Hydrogen cars are turning out to be a flop. Why?
25 August 2024
PARIS: Sales of hydrogen-powered cars are sluggish all over the world, mainly due to an impoverished product selection and scant charging infrastructure.
Only 5,621 hydrogen-pow...
The dogsitting car: How cool is Tesla's 'dog mode' really?
25 August 2024
BERLIN: Leaving your dog in the car while running a quick errand on a hot day is a very bad idea.
Five minutes in a hot car are enough for a dog to suffer a heatstroke, the anim...
Future robotaxis from Waymo to drive themselves using fewer ...
24 August 2024
SAN JOSE: The robotaxi company Waymo says it wants its vehicles to drive around US cities with fewer cameras and radar sensors in future.
The next generation of vehicles and sof...
China meets automakers to discuss import tariffs
23 August 2024
BEIJING, China: China's Commerce Ministry met with automakers and industry associations on Friday to discuss raising import tariffs on large-engined petrol vehicles, sounding a war...
OpenSys Technologies unveils its first DC charging station i...
22 August 2024
PENANG: OpenSys Technologies Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of OpenSys (M) Berhad, proudly unveiled its first Direct Current (DC) charging station for electric vehicles (EV) in Penang.
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Indonesia to implement B40 palm oil biodiesel on Jan 1, 2025...
22 August 2024
JAKARTA: Indonesia plans to implement biodiesel containing a mandatory 40% blend of palm oil-based fuel from Jan. 1 next year, senior energy ministry official Eniya Listiani Dewi s...
iMotorbike partners with Allianz General
21 August 2024
KUALA LUMPUR: iMotorbike, a regional website for buying and selling used motorcycles, recently teamed up with Allianz General Insurance Company (Malaysia) Bhd to offer more benefit...
Specialty mix for roads goes a longer way
21 August 2024
KOTA BARU: A pavement material known as "specialty mix" is being widely used to maintain the vast network of federal roads to improve durability and extend its lifespan, says the W...
Diesel car registrations hold steady amid targeted subsidy
21 August 2024
PETALING JAYA: The price of diesel may have gone up, but demand for cars powered by the fuel has yet to drop.
Diesel car registrations grew by 7.8% last month despite the diesel...
Govt to revoke diesel fleet card privileges for misuse, smug...
21 August 2024
IPOH: Fleet card holders may have their privileges revoked if they are found misusing them for diesel smuggling under the Subsidised Diesel Control System (SKDS).
Domestic Trade...
Russia's Rostec chief thanks Chinese automakers
21 August 2024
MOSCOW: Sergei Chemezov, the head of Russia's vast Rostec corporation, said that he was grateful to Chinese automotive makers for filling the gap created by the exit of Western bra...
British luxury automotive wall art business gaining traction...
20 August 2024
LONDON: Limited100.co.uk is a British outfit most people probably have never heard before but it is growing in its international influence.
The East Midlands-based luxury car pr...
Northvolt to shift R&D from California to Sweden
20 August 2024
STOCKHOLM: Battery maker Northvolt will consolidate and shift development of lithium-metal battery technology to its R&D hub in Vasteras, Sweden, from California, the company s...
Trump says he may end EV tax credit; is open to naming Elon ...
20 August 2024
YORK (Pennsylvania): Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Monday that if elected he would consider ending a US$7,500 (RM33,000) tax credit for electric-vehicle pu...
Hennessey shows off Venom F5 'Stealth Series'
20 August 2024
HOUSTON: Hennessey Special Vehicles, the Texas-based hypercar manufacturer, has revealed the "Stealth Series" – a new, limited line of its 1,817 bhp Venom F5 hypercar.
Celebrati...
Indonesia seeks bigger biodiesel blend to reduce fossil fuel...
19 August 2024
JAKARTA: Indonesia is seeking to blend more palm oil with diesel to cut its use of fossil fuels, with the ambitious target raising the risk of tightening supply of the tropical oil...
China's growing 'robotaxi' fleet sparks concern, wonder on s...
19 August 2024
Even in Wuhan's Apollo Go taxis - which can spot obstacles and wait scrupulously at intersections - ultimate responsibility for safety still lies with humans monitoring rides remot...
Argentine lithium a boon for some, doom for others
19 August 2024
BUENOS AIRES: Anahi Jorge, 23, works for a lithium extraction company in Argentina, earning four times the salary of a local government worker in her village of Susques.
And whi...
Monterey Car Week is the 'Olympics' for supercars
19 August 2024
MONTEREY: The Monterey Car Week (Aug 9-18) in Carmel, California, has changed big time.
The Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance started in 1950 so that California’s car enthusiasts...
South Korea sees panic selling in used EVs
18 August 2024
SEOUL: A mass sell-off of electric vehicles (EV) has begun in South Korea, following a fire involving a Mercedes-Benz EV in Incheon that destroyed more than 140 cars and sparked pr...
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