Surge in e-bike and e-scooter battery fires in UK prompts wa...
11 February 2023
LONDON: Consumers are being warned only to buy e-bikes and e-scooters from reputable retailers following a dramatic surge in house fires caused by unsafe batteries and chargers.
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Govt to retain fuel subsidies for now
11 February 2023
TAMPOI: The government is still maintaining petrol and diesel subsidies for now and has no plans to abolish them in the near future, says Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Minister...
Transport Minister clears the air over digital road tax, dri...
10 February 2023
PETALING JAYA: To address several questions over the earlier announcement of digitalising road tax and driving licence, Transport Minister Anthony Loke has posted an explainer on F...
Going digital: Private vehicles no longer need to display 'r...
10 February 2023
PETALING JAYA: Private vehicle owners do not need to deal with messy road tax stickers from today once they have gotten their digital version of the road tax, says Anthony Loke Sie...
Mixed reception to digital road tax rollout
10 February 2023
Loke mingling with members of the media after announcing the phased rollout of the digital road tax today. — Photo from facebook.com/motmalaysia/
PETALING JAYA: The move to abolis...
Gigapresses — the giant die casts reshaping car manufacturin...
10 February 2023
Parts of press machines are pictured at the IDRA group plant in Travagliato, Italy. — Photos by Reuters
TRAVAGLIATO (Italy): By replacing around 60 welded components with a single...
High-tech dashboards, driving assistants vex luxury vehicle ...
10 February 2023
DETROIT: Tesla Inc and established luxury automakers are frustrating consumers with advanced driving assistance technology and complex infotainment systems, according to a new stud...
Multiple roads in KL, Selangor to close Feb 12 for bicycle r...
10 February 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: Multiple roads in the Klang Valley will be temporarily closed on Feb 12 to facilitate the Gran Fondo New York bicycle race.
In a statement today, Kuala Lumpur poli...
Electric trucks produce far fewer emissions than diesel, say...
10 February 2023
PARIS: Electric trucks produce far fewer planet-warming emissions than their diesel counterparts over a lifetime, a report in Europe showed Tuesday, emphasizing that the biggest cl...
TnG card production to be ramped up to 3.5 million in 2023
09 February 2023
PUTRAJAYA: In a bid to curb the shortage of Touch 'n Go (TnG) cards, over 3.5 million cards will be made available this year.
In a statement today, the Domestic Trade and Cost o...
Miros to study cause of Genting van crash
09 February 2023
PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (Miros) has been directed to look into the factors behind the crash of the tour van with 14 passengers.
In a press con...
China car sales plunge 38% in January as subsidies, tax cut ...
09 February 2023
SHANGHAI/BEIJING: China's passenger car sales slumped 38% in January, reversing a 2.4% gain in the previous month, industry data showed on Wednesday, as demand weakened after a tax...
myTukar introduces certified used cars
09 February 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s most comprehensive used car ecosystem, myTukar has just launched myTukar Certified, the best-in-class technology-backed stamp of assurance certification fo...
GoCar reduces rates for GoEV car sharing
09 February 2023
PETALING JAYA: GoCar Malaysia, a leading on-demand mobility-as-a-service platform, has made its GoEV electric car-sharing service even more affordable with the implementation of ne...
S. Korea fines German automakers for colluding to curb emiss...
09 February 2023
SEOUL: South Korea's anti-trust regulator said today it would impose a combined fine of 42.3 billion won (RM145mil) on three German automakers for colluding to curb emissions-clean...
Feb 9-15: Fuel prices unchanged
08 February 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: The retail prices of RON97 and RON95 petrol and diesel will remain unchanged for the period from Feb 9 to 15.
The Finance Ministry, in a statement today, said that...
Mobility study cites roadblocks for US electric vehicles, su...
07 February 2023
LOS ANGELES: Automakers may not be able to build as many electric vehicles as they would like — and consumer demand for those EVs may not materialise as quickly as anticipated — if...
Taxi, ehailing connections could help boost take-up of rail ...
07 February 2023
SUNGAI BULOH: Talks are being held with ehailing and taxi companies to improve first- and last-mile connectivity with the public rail system within the Klang Valley, says Anthony L...
JPJ detects fraud driving licence scam
07 February 2023
KOTA BARU: There is a widespread scam involving forged driving licences which is thriving on social media, says the Road Transport Department (JPJ).
JPJ deputy director-general ...
Phase two of Pan Borneo highway to start soon
07 February 2023
KUCHING: With the RM16bil phase one of Pan Borneo Highway Sarawak project reaching the tail end of completion, construction work is to start soon for the phase two project linking ...
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