Zeekr upgrades 001 with major OTA updates
12 July 2022
HANGZHOU: Chinese EV maker Zeekr, has announced a major over-the-air (OTA) upgrades to its 001 vehicle.
At its first Zeekr Experience Day on Monday, and less than a year after t...
Grab users in Singapore to pay extra if they keep driver wai...
12 July 2022
Grab users in Singapore will have to pay an extra fee if they keep their driver waiting for more than three minutes. — The Straits Times/ANN
SINGAPORE: Commuters who are used to m...
Aussie firm plans RM1bil plant in Sarawak to make EV-grade b...
12 July 2022
KUCHING: Australia-based Element 25 Pte Ltd is planning a major investment in a manufacturing plant in Sarawak to produce high purity manganese sulphate (HPMSM) for lithium-ion bat...
For EV battery makers, it's go small or go home
12 July 2022
De La Verpilliere says Echion's goal is to have batteries ready for passenger EVs by 2025. — Reuters
CAMBRIDGE: In the race to go electric, carmakers have focused on range to ea...
To stay alert at the wheel, pick your own selection of music...
12 July 2022
PARIS: The more a driver is interested in what they listen to while driving, the better their alertness and ability to stay awake may be, suggest the findings of a study that recom...
'We are killing people': How tech is adding distractions to ...
12 July 2022
LOS ANGELES: In the late 1980s, the US Army turned to outside experts to study how pilots of Apache attack helicopters were responding to the torrent of information streaming into ...
No transfers or changes to car bookings allowed
11 July 2022
PETALING JAYA: Most car companies will not entertain requests to transfer bookings made before the sales tax exempt deadline of June 30.
Major car dealerships said this was barr...
JPJeQ makes for smoother operations at the counter
11 July 2022
PETALING JAYA: The Road Transport Department’s (JPJ) smart application for smoother operations at its branches has many advantages, but there is one snag – many are still unaware o...
China auto industry cuts 2022 outlook as commercial demand s...
11 July 2022
Vehicles zooming past a traffic policeman on the Second Ring Road in Beijing in this 2014 file pic. — Reuters
SHANGHAI: A slump in commercial-vehicle demand led China's automobile...
Slow-moving traffic on several highways leading to KL
11 July 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: Traffic flow on several highways and main roads leading to Kuala Lumpur was reported to be slow-moving Monday evening (July 11) as people returned to the city from th...
LG Energy Solution to supply batteries for Mahindra SUV
11 July 2022
SEOUL: South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solution is set to supply batteries to Mahindra & Mahindra's first electric sports utility vehicle (SUV), a source familiar with the...
US crosses electric-car tipping point for mass adoption
11 July 2022
NEW YORK: Many people of a certain age can recall the first time they held a smartphone. The devices were weird and expensive and novel enough to draw a crowd at parties. Then, les...
Michelin CEO sees mild recession, car market rebound by 2024
11 July 2022
PARIS: Car sales crimped by semiconductor shortages may take until 2024 to recover, even assuming the global economy endures a mild recession rather than a deep slump, said the chi...
Carmakers start to starve combustion models out of existence
09 July 2022
DETROIT: Automakers have announced a whopping US$526 billion (RM2.4tril) collective investment in electric vehicles through 2026, more than double the amount they mapped out over a...
How to recharge your car at home safely
09 July 2022
KARLSRUHE (Germany): When electric vehicles catch fire, the damage is often immense and the incidents often make big headlines.
Is bad charging to blame and where are the danger...
Indonesia plans to implement B35 biodiesel by end of July
08 July 2022
JAKARTA: Indonesia aims to implement a 35% palm oil mix in biodiesel, known as B35, by the end of the month to help absorb excess palm oil supply, senior energy ministry official D...
Aussie broker Vantage gets YouTuber Supercar Blondie to help...
08 July 2022
SINGAPORE: Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) is a topic that is trending worldwide among companies amid climate change.
Working with a celebrity often helps make the mes...
Heavy vehicle drivers hauled up for entering KL at peak hour...
08 July 2022
Enforcement officers stopping a lorry during the joint operation at Jalan Istana during the morning peak hour. — Photo courtesy of DBKL
KUALA LUMPUR: Twenty heavy vehicle driver...
Minivans are making a not so mini-comeback - here's why
08 July 2022
BERLIN: Prestige, a premium feel and plenty of space. When Norbert Weber raves about his latest design, the senior interior designer at Audi is not talking about the flagship A8, b...
New traffic device leaves smartphone-obsessed HK pedestrians...
08 July 2022
Pedestrians crossing a road in Hong Kong, China. The new device works in sync with a traffic light and projects a red hue from above when pedestrians need to stop. — Bloomberg
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