Highway to hell? Plan for Germany's biggest highway sparks a...
15 July 2024
FRANKFURT: A proposal to create Germany's biggest highway has sparked a backlash, with critics fearful the "monstrosity" will increase climate-damaging emissions, worsen noise poll...
Over RM250mil in diesel leakage prevented to date
14 July 2024
TUMPAT: The government estimates that over RM250mil in diesel leakage has been prevented from smuggling or misappropriation at petrol stations along the Peninsular Malaysia borders...
Will my car run on e-fuels? German tests say yes
14 July 2024
BERLIN: E-fuels may seem like a viable low-emissions alternative to fossil fuels, yet many motorists ask themselves whether regular cars can cope with the synthetics.
A new stud...
Driving a rental? Don't set off without looking at the touch...
14 July 2024
BERLIN: The days of switches and buttons in cars are over. In modern cars everything from the navigation system and the radio to the air conditioning and the windshield wipers is c...
Installation of EV chargers must follow fire dept guidelines
13 July 2024
KUALA LUMPUR: Those installing electric vehicle (EV) chargers must follow guidelines set by the Fire and Rescue Department to ensure optimal fire safety.
Acting KL department di...
Govt incentives among reasons driving EV sales
13 July 2024
PETALING JAYA: Sales of electric vehicles (EVs) in the country have more than doubled in the first six months of this year to over 10,000 units, compared with the same period last ...
Norton Motorcycles offers staff a way to buy EVs via 'salary...
13 July 2024
LONDON: Norton Motorcycles in UK is adopting a "a salary sacrifice scheme" for its employees who want to buy an electric car.
The scheme, formed in partnership with electric veh...
Global EV sales up 13% in June, down 7% in Europe, says Rho ...
12 July 2024
LONDON: Global sales of fully electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles rose by 13% in June versus the same month in 2023 driven by growth in China, while they dropped in Europe, market...
Nearly 5,000 fallen tree incidents reported last year, Parli...
12 July 2024
PETALING JAYA: Close to 5,000 instances of fallen trees were recorded last year, says the Housing and Local Government Ministry.
Minister Nga Kor Ming said 4,828 cases were reco...
In lithium industry first, Ibat commercialises new extractio...
12 July 2024
HOUSTON: In a milestone for the global clean-energy transition, International Battery Metals (Ibat) has become the first company to commercially produce lithium with a novel type o...
Road accidents cost Malaysia RM25bil in economic value in 20...
11 July 2024
KUALA LUMPUR: At least RM25bil in economic value was lost as road accidents in Malaysia reached an eight-year peak in 2023, says Anthony Loke.
This represents a more than 35% in...
Art of Speed returns for 13th edition at MAEPS, Serdang from...
11 July 2024
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s biggest annual Kustom & Counter Culture event, Art of Speed 2024 (AOS 2024), returns to Malaysia Agro Exposition Park (MAEPS), Serdang from July 27-28....
Shell Recharge opens its biggest EV charging hub in Genting ...
10 July 2024
GENTING HIGHLANDS: The highland resort today officially becomes the country's highest electric vehicle (EV) charging hub and Shell Recharge's largest one as well.
The hub at Res...
Diesel subsidy fleet cards to be issued faster, says ministe...
10 July 2024
KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali says there were delays in issuing fleet cards under the Subsidised Diesel Control System 2.0 (SKDS 2.0), but gave his assurance in the Dewan Ra...
Singapore to stop registration of new diesel cars and taxis ...
10 July 2024
SINGAPORE: New diesel cars and taxis will no longer be registered in Singapore starting Jan 1, 2025, as part of a push by the Government to have all vehicles on the streets of the ...
Apple AirTag helps man recover car stolen from KL mall valet...
10 July 2024
PETALING JAYA: Facebook user Zach Khai Shin has gone viral over a post on how he managed to recover his car using an Apple AirTag after it was stolen at Suria KLCC.
In his origi...
Tyre dealers seek foreign technicians amid local vacuum
10 July 2024
JOHOR BARU: Tyre dealers nationwide want to hire foreign technicians as it is getting increasingly difficult to find Malaysians who are interested in the job.
Malaysian Associat...
Lemon law study includes ombudsman scheme for automotive ind...
10 July 2024
KUALA LUMPUR: The proposal to establish a dedicated ombudsman scheme for the country's automotive industry, aimed at resolving disputes between consumers and automotive companies, ...
UK businesses invited to take part in trial of next-generati...
10 July 2024
LONDON: The invite is open to companies across Britain to participate in a trial of advanced vehicle-to-grid (V2G) electric vehicle (EV) workplace charging technology.
The initi...
Italian-Swiss electric bubble car Microlino gets power upgra...
09 July 2024
ZURICH: The cute Swiss-made Microlino EV, which was inspired by the BMW Isetta bubble car from the 1950s, is now faster than the petrol-powered original and has a new 15 kWh batter...
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