Tesla pushes US to boost fuel economy penalties
23 September 2021
WASHINGTON: Tesla Inc is pressing US President Joe Biden's administration and a US appeals court to move quickly to hike civil penalties for automakers failing to meet fuel economy...
Emira First Edition ushers in end of petrol era at Lotus
22 September 2021
LONDON: Lotus has confirmed more details of its Emira sports coupé which is set to be the final non-electrified model from the iconic British marque.
First in the showroom is th...
Electric cars have much higher repair costs, research shows
22 September 2021
MUNICH: Although government subsidies can sometimes reduce the cost, electric cars are by and large more expensive than petrol or diesel cars - at least when considering the cost t...
Sime Darby employees offered special deal to buy used cars
22 September 2021
PETALING JAYA: Sime Darby Motors is turning to employees within the diversified group to buy the used cars it sells under the Sime Darby Auto Selection division.
It announced to...
Air taxi startup Volocopter to sell 150 aircraft to China JV
22 September 2021
STUTTGART: German flying taxi startup Volocopter said today it would sell 150 electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft to its joint venture with a unit of Chinese au...
Compact Maserati Grecale SUV heads for Nov 16 debut
22 September 2021
MODENA: We knew for some time that Maserati would have the Grecale world debut in November but not the date.
Well, the Italian automaker has made it specific in a brief announce...
Miros studying how well harsher penalties work against drivi...
22 September 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (Miros) is studying the effectiveness of measures to reduce instances of driving under the influence of intoxicating s...
German auto giants place their bets on hydrogen cars
22 September 2021
MUNICH: Battery power may be the frontrunner to become the car technology of the future, but don't rule out the underdog hydrogen.
That's the view of some major automakers, incl...
Sept 23-29: RON97 petrol up 2 sen to RM2.75
22 September 2021
PETALING JAYA: Retail prices for RON95 petrol and diesel will remain unchanged from Sept 23 to Sept 29 while RON97 petrol will go up by two sen to RM2.75 per litre, says the Financ...
Lotus reveals ‘blueprint’ for electric sports cars
21 September 2021
HETHEL (UK): Just weeks after Lotus confirmed it will be launching a new family of EV performance cars, it has given a world premiere to the innovative new lightweight chassis tech...
Pioneering EV trial heralds ability to predict battery lifes...
21 September 2021
LONDON: A world-first, real-life trial of electric vehicles, involving battery analytics specialist Silver Power Systems (SPS), EV manufacturers and academics, has brought closer t...
EVs may cut global refining capacity demand by half in 2050,...
21 September 2021
SINGAPORE: A global drive towards electrification of road transport to reduce carbon emissions may cut demand for the world's oil refining capacity by half in 2050, consultancy Rys...
Bentley among three cars allegedly set ablaze to claim insur...
21 September 2021
A 2006 Continental GT shown for illustration.
MALACCA: Two men decided to set fire to their own three cars, including a luxury car, in a bid to collect insurance payments to se...
Ride-share pioneer Sunil Paul has a new company to spur elec...
21 September 2021
SAN FRANCISCO: Sunil Paul, one of the pioneers of the ride-sharing concept, is launching a new company that he hopes will help encourage the adoption of electric vehicles.
The b...
MACC remands car maker's GM in graft probe
21 September 2021
PUTRAJAYA: A general manager of a car manufacturing company has been remanded for six days as graft investigators probe allegations that he accepted bribes amounting to several hun...
Petrol stations, eateries, convenience stores can open until...
21 September 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: Petrol stations, eateries and convenience stores will soon be allowed to operate from 6am to midnight, said Senior Minister (Security) Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein...
Why are BMW and Daimler being sued over climate change?
21 September 2021
BERLIN: German activists have filed a lawsuit against automakers BMW and Daimler for refusing to tighten carbon emissions goals, the first time German citizens have sued private co...
Buy an electrified BMW or MINI, and help the needy at same t...
21 September 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: BMW Group Financial Services Malaysia is chipping in to help the needy who have been especially hard hit by the Covid-19 pandemic.
It has started raising funds for...
QuantumScape partners with unidentified large automaker to t...
21 September 2021
SAN JOSE: US battery maker QuantumScape Corp said today it had partnered with an undisclosed large automaker to evaluate prototypes of its solid-state battery cells, sending the Vo...
Chevrolet Bolt EV battery production resumes
21 September 2021
WASHINGTON: General Motors Co said on Monday that battery production for its recalled Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicle had resumed and that battery replacements will begin next mont...
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