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Over RM8.8mil claimed in child car seat rebates, says Miros

30 September 2022

JOHOR BARU: A total of 61,957 recipients from the B40 group have claimed rebates totalling RM8.8mil under the Malaysian Family Child Restraint System Purchase Subsidy programme (My...

India's Hero MotoCorp to invest US$60m in Zero Motorcycles

30 September 2022

BENGALURU: Indian bikemaker Hero MotoCorp said on Thursday it will invest US$60 million (RM278mil) in California-based Zero Motorcycles to jointly develop electric motorcycles, as ...

2.3 million summonses worth RM340m issued in Johor

30 September 2022

JOHOR BARU: A total of 2.3 million outstanding summonses with an estimated value of RM340 million were recorded by the Johor police from 2014 to date. Johor police chief Datuk K...

Harley-Davidson defends LiveWire spinoff after stock decline

30 September 2022

NEW YORK: Jochen Zeitz, the chief executive officer of Harley-Davidson Inc., shrugged off the lacklustre debut of the company’s electric motorcycle division via a blank-check merge...

JPJ dismisses ads offering free driving licence

30 September 2022

KUALA LUMPUR: The Road Transport Department (JPJ) says advertisements claiming that free driving licence assistance is being offered to all groups are fake. The ads have seen go...

Many more EV charging stations needed

29 September 2022

KUALA LUMPUR: The number of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in the country is still low, with fewer than 1,000 recorded nationwide, says Deputy Science, Technology and Inno...

Charge EVs during day, not night, to save grid, says US stud...

29 September 2022

LOS ANGELES: To successfully ramp up reliance on electric vehicles over the next decade without overtaxing the power grids, more drivers will need to charge their cars during the d...

Hertz ties up with BP for EV charger installations in North ...

29 September 2022

MIAMI: Hertz Global Holdings Inc said on Tuesday it has partnered with a unit of oil giant BP to install electric vehicle (EV) charging stations across North America to power its f...

Exicom claims 40% share of EV charger market in Malaysia

29 September 2022

KUALA LUMPUR: Indian EV charger and Li-ion battery maker Exicom says it has become the largest EV charging brand in Malaysia with 40 per cent share in the country. It said it ha...

Lilium aims to build 400 air taxis a year, seek grants

28 September 2022

PARIS: German air taxi developer Lilium Air Mobility plans to set up industrial capacity to make some 400 of its electrically powered Lilium Jet flying shuttles a year, while tappi...

You can now disable PayDirect on your Touch ‘n Go ewallet

28 September 2022

PETALING JAYA: Touch ‘n Go (TNG) has announced that users can now disable the PayDirect feature for its ewallet. Users can do so by launching the Touch ‘n Go eWallet app, select...

French company makes Biophalt or asphalt it says is environm...

28 September 2022

PARIS: French construction company Eiffage has developed a new type of pavement for more sustainable roads, called Biophalt. The production of this material allows for significa...

Driverless bus set to debut

28 September 2022

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s first ever autonomous bus trial will be rolled out here next month. Rapid Bus Sdn Bhd will be introducing this joint effort on its Sunway Bus Rapid Tra...

Ministry probes profiteering on TnG NFC cards

28 September 2022

PUTRAJAYA: The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry has come to realise that Touch 'n Go (TnG) Near-Field Communication (NFC) cards are being sold online at exorbitant pric...

GM delays return-to-work plans to 2023

28 September 2022

DETROIT: General Motors Co on Tuesday said it will not mandate workers return to offices before 2023 after it had told them on Friday that they would be expected to work three days...

Sept 29 to Oct 5: RON97 petrol down 5 sen to RM4 per litre

28 September 2022

KUALA LUMPUR: The retail prices of RON97 petrol will drop five sen per litre while diesel and RON95 remain unchanged from Sept 29 to Oct 5. The Finance Ministry, in a statement ...

DHL Express switching to EV fleet in Malaysia

28 September 2022

KUALA LUMPUR: Courier service provider DHL Express is phasing in a commercial electric vehicle (EV) fleet in Malaysia with the addition of 61 EVs by 2023. It said initially, six...

Auto suppliers feel the green squeeze as carmakers get clean

27 September 2022

LONDON: The auto industry's drive to a greener and cleaner future is a treacherous road for companies in its beleaguered supply chain. Only the strong and the shrewd may survive. ...

Pasir Gudang homeowners who build garages must pay a fee fro...

27 September 2022

PASIR GUDANG: The Pasir Gudang City Council (MBPG) will impose a fee on homeowners who build garages in front of their houses from next year. MBPG mayor Datuk Asman Shah Abd Rah...

Malaysia's largest sports car facility to be built by 2025

26 September 2022

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's largest industrial-integrated sports car facility and automotive academy, costing RM10mil, will be built by the collective effort of Optimal Premium Motors...