10km travel limit within district removed for fully-vaccinat...
21 August 2021
PETALING JAYA: The 10km travel limit imposed previously for states and territories under Phase One of the National Recovery Plan (NRP) has been removed, according to the National S...
Auto players hopeful of recovery for rest of 2021
21 August 2021
PETALING JAYA: The massive losses that the auto industry is suffering has come as a surprise to some. Early this week, the Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) had put the estima...
How carmakers are trying to protect pedestrians, not just pa...
21 August 2021
FRANKFURT: The occupants of modern cars are protected by numerous airbags and other safety advances in the event of a crash, but what if you're a nearby cyclist or pedestrian? Tech...
Motorcycles overtaking gridlocked cars between two lanes: go...
21 August 2021
PARIS: You're on a motorcycle and stuck in a traffic jam. There's enough space between the cars for you to nip past them all on the dotted white line between lanes.
Do you?
N...
The electric vehicle boom is pay-dirt for factory machinery ...
21 August 2021
DETROIT: The investment surge by both new and established automakers in the electric vehicle market is a bonanza for factory equipment manufacturers that supply the highly automate...
Baidu claims it has created Level 5 robocar
20 August 2021
BEIJING: Baidu, the Chinese technology giant behind the country's search engine, has just announced a level 5 SAE autonomous car thanks to a new chip. Behind this potential success...
Why your motorcycle helmet's visor should always stay closed
20 August 2021
HAMBURG: Is there ever a good reason to lift the visor on your motorcycle helmet while you're moving? No - none whatsoever, according to road safety experts.
That's because ther...
NUMBER ZERO gives new meaning to magnetic car phone holder
20 August 2021
PHILADELPHIA: NUMBER ZERO is more than just a magnetic car phone holder.
It's being touted as the the world's first 5-in-1 magnetic car phone holder with "dynamic animation".
...
Plenty of new cars at Germany's top show — despite missing n...
20 August 2021
FRANKFURT: Munich will soon be at a centre of the automotive world when the southern German city hosts the international IAA Mobility Show from Sept 7-12.
The trade exhibition h...
The Road to the 2022 World Car Awards starts
20 August 2021
TORONTO: The 2022 World Car Awards program was officially launched on Thursday, featuring a dual mission of celebrating the best of today while embracing the best of tomorrow.
T...
What you need to know about graphene batteries for electric ...
19 August 2021
PARIS: The traditional lithium-ion battery could soon be replaced in electric cars by a new generation made from graphene. This material has many qualities. In particular, it shoul...
China's Evergrande in talks with Xiaomi consortium to sell E...
19 August 2021
HONG KONG/SHANGHAI: Embattled Chinese property developer Evergrande Group is in talks with smartphone maker Xiaomi and Shenzhen state-backed investment firms as it looks to sell pa...
British consortium formed to develop solid state EV batterie...
19 August 2021
Solid state batteries in development.
LONDON: A group of seven British organisations including battery materials firm Johnson Matthey, start-up Britishvolt and Oxford University...
Ducati Scrambler Nightshift available now at RM66K
18 August 2021
PETALING JAYA: Ducati Malaysia recently launched the Scrambler Nightshift at RM65,900 (excluding road tax and insurance). The new Nightshift comes in the new “Aviator Grey” colour....
Fuel up with Petron's cleaner-burning Euro5 diesel
18 August 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: Diesel vehicle owners can now enjoy the benefits of Petron’s Diesel Max Euro 5 with TriAction Advantage.
The fuel is developed to comply with the more stringent re...
Indonesia project to convert fuel-powered motorcycles to ele...
18 August 2021
Under its national strategy, Indonesia has set a target of having 13 million electric motorcycles - including converted ones - and 2.2 million electric cars on the roads by 2030. —...
BlackBerry flaw could impact cars, medical devices, say US a...
18 August 2021
WASHINGTON: A cybersecurity flaw in a software designed by BlackBerry Ltd could put at risk cars and medical equipment that use it and expose highly sensitive systems to attackers,...
Nepal's first locally made electric motorcycle woos petrol p...
18 August 2021
KATHMANDU: An early entrant in the petrol-to-electric race, Nepal has tens of thousands of electrified cars, buses and rickshaws on its roads but few motorcycles - the most popular...
No more road tax and licence extension after Sept 30
18 August 2021
PUTRAJAYA: The renewal period of road tax and driving licences will not be extended after Sept 30, said the Road Transport Department director-general, Datuk Zailani Hashim.
He ...
Eco-friendly vehicles offer quieter, cleaner safaris in Keny...
18 August 2021
MAASAI MARA (Kenya): In Kenya's Maasai Mara National Reserve, the Toyota 4x4 Landcruiser of tour guide and driver Sylvester Mukenye glides silently past a herd of grazing elephants...
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