surprisingly prone to corrosion. ...
Mercedes-Benz teams up with Luminar on self-driving tech
21 January 2022
SAN FRANCISCO: Mercedes-Benz will partner with self-driving sensor maker Luminar Technologies Inc to enable fully automated driving on highways for its next-generation vehicles, Lu...
Touch ‘n Go RFID how-to issued following rocky rollout
20 January 2022
PETALING JAYA: A list of dos-and-don’ts for using Touch ‘n Go (TnG) RFID technology has been issued, following a problematic rollout that caused traffic jams along highways recentl...
Both directions of NKVE to be temporarily closed for bridge ...
20 January 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: Both directions of the New Klang Valley Expressway (NKVE) from KM19.65 to KM19.8 will be temporarily closed from Jan 22-26 due to the bridge beam works to be carried ...
Bentley turns Flying Spur into plug-in hybrid
20 January 2022
BERLIN: Bentley is giving Flying Spur fans with deep pockets a taste of the electric revolution still to come with a first plug-in hybrid model of the luxury saloon going on sale i...
Hyundai partners quantum computer firm IonQ for battery deve...
20 January 2022
WASHINGTON: Quantum computer maker IonQ Inc said on Wednesday that it is partnering with Hyundai Motor Co to use quantum computers to develop more effective batteries. The partn...
Vinfast plans to conquer European market from Germany
20 January 2022
HANOI/FRANKFURT: Vinfast plans to build a new factory in Germany to help it conquer the continental market. It is now the second car company this decade to use Germany as a brid...
Chery sets new sales record in 2021
19 January 2022
WUHU (China): Despite a pandemic and global chip shortage restricting production capacity, Chinese automaker Chery Group saw a record-breaking 2021 with a new milestone of 961,926 ...
Will the next Volkswagen Golf be sold as an NFT?
19 January 2022
WOLFSBURG: Volkswagen is jumping on the NFT bandwagon. The German automaker announced that it will unveil its very first NFT Golf in February 2022, but not necessarily in the us...
Volkswagen in Malaysia partners Malaysian Relief Agency to a...
19 January 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM) has donated RM20,000 to Malaysian Relief Agency (MRA) to help victims with post-flood recovery. Beneficiaries consist 850...
Proton enters strategic EV partnership with smart Automobile
19 January 2022
SUBANG JAYA: Domestic car maker Proton has entered into a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with premium EV brand smart Automobile Co to work together to introduce the latter’s range o...
Give public the right to choose how to pay toll, PM tells hi...
19 January 2022
PUTRAJAYA: The public should be free to choose what method of payment to use at toll plazas, says the Prime Minister, adding that he has directed the Works Minister to make this cl...
McLaren unveils art car by Karwai Chan
19 January 2022
PETALING JAYA: It's truly one of a kind and an artwork on wheels. McLaren Kuala Lumpur today unveiled an art car at its headquarters in Glenmarie, Shah Alam. Contemporary Mal...
VW and Bosch team up to boost Europe's battery ambitions
19 January 2022
BERLIN: Volkswagen and Bosch have agreed to set up a joint venture by the end of this year to equip battery cell factories and help make Europe self-sufficient in battery productio...
Jan 20-26: Fuel prices unchanged
19 January 2022
PETALING JAYA: Fuel prices will remain unchanged from Jan 20-26, says the Finance Ministry. In a statement today, it said the retail price for RON97 and RON95 petrol would remai...
Penang's oldest Shell station sports new look
19 January 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: Shell has unveiled the new look of Shell Penang Road to commemorate one of its oldest stations that has been serving Penangites and the wider community, for generatio...