New Ducati Monster debuts
04 December 2020
BOLOGNA: The new Ducati Monster, which made its world debut on Wednesday, is lighter, more powerful and more agile.
The recipe is the original 1993 one: a sporty engine, but per...
Germany’s EV market poised to overtake California’s
03 December 2020
FRANKFURT: Electric-vehicle sales in Germany will surpass California’s for the first time this year, with a range of government incentives propelling Europe’s biggest auto market a...
UK watchdog studies 'range anxiety' in electric vehicle char...
03 December 2020
LONDON: Britain’s competition regulator said on Wednesday it would study whether the fast-growing electric vehicle charging sector worked well in helping drivers deal with “range a...
All-electric Carmen hypercar harks back to Hispano Suiza's g...
03 December 2020
BARCELONA: Hispano-Suiza is paying homage to its motorsport history with a hardcore version of the all-electric Carmen Boulogne hypercar which first grabbed attention at last year'...
Carmakers worldwide are embracing electrification
03 December 2020
PARIS: Maserati's CEO has just announced that its brand's entire production will be electrified (hybrid or full-electric) by 2025.
The Italian carmaker joins a slew of other car...
BlackBerry and Amazon team up on smart car software platform
03 December 2020
TORONTO: BlackBerry and Amazon on Tuesday announced an alliance to create a cloud computing platform that cars could link to for services and insights based on data from vehicles a...
Why catalytic converters in cars are 'hot' items among thiev...
02 December 2020
MALACCA: The catalytic converters of even the old-faithful Proton Wira have been a major target of thieves here, as the automobile part is in high demand globally, say Malacca poli...
Johor toll plaza shutters after worker infected by Covid-19
02 December 2020
JOHOR BARU: PLUS Malaysia Bhd has confirmed that an employee at its Sedenak toll plaza in Johor tested positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday.
It said the toll plaza was closed six ho...
Automakers pledge to work with Biden to reduce emissions
02 December 2020
WASHINGTON: A group representing major automakers on Tuesday vowed to work with President-elect Joe Biden on efforts to reduce vehicle emissions even as the industry remains split ...
Wrong drive-in: Woman rams car into convenience store at pet...
02 December 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: A woman rammed her car by mistake into the convenience store at a petrol station in Bandar Baru Baru Bangi yesterday.
Kajang District Police chief ACP Mohd Zaid Ha...
What will Elon Musk make of this e-bike concept inspired by ...
02 December 2020
SEATTLE: The American designer Kendall Toerner has imagined what a Tesla electric bike could be like with a concept he has even dubbed the "Model B." But could this concept be enou...
Lewis Hamilton down with Covid-19, out of Bahrain races
01 December 2020
LONDON: Lewis Hamilton will be out of action at this weekend’s Sakhir GP in Bahrain as he has tested positive for Covid-19.
A statement from the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team sa...
Police cripples ring targeting car exhausts, nabs 15 men
01 December 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: Fifteen male suspects including two Bangladeshis, who were suspected to be active in stealing vehicle exhausts, were nabbed at three separate locations last Friday.
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JPJ issues 1,268 summonses in Johor ops
01 December 2020
JOHOR BARU: The Road Transport Department (JPJ) issued 1,268 summonses through Ops Topi Keledar from Nov 17 to Nov 19, with most being issued using the "invisible enforcement” meth...
Plug-in cars come under fire for emitting more carbon emissi...
29 November 2020
FRANKFURT: Plug-in hybrid cars put out far more CO2 in real-world driving than in tests that determine emissions compliance and ratings advertised to consumers, according to a grou...
BASF invents new material to protect car sensors and radars
29 November 2020
FRANKFURT: German chemistry giant BASF has developed a new way to protect car sensors. This new material withstands extreme weather conditions but also electromagnetic waves coming...
Scooter-sharing services are most popular in India and Europ...
29 November 2020
BERLIN: As the end of 2020 approaches, German electric scooter manufacturer unu has published an assessment of the booming scooter or moped-sharing sector.
The report shows that...
Britain's sole hydrogen car maker Riversimple bets on green ...
29 November 2020
Spowers is keen to take on the big boys with the Rasa. — AFP
LONDON: While conventional battery-powered electric cars may be a few miles ahead in the zero-emission vehicle race, h...
Kalabakan 4x4 club starts charity mission
29 November 2020
KALABAKAN: Every year, the Borneo Safari International Off Road Challenge, involving four-wheel drive vehicles, used to be the most anticipated event among extreme sports enthusias...
When a street light is also an EV charging station
28 November 2020
BERLIN: German startup ubitricity offers an alternative to traditional EV stations, one that can be rapidly implemented and is affordable. It consists of directly integrating a cha...
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