How electric trucks could soon get charged up in just five m...
19 September 2024
HANOVER: Several major players in the transport sector are joining forces to develop an ambitious project for removable batteries for electric trucks.
The idea is to be able to ...
Bosch chief sees stagnating growth in car markets worldwide
18 September 2024
HANOVER: German automotive supplier Bosch CEO Stefan Hartung expects very little growth in car and commercial vehicle markets worldwide this year and next, he said.
"Demand on t...
Electric cars overtake petrol models in Norway
18 September 2024
OSLO: Hot on the heels of still-dominant diesel cars, electric vehicles now outnumber petrol models for the first time in oil-rich Norway, a world first that puts the country on tr...
Continental pushes ahead with pitches for auto spinoff
18 September 2024
LONDON: Continental AG is pushing ahead with preparations for a separation of its struggling car parts business, even as it grapples with recalls related to faulty braking systems ...
EV batteries with nickel get boost in China after prices ret...
18 September 2024
HONG KONG: China’s electric-vehicle market is offering a tentative challenge to the shift towards batteries with no nickel or cobalt.
For years, battery and auto manufacturers h...
Supercars line up at Cambodia's Angkor Wat temples
18 September 2024
Supercars lining up with Angkor Wat as backdrop. — AFP
SIEM REAP: The centuries-old temples of Cambodia's famed Angkor Wat played host to a parade of Rolls-Royces, Ferraris and ...
If you're hoping air taxis are the future, researchers have ...
18 September 2024
KARLSRUHE: Vehicles for urban air mobility (UAM), such as electric air taxis that lift off vertically, perform much worse than we may think in categories such as travel times, cost...
Truckmakers say they are ready to go electric, but what abou...
18 September 2024
HANOVER: Major manufacturers, such as Daimler Truck and Traton, displaying their trucks at a transportation fair here this week say they are ready to go electric, but their e-truck...
Drivers more likely to be distracted while using partial aut...
17 September 2024
WASHINGTON: Drivers are more likely to engage in non-driving activities, such as checking their phones or eating a sandwich, when using partial automation systems, with some easily...
Which drivers have the fastest reaction times?
17 September 2024
LONDON: Research from the UK reveals a very slight difference in reaction times to danger on the road, depending on the make of car and type of engine.
This research, by the com...
European electric car sales to rebound in 2025, says study
17 September 2024
PARIS: The market share for electric cars should rebound strongly in 2025 as limits on emissions get stricter and manufacturers propose cheaper models, a study released today said....
Prolintas eyeing tolled highway acquisitions domestically an...
17 September 2024
PETALING JAYA: Prolintas Infra Business Trust (PIBT) is not ruling out future tolled highway acquisitions both domestically and abroad.
The focus will also be on organic growth ...
Bosch restructures commercial vehicle sector with focus on e...
17 September 2024
HANOVER: German automotive supplier Bosch plans to bundle its commercial vehicle business into a new unit from the start of next year with a view to expanding its operations in thi...
JPJ chief tells branches to improve services and cut long qu...
16 September 2024
SHAH ALAM: Road Transport Department (JPJ) state directors and heads of their respective branches have been warned that they will be penalised if they keep service counters closed ...
EU car lobby mulls two-year delay of 2025 emissions targets
15 September 2024
BRUSSELS: The European Union should use emergency regulation to delay its 2025 emissions targets for automakers by two years, according to a draft proposition from the industry lob...
Cars have become computers. But some want old-school transmi...
15 September 2024
LOS ANGELES: It’s high noon on the winding Angeles Crest Highway outside LA, and Dario Franchitti is dancing on the aluminum pedals of a US$3 million (RM13mil) supercar.
He has ...
Taiwan's Lilin introduces AI-enhanced licence plate camera
15 September 2024
TAIPEI: Taiwanese surveillance company Lilin has unveiled a new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered licence plate recognition camera that processes all data internally, eliminatin...
Geely-Baidu venture debuts AI-powered Jidu 07 sedan
14 September 2024
BEIJING: Jidu Auto has unveiled the Jidu 07, billed as the world’s first "premium AI-powered electric sedan".
Backed by Baidu’s advanced AI technology and built on Geely’s SEA (...
New tech fixes potholes in 15 minutes
13 September 2024
Izham (left) watching a demonstration involving the Jetpatcher. — KK SHAM/ The Star
PETALING JAYA: Fifteen minutes is all it takes now to fix a pothole in Selangor with the newly ...
EU plans Sept 25 vote on raising tariffs on EVs from China, ...
13 September 2024
BRUSSELS: The European Union is aiming to hold a vote to introduce definitive tariffs on electric vehicles imported from China on Sept 25, Bloomberg News reported today, citing peo...
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