How a digital twin can help predict when to service your car
08 November 2021
STUTTGART: Porsche has decided to bring the concept of the digital twin to the world of cars by creating a virtual model of its Taycan.
This technology, still in the experimenta...
The portable power bank charging EVs on the go
08 November 2021
LONDON: The British startup ZipCharge is presenting a mobile charging system for electric vehicles (EVs) at COP26, based on the same principle as a smartphone power bank.
This p...
MG's electric Marvel R has a 400km range and 200kph top spee...
08 November 2021
MUNICH: The former roadster brand of MG is launching its first ever car designed as a through-and-through electric.
Until now, the old British brand, which has since emigrated t...
EV charging shifts gears from range to speed
07 November 2021
NEW YORK: Range anxiety is slowly giving way to charging speed as the critical metric among the swelling crowd of EV-curious consumers.
On this front, the machines vary wildly. ...
Change to Toyota Vellfire aimed at reducing costs, says mini...
07 November 2021
PUTRAJAYA: The change of government official cars from Proton Perdana 2.4 Premium to Toyota Vellfire 2.5L would result in reduced payments, says the Finance Ministry today.
Acco...
Apple hires Tesla’s Autopilot software director for car effo...
07 November 2021
SAN FRANCISCO: Apple Inc, bolstering its car-development efforts, hired a former engineer from Tesla Inc. who drew controversy this year for remarks about that company’s Autopilot ...
First Aston Martin Valkyrie deliveries start in coming weeks
06 November 2021
LONDON: The first customers will soon receive their Aston Martin Valkyrie hypercars.
The British car maker announced on Friday that the highly anticipated Valkyrie coupe has ent...
Watch the dawn of electric flying car racing with historic f...
06 November 2021
ADELAIDE: A landmark moment in the future of motorsport played out in the deserts of South Australia last week as a pre-season test concluded with the first ever timed electric fly...
PM launches Sabah Eastern Zone Pan Borneo Highway
06 November 2021
KINABATANGAN: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob on Saturday (Nov 6) launched the Sabah Eastern Zone Pan Borneo Highway for the Sandakan-Kinabatangan-Beluran-Telupid ali...
Big push for electric mobility in Malaysia, but is it enough...
06 November 2021
The BMW iX (left) and i4.
PETALING JAYA: While the automotive industry has welcomed the proposed tax incentives for EVs (electric vehicles) under Budget 2022, the sector’s stakeho...
Bridgestone rolls out Potenza Sport performance tyre
05 November 2021
PETALING JAYA: Bridgestone today rolled out its new flagship Potenza tyre - Potenza Sport.
According to Bridgestone, the new tyre exploits advanced tyre technologies and offers ...
Hyundai Kona Electric coming this month, sub-RM150K estimate...
05 November 2021
PETALING JAYA: More electric cars are making their way to Malaysia. And the latest government incentives certainly play a big part in spurring the move by automakers.
The latest...
Order-taking starts for updated Toyota Hilux, Fortuner and I...
05 November 2021
PETALING JAYA: UMW Toyota Motor Sdn Bhd today announced the start of order-taking for the updated Toyota Hilux, Fortuner and Innova.
Orders can be made at all authorised Toyota ...
Audi revives Horch name for China-bound A8 limo
05 November 2021
BERLIN: Audi is harking back to the historic Horch brand name for a prestige Chinese market version of its refreshed A8 flagship limousine.
The long wheelbase Horch L for China ...
Hertz in talks with Tesla for EV delivery timeline, says WSJ
05 November 2021
SAN FRANCISCO: Tesla Inc and Hertz Global Holdings Inc are working out how quickly the rental car company can receive deliveries from its large order of Tesla's electric cars, the ...
VW CEO Diess still has backing of Porsche, Piech families
05 November 2021
FRANKFURT: The Porsche and Piech families, which control Volkswagen's largest shareholder Porsche SE, continue to support the carmaker's CEO Herbert Diess, a spokesman for Porsche ...
BMW cuts east German working hours to same as west
05 November 2021
BERLIN: BMW will cut working hours at its east German plant from 38 to 35, in line with its west German factories, it said today, in a move welcomed by the works council as bringin...
Thailand eyes tax rate for electric vehicles as part of ‘net...
05 November 2021
BANGKOK: Thailand's Finance Ministry has called on the Excise and Customs Department to come up with a tax rate for electric vehicles (EVs) soon, as part of the nation's goal to ac...
Auto Bavaria MINI and streetwear label TNTCO introduce appar...
05 November 2021
SHAH ALAM: Auto Bavaria MINI has partnered up with Malaysia’s streetwear label TNTCO to create a clothing capsule featuring jackets, hoodies and graphic t-shirts.
According to t...
Rare bird, almost extinct: A ride in Mini's old Wildgoose ca...
05 November 2021
BERLIN: Talk about classic motorhomes and everyone thinks of the iconic VW campervan. Nobody has heard of the Mini Wildgoose camper and even fewer will have seen one, since only a ...
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