China allows Evergrande NEV to start vehicle sales
14 March 2022
SHANGHAI: China's industry regulator has given China Evergrande New Energy Vehicle Group approval to start sales of its inaugural electric car, the Hengchi 5 sport utility vehicle,...
Your connected car knows you. The tussle for that data's hit...
14 March 2022
LONDON: Where you go. What you pass. Where you stop. What you listen to. What you watch. Your good habits. Your bad habits.
Companies in Europe and beyond are vying for control ...
PLUS and TNB team up to cut highway carbon emissions
14 March 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: PLUS Malaysia Bhd (PLUS) and Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) are working together to reduce carbon emissions on PLUS highways through sustainability initiatives.
In a jo...
UKM duo develop hydrogen-powered SUV and buggy
14 March 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: Two researchers from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) have developed hydrogen hybrid vehicles that run on hydrogen fuel cells and emit zero carbon emissions.
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Gasoline at US$4 to alter most Americans’ driving habits, sa...
14 March 2022
ORLANDO: Most Americans will change their driving habits or lifestyle with gasoline prices rising above US$4 (RM16.80) per gallon, a survey from auto club AAA showed.
If pump pr...
Europe's carmakers scramble to replace Ukrainian auto parts
14 March 2022
A wiring harness from Nexans.
BERLIN: Carmakers including Volkswagen and BMW are scrambling to find alternative sources of vital parts made in Ukraine from as far afield as China ...
East Germany's trusty socialist van still has a loyal follow...
14 March 2022
BERLIN: The bug-eyed Barkas van was a socialist mule and there are still 3,800 of them on the road in former East Germany where enthusiasm for the old-school commercial vehicle run...
Uber imposes fuel surcharge in US amid high petrol prices
14 March 2022
SAN FRNACISCO: Uber Technologies Inc said on Friday US customers, excluding New York City, will have to pay a fuel surcharge from March 16 as the ride-hailing firm tries to address...
Metal thieves in US swiping tailpipes create 1,000% spike in...
13 March 2022
A Los Angeles deputy sheriff gets under a vehicle to engrave the catalytic converter with a traceable number. — AFP
SAN FRANCISCO: US insurer State Farm said metal thieves in se...
Vauxhall vows to become an all-electric car brand from 2028
13 March 2022
LONDON: British car brand Vauxhall has announced that it will become an all-electric car brand from 2028 onwards.
The announcement was made at a March conference on EVs by owner...
Bruno Senna joins Airspeeder as racing pilot
12 March 2022
ADELAIDE: F1, Formula E and eSports star Bruno Senna has joined Airspeeder to stand among the world’s first electric flying car racing pilots
First race announcements, locations...
Electric cars break down too — but can you tow them?
11 March 2022
BERLIN: If electric cars and hybrids break down, they should only be towed away by a specialist vehicle, according to experts.
This also applies to combustion-engined cars that ...
China vehicle sales rise 19% in Feb, NEVs also up, says indu...
11 March 2022
BEIJING: China's auto sales rose 18.7% in February from a year earlier, continuing last month's uptick that snapped eight consecutive months of decline, industry data showed today....
US eliminates human controls requirement for fully automated...
11 March 2022
WASHINGTON: US regulators on Thursday issued final rules eliminating the need for automated vehicle manufacturers to equip fully autonomous vehicles with manual driving controls to...
PLUS rubbishes claims it is offering 50% toll discount for J...
11 March 2022
PETALING JAYA: Highway concessionaire PLUS Malaysia Bhd has denied rumours that it is offering a 50% toll discount for those travelling back to Johor to vote.
“PLUS denies issui...
Police presence at country's borders to be beefed up ahead o...
11 March 2022
IPOH: More police personnel will be stationed near the country's borders ahead of their April 1 reopening, says Comm Datuk Hazani Ghazali.
The Bukit Aman Internal Security and P...
Swiss court rejects bid to cloak accounts in Ghosn probe
11 March 2022
File pic of Ghosn. — Reuters
ZURICH: A Swiss court has rejected an Arab businessman's appeal seeking to block Japanese prosecutors from getting bank account details for their inve...
Is the future of car interiors leather-free?
11 March 2022
PARIS: More and more car makers are abandoning leather in the interiors of their new models in favour of recycled, more durable materials.
The latest example is Volkswagen.
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Workshops struggle to clear pile-up of flood-damaged cars
10 March 2022
PETALING JAYA: The flash floods that struck the Klang Valley on Monday have brought another deluge – hundreds of cars are piling up at workshops.
Authorised automotive service c...
Walk or drive slower: Europeans adapt to soaring fuel prices
10 March 2022
PARIS: The conflict in Ukraine has sent fuel prices soaring in Europe, hitting people's pocketbooks, prompting some to walk more and forcing taxis to change their routines.
With...
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