End in sight to Putrajaya parking woes
06 September 2022
The multi-storey carpark complex in Persiaran Perdana in Precinct 4 (in the background) is underutilised due to motorists using the vacant plot nearby. — Photos: AZHAR MAHFOF/The S...
Setel app now offers 'One-Tap Fuelling'
05 September 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: Setel is enhancing the refuelling journey for motorists in Malaysia with a new "One-Tap Fuelling" feature.
The feature enables users to activate the pump with one ...
China’s BYD Jumps to No. 2 in global electric-car battery ma...
05 September 2022
SEOUL: BYD Co. jumped to second place in global electric-car battery rankings in July, overtaking LG Energy Solution Ltd. as China’s demand for clean cars surges.
The Chinese ca...
World’s deadliest roads in focus after billionaire’s fatal c...
05 September 2022
NEW DELHI: The car accident over the weekend that killed Cyrus Mistry —scion of one of India’s best-known business families — has reignited concerns about the poor state of India’s...
Solar panels on electric cars could offer record range
05 September 2022
PARIS: Two years ago, American startup Aptera Motors caused a sensation when it unveiled a three-wheeled, all-electric prototype vehicle equipped with solar panels for a record ran...
Viofo A229 Duo offers rear camera with 2K resolution
05 September 2022
SHENZHEN: Chinese dashcam maker Viofo has recently introduced the A229 Duo, which sports its first rear camera that offers a 2K resolution.
The front camera also features the sa...
EP Manufacturing gets approval for 2-wheel EVs
05 September 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: EP Manufacturing Bhd (EPMB) has secured approval from the Malaysian government to register and license its first-ever two-wheel electric vehicles (EVs).
In a filin...
These AI-controlled traffic lights could help save lives
05 September 2022
PARIS: What if artificial intelligence allowed first responders to arrive at the scene of an accident more quickly?
This is the challenge that the municipality of Bad Hersfeld, ...
When driving, tyres emit pollution, and EVs make the problem...
04 September 2022
NEW YORK: The Tyre Collective does not yet have a name for its device.
Hanson Cheng, one of the London-based startup’s three co-founders, calls it a "box.”
Built to attach be...
Toyota unit Hino to freeze truck production for two models f...
04 September 2022
TOKYO: Toyota Motor Corp's truck and bus unit Hino Motors will halt production of some medium and heavy-duty trucks for at least another year after a widespread data falsification ...
Apple’s Car is beloved before it even exists
04 September 2022
SAN FRANCISCO: If semiconductor shortages, recession risks and the once-a-century shift in propulsion weren’t enough to keep auto executives up at night, here’s one more sleep disr...
Self-driving tech firm Aurora mulls sale to Apple or Microso...
03 September 2022
NEW YORK: Aurora Innovation Inc chief executive Chris Urmson recently outlined several options for the self-driving tech firm to combat challenging market conditions, including a p...
President of Japan's Nidec resigns over weak earnings
03 September 2022
Nagamori (main pic). Inset at top is Kobe and Seki.
UPDATE: Seki has since been hired by Taiwan's Foxconn as its chief strategy officer for electric vehicles. He reported for duty...
'Car guy' Biden plans to attend Detroit auto show
03 September 2022
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden said on Friday he plans to attend the Detroit auto show later this month as his administration touts a rising number of investments in electric v...
Confusion on first day of two-hour parking limit ruling in S...
02 September 2022
PETALING JAYA: Many motorists were caught unaware on the first day of the two-hour parking limit implementation in areas under Subang Jaya City Council (MBSJ) yesterday.
Some we...
Stranded cyclists being saved by Germany's new bike rescue s...
02 September 2022
BERLIN: Breakdown rescue services are traditionally meant for car owners, but this may change in many parts where commuters are switching from four to two wheels following a bicycl...
How painting car roofs white could cut CO2 emissions
02 September 2022
PARIS: It is widely known that painting the roof of a house white can considerably reduce the effects of heat in the home and therefore help save energy.
And the same practice c...
Continental UltraContact UC7 for passenger cars and MPVs
02 September 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: Continental Tyres is rolling out the new UltraContact UC7 in Malaysia.
It's the first of the German tyre maker's Generation 7 products and is marketed as an all-ro...
Californians told not to charge EVs as grid struggles in hea...
02 September 2022
LOS ANGELES: Californians were told Wednesday not to charge their electric vehicles during peak hours, just days after the state said it would stop selling petrol-powered cars, as ...
Autonomous shuttles for working, gaming, exercising or even ...
02 September 2022
PARIS: A Chinese startup called Pix Moving has developed an innovative vehicle concept that is modular.
Based on a single chassis, it can be fitted with different modules depend...
BYD Atto2's rotating centre display
Free & Easy Media Test: Latest Proton X50 Flagship to Kuanta...
Zeekr Space Sunway City Video
