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Using 3D maps to probe complex traffic accidents in Singapor...

29 June 2022

Dr Khoo (left) and Dr Koh with a 3D laser scanner used at crash sites. — JASON QUAH/The Straits Times/ANN SINGAPORE: In 2016, a Mercedes-Benz barrelled down the Ayer Rajah Express...

Ben Affleck's 10-year-old son reverses Lamborghini into BMW

29 June 2022

Ben let his son take over the wheel of the Urus whose engine was running. — Photo from YouTube screengrab from X17Online LOS ANGELES: Ben Affleck's son Samuel accidentally backed ...

Germany backs EU fossil fuel car phaseout, with slight chang...

29 June 2022

LUXEMBOURG: Germany can support a European Union proposal to effectively ban new fossil fuel car sales from 2035, if an option is added to allow sales of cars running on "CO2 neutr...

Car dealers scramble as sales tax D-day approaches

28 June 2022

PETALING JAYA: With just 48 hours to go before the end of the vehicle sales tax exemption, car dealers are working overtime to cope with up to a 50% increase in bookings. Some s...

Japan pushes to remove zero-emission vehicle target from G7 ...

28 June 2022

TOKYO/BRUSSELS: Japan is pushing to remove a target for zero-emission vehicles from a G7 communique expected this week, according to a proposed draft seen by Reuters, a move that w...

How electric vehicles are inspiring a new generation of tyre...

28 June 2022

PARIS: More and more carmakers — who will no longer be able to sell new combustion-engine vehicles in Europe from 2035 — are working with tyre manufacturers to develop more long-la...

Chinese battery maker Gotion to locate a third of its produc...

28 June 2022

SHANGHAI: Chinese battery maker Gotion High Tech Co said it plans to locate one-third of its production capacity outside China by 2025 to meet the growing demand from overseas elec...

Netizens chuckling over ‘BRA’ car plate

27 June 2022

PETALING JAYA: An advertisement for car plate number bidding by the Road Transport Department (JPJ) has tickled some netizens’ funny bones. On Sunday, the government agency uplo...

Beijing offers cash subsidies to spur demand for new energy ...

27 June 2022

BEIJING: China’s capital city is offering subsidies for purchases of new-energy vehicles to replace old cars, the latest attempt by local authorities to boost consumption in a slow...

Wait times for luxury EVs stretch to 18 months in Singapore

27 June 2022

SINGAPORE: Buying a car in the city-state could get even more expensive as external factors limit supply After waiting for almost a year, Lim Swee Hoe was ecstatic when his S$34...

YouTuber Tim Burton aka Shmee takes delivery of Zenvo TSR-S ...

26 June 2022

LONDON: Zenvo Automotive says popular automotive YouTuber Tim Burton (of Shmee150 fame) has officially taken delivery of his TSR-S at the June 23-26 Goodwood Festival of Speed. ...

India plans safety rating system for passenger cars

25 June 2022

NEW DELHI: India will introduce a safety rating system for passenger cars - a measure it hopes will encourage manufacturers to provide advanced safety features and will boost the "...

Classic cars damage environment less than modern motors, stu...

25 June 2022

LONDON: Classic cars are much less damaging to the environment when compared to modern vehicles, research from a specialist cherished vehicle industry report in the UK says. The...

JPJ says renew driving licences before June 30 or take test ...

24 June 2022

PUTRAJAYA: Vehicle owners holding Malaysian driving licences, who have been given an extension of validity period and whose licence had expired from Jan 13, 2021, must renew their ...

Catch and scan the myTukar orange box

24 June 2022

KUALA LUMPUR: myTukar has unleashed a mysterious orange cube in Johor, Penang and Selangor, attracting the eyes and curiosities of onlookers. Adorned with a QR code, the brightl...

FTC revs up 'right to repair' fight with Harley-Davidson agr...

24 June 2022

WASHINGTON: Motorcycle maker Harley-Davidson Inc and a Westinghouse generator maker have agreed to drop some restrictions on who repairs their products, the US Federal Trade Commis...

CATL to make new EV battery in 2023 that offers 1,000km rang...

24 June 2022

SHANGHAI: Chinese battery giant CATL will start mass production next year of its latest generation product, with greater efficiency that lets electric cars drive over 1,000km on ea...

The 'Dutch Reach' trick we should all know to avoid dooring ...

23 June 2022

BERLIN: There's perhaps nothing more scary for a cyclist than the sight of an opening car door. That's because thousands of bike rides end in hospital every year due to people in c...

Auto sector to navigate bumpy road ahead

23 June 2022

KUALA LUMPUR: The automotive sector is in for a bumpy ride for the remainder of 2022 as rising inflation, inconsistencies such as labour and parts shortages and the discontinuation...

Electric vehicles could take 33% of global sales by 2028, sa...

23 June 2022

DETROIT: Electric vehicle sales could reach 33% globally by 2028 and 54% by 2035, as demand accelerates in most major markets, consultant AlixPartners said on Wednesday. EVs acc...