UK launches V2G EV charger trial to boost net zero efforts
25 October 2024
LONDON: A new project, V2VNY, is trialling lower-cost, vehicle-to-grid (V2G) electric vehicle (EV) charging technology to accelerate the UK's transition to net zero.
The initiat...
SoftBank-backed Wayve begins AI test drives in San Francisco
24 October 2024
LOS ANGELES: Wayve Technologies Ltd., the UK startup that raised more than $1 billion this year from investors led by SoftBank Group, is joining the bevy of companies testing out a...
Tesla delivers blowout quarter, lays out bold ambitions for ...
24 October 2024
LOS ANGELES: Elon Musk handily added $80 billion to Tesla Inc.’s market value on a blowout quarter for the EV maker, which notched its most profitable results in more than a year.
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Renault bucks Europe’s auto slump
24 October 2024
PARIS: Renault SA confirmed its full-year guidance as the French automaker expects to benefit from new models including the R5 electric car and updated Dacia sport utility vehicles...
MG Cyberster bookings open: Below RM350K, 446km WLTP, soft t...
24 October 2024
KUALA LUMPUR: SAIC Motor Malaysia announces that bookings are now open for the MG Cyberster, the brand’s first all-electric roadster with an estimated price below RM350,000.
The...
Jaguar Classic E‑type Commemorative: 2 units exclusively cre...
24 October 2024
COVENTRY, UK: Fifty years since the last Jaguar E‑type rolled off the production line, two rarefied Series I Jaguar Classic E‑type Commemorative models have been exclusively create...
Stellantis invests US$29.5mil in wind tunnel tech in United ...
24 October 2024
DETROIT: Stellantis unveiled its innovative Moving Ground Plane (MGP) technology – a US$29.5 million (RM129mil) investment – at the company’s research and technical center in Aubu...
VW manager deported from China after alleged Thailand drug u...
24 October 2024
HONG KONG: A senior Volkswagen AG executive in China was deported to Germany after being held over alleged drug use, according to local police and media reports, as trade tensions ...
My50 pass renewal via Touch 'n Go e-wallet soon
24 October 2024
KUALA LUMPUR: Prasarana Malaysia Bhd will soon integrate the My50 unlimited travel pass with the Touch 'n Go e-wallet, so that public transport users can renew their pass via the e...
UK buyers of new diesel cars are running out of options
24 October 2024
LONDON: U.K. drivers looking to buy a new diesel car are running out of options, with available models at their lowest since 2015.
Research from CarGurus — a leading automotive ...
Dr Wee proposes RM2,600 petrol levy for cars worth RM300,000...
24 October 2024
PETALING JAYA: The government should identify the T15 group and impose a petrol levy of RM2,600 a year when they renew their road tax, says Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong.
"The gove...
CATL unveils new battery for extended-range hybrids
24 October 2024
BEIJING: Chinese battery giant CATL today launched its first battery product focused on extended-range hybrids at a time when this category of electrified cars is seeing the fastes...
Setting up EV chargers in rural areas a challenge, says Teng...
24 October 2024
KUALA LUMPUR: While Malaysia is on track to set up 10,000 charging units for electric vehicles by next year, there are challenges ahead in putting up the same facilities in rural a...
Sinkhole prevention: Works Ministry sets guidelines for util...
24 October 2024
KUALA LUMPUR: The Works Ministry has established guidelines for installing utilities along federal roads to prevent land subsidence incidents caused by leaking pipes, the Dewan Rak...
Tesla promises paid robotaxis next year, but significant hur...
24 October 2024
AUSTIN: Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday said the electric vehicle maker will roll out driverless ride-hailing services to the public in California and Texas next year, a claim lik...
Stellantis to road test EV fleet with solid-state batteries
24 October 2024
SEOUL: Stellantis NV plans to operate a test fleet of electric vehicles powered with solid-state batteries in two years’ time, taking a step towards potential commercialisation of ...
Perodua DMM Sales building first 3S centre in East Coast
24 October 2024
PASIR MAS: DMM Sales Sdn Bhd (DMMS), a subsidiary of the Daihatsu Malaysia Group and the largest Perodua dealership in Malaysia, celebrated a historic milestone today with a ground...
Volvo Car walks back retail sales target on weaker demand
24 October 2024
STOCKHOLM: Volvo Car AB lowered its expectations for retail sales this year due to a growing weakness in the automotive market.
The manufacturer will focus on protecting margins...
EVs prove a bumpy ride for battery metals
24 October 2024
LONDON: Electric vehicles (EVs) were supposed to supercharge demand for metals such as lithium, nickel and cobalt.
Yet prices for all three EV battery inputs have fallen to such...
MINI reveals petrol versions of its Cooper and Convertible J...
24 October 2024
LONDON: MINI has completed its John Cooper Works line-up with petrol-powered versions of the Cooper and Convertible.
Both cars will come fitted with a 2.0-litre four-cylinder tu...
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