The race is on for car-makers to develop electric models pri...
22 March 2023
PARIS: With the automotive industry's energy transition, carmakers are now faced with two major challenges.
First is the 2035 cutoff for selling combustion-engine vehicles in Eu...
Flyover in Bangsar, KL, to open in May
22 March 2023
Francisco (left) with Litrak communications head Shah Rizal Mohamed Fawzi showing the traffic plan at Litrak headquarters in Petaling Jaya.
PETALING JAYA: Motorists from Petaling ...
One-third of Americans would consider EV purchase, poll show...
22 March 2023
WASHINGTON: Just over one-third of Americans would consider buying an electric vehicle for their next model, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll found.
The seven-day poll completed on Mond...
March 23-29: Fuel prices unchanged
22 March 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: The retail prices of RON97 and RON95 petrol and diesel will remain unchanged for the period from March 23-29.
The Finance Ministry, in a statement today, said that...
Blueshark R Series electric scooters launched from RM7,200
21 March 2023
SHAH ALAM: Blueshark, a subsidiary of Sharkgulf Technologies Group and provider of advanced electric scooters, has officially launched the Blueshark R series comprising the R1 and ...
Five highway tolls to start accepting debit and credit cards...
21 March 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: Soon drivers can use credit cards and debit cards to pay for highway tolls on five roads, says Works Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi.
Four of them - the...
EU drafts plan to allow e-fuel combustion engine cars
21 March 2023
BERLIN/BRUSSELS: The European Commission has drafted a plan allowing sales of new cars with internal combustion engines that run only on climate neutral e-fuels, in an attempt to r...
JB petrol station owner fined RM40,000 for allowing foreign-...
21 March 2023
Phan leaving the Sessions Court after paying his fine. - THOMAS YONG / The Star
JOHOR BARU: A petrol station owner was fined RM40,000 at the Sessions Court here, for allowing ...
EV charger makers brace for slowdown as new Made In America ...
21 March 2023
SAN FRANCISCO: Manufacturers and operators of electric vehicle chargers in the United States are bracing for a slowdown in production and deployment as they scramble to comply with...
AmBank launches Auto Financing-i Murabahah Tawarruq for up t...
21 March 2023
From left: Basharuddin Abdul Wahid, Eqhwan, Syed Ihsanputra and Lin.
KUALA LUMPUR: AmBank Islamic has launched the Auto Financing-i Murabahah Tawarruq which is a Shariah-complia...
Highway concessionaires given full allocations for road repa...
21 March 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: Highway concession companies are required to carry out road maintenance works periodically, says Deputy Works Minister Datuk Seri Abdul Rahman Mohamad.
"The conces...
MyCC stands firm with the public on Touch 'n Go
21 March 2023
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysia Competition Commission (MyCC) has praised the government's recent moves to address the monopoly of Touch 'n Go in the tolls and public transportation sy...
Vietnam's Be Group in deal to become country's first ride-ha...
21 March 2023
HANOI: Vietnam's Be Group said today it has signed an agreement with an electric vehicle leasing service that will make it the first ride-hailing firm in the country to use EVs.
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Electric cars still dogged by starter battery problems
21 March 2023
BERLIN: The number of electric vehicles on the roads is increasing in Europe and with it the number of breakdowns caused by the 12 volt starter battery, which plays a key role in e...
Indonesia sets aside US$455mil to subsidise electric motorcy...
21 March 2023
An employee working at the assembly line of an electric motorcycle at the United E-Motor factory in Bogor, near Jakarta, last August. — Reuters
JAKARTA: Indonesia will allocate 7 ...
Insurance 'pain points' for EV batteries
20 March 2023
LONDON/DETROIT: For many electric vehicles, there is no way to repair or assess even slightly damaged battery packs after accidents, forcing insurance companies to write off cars w...
February 2023 vehicle sales up 39% to 62,649 units
20 March 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: Vehicle sales in Malaysia jumped 39 per cent to 62,649 units in February this year against 45,062 units during the same month last year due to delivery of backlog ord...
Multi-lane free flow toll payment system to be implemented b...
20 March 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: A multi-lane free flow (MLFF) toll system is expected to be implemented nationwide in 2025, says the Works Ministry.
Deputy Works Minister Datuk Seri Abdul Rahman ...
Up to 60% discount on traffic summonses offered until end of...
20 March 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: The police are offering a discount on selected traffic summonses from today until the end of the month in conjunction with the Police Day celebration.
The announce...
Gordon Murray kicks off T.50 supercar assembly, 5 global ser...
20 March 2023
LONDON: Less than two-and-a-half years after the Gordon Murray Automotive (GMA) T.50 supercar was revealed, Gordon Murray has signed the carbon-fibre monocoque of the very first cu...
BYD Atto2's rotating centre display
Free & Easy Media Test: Latest Proton X50 Flagship to Kuanta...
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