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This futuristic flying car could be on the road (and in the ...
03 July 2023
SAN FRANCISCO: A startup called Alef has got the go-ahead from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to start carrying out road/air tests for its unusual flying car project....
KL police step up ops against traffic offenders
03 July 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: Police here have launched an ongoing operation here to keep compliance to traffic laws as high as possible, says City police chief Comm Datuk Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain....
Govt will bear vocational licence fees for 4,000 suitable ca...
03 July 2023
BATANG KALI: Some 4,000 eligible candidates will have their public service vehicle vocational licence fees borne by the government, says Transport Minister Anthony Loke. He said...
MAN Malaysia's highest ADR-spec truck showcased
03 July 2023
SHAH ALAM: MAN Truck & Bus (M) Sdn Bhd (MAN Malaysia) showcased two units of its MAN TGS Trucks with the highest ADR Class EX/II and EX/III (with certification) specifications ...
Low-emission zones are good for your health, says UK study
03 July 2023
LONDON: Although not always popular with the public, low-emission zones (LEZs) are gradually being rolled out across Europe in an attempt to reduce traffic congestion and air pollu...
Power grids worldwide not yet ready for 'flying cars', says ...
03 July 2023
SAO PAULO: Power grids around the world are not yet ready for the so-called flying car, an executive with Brazilian start-up Eve Air Mobility told Reuters, adding that the electric...
GM buys Israel-based software startup to detect early batter...
02 July 2023
DETROIT: General Motors says it had acquired Algolion Ltd, an Israel-based software startup that helps detect problems in batteries. GM said Algolion's software will help the De...
Lower EV road tax and EV car number plates coming, says Loke
01 July 2023
Loke plugging in a charger into an Ora Good Cat after launching the GWM Malaysia 4S service centre in Seremban. SEREMBAN: Road tax charges for electric vehicles (EV) will be lower...
Germany to earmark €900 million in subsidies for e-car charg...
30 June 2023
BERLIN: Germany is to earmark up to 900 million euros (RM4.6bil) in subsidies to expand electric vehicle charging stations for households and companies, the transport ministry said...
EU-funded hybrid car prototype explodes in Italy, killing tw...
29 June 2023
The scene of the tragedy in Naples last week. Shown in inset is the car after the fire was put out. — Photos from Italy's Today Cronaca ROME: Two people have died after a hybrid...
Toll collection starts June 30 for SUKE's Phase 2 stretch
29 June 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: Motorists using the Sungai Besi-Ulu Kelang Elevated Expressway (SUKE) will have to start paying at the Alam Damai Toll Plaza at 12.01am tomorrow. Projek Lintasan S...
Public lauds govt move to drop mask mandate in public transp...
29 June 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: The decision to not to make the use of face masks in health facilities and on public transportation compulsory any more from July 5 shows that the government is ready...
Police to keep close watch on 76 traffic hotspots
29 June 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: Police have identified 76 traffic hotspots along major expressways nationwide to be monitored during the Hari Raya Aidiladha holidays. Bukit Aman Traffic Investi­g...
Over five million vehicles expected on major highways
28 June 2023
North-bound traffic on the North-South Expressway reduced to a crawl near the Sungai Buloh Hospital at 5.30pm today. In contrast, traffic in the opposite direction was free-flowing...
Motorists urged to follow traffic rules as Aidiladha exodus ...
28 June 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: Traffic along the North-South Expressway (NSE), Elite and Kuala Lumpur-Karak Expressway is slow along certain sections as people begin to balik kampung for the Hari R...
Small pickups fall short in rear seat safety, US study shows
28 June 2023
WASHINGTON: Small pickups fell short of the standards expected in protecting the passengers on the rear seat of the vehicle, tests conducted by the US Insurance Institute for Highw...
US advances New York City vehicle congestion pricing plan
28 June 2023
WASHINGTON: A New York City plan to charge a daily toll on vehicles entering or remaining in the central business district got a boost on Monday from the US Department of Transport...
Socar celebrates mid-year milestones
28 June 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: Socar's subsidiary Trevo, a peer to peer car sharing platform, will be expanding its services in East Malaysia. In a statement, Socar, Malaysia’s top car-rental a...
John Goodenough, Nobel laureate and battery pioneer, dies at...
28 June 2023
Goodenough was 97 when he received the 2019 Nobel Prize for Chemistry together with two other scientists. — Reuters DETROIT: Nobel laureate John Goodenough, a pioneer in the devel...
A second life for EV batteries? Depends how long the first i...
28 June 2023
File pic of a lithium-ion car battery pack being stripped down for recycling. — Reuters LONDON: Global automakers have touted plans to re-use electric vehicle (EV) batteries when ...