Does ban on combustion engines mean synthetic fuels get tras...
19 June 2022
HANOVER: The decision by European Union policy makers to outlaw combustion-engined vehicles from 2035 in order to meet net zero emission targets means Europe is definitely heading ...
Transport Ministry looking for holistic way to ease traffic ...
19 June 2022
JOHOR BARU: Disposing of vehicles that are more than 10 years old is a complex matter that must be dealt with in a holistic way, says Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong.
"I don't think ...
About a third of vehicles sold in India will be electric by ...
19 June 2022
NEW DELHI: Close to a third of all vehicles sold in India are expected to be electric by 2030, but they will mostly be two- and three-wheelers, as expensive battery-powered cars wo...
Recycler Li-Cycle eyes Asia foray to feed battery metal boom
19 June 2022
NEW YORK: Canadian startup Li-Cycle Holdings Corp. plans to expand into Asia, replicating its development in North America as soaring demand for the raw materials key to powering e...
Why you should delete your personal data from your car befor...
19 June 2022
BERLIN: Data privacy concerns are not exclusive to electronic devices and Internet services.
Modern cars also hold a lot of information about their users. For that reason, you s...
Allowing dealers temporary car ownership among proposed chan...
18 June 2022
PETALING JAYA: Changes will be made to the Road Transport Act 1987 to protect the interests of car owners when they sell their vehicles to used car dealers.
With the proposed am...
Cars losing shine in Singapore as youth nowadays prefer to c...
18 June 2022
SINGAPORE: The proportion of young Singaporeans who aspire to own a car has shrunk substantially from six years ago.
According to a face-to-face survey commissioned by The Strai...
Indian-owned Norton Motorcycles plans UK-built electric rang...
18 June 2022
LONDON: Norton Motorcycles plans to develop and build an electric motorcycle in the UK that it claims will have "racing performance, touring range and lightweight handling,” as par...
Touch ‘n Go’s ewallet, RFID, PayDirect services restored
17 June 2022
PETALING JAYA: Touch ‘n Go says the eWallet and its services are up and running following an outage earlier today.
It apologised for the downtime but did not explain what caused...
Inflation turns EVs into luxury items, threatening broader e...
17 June 2022
DETROIT: Electric-vehicle prices are going up at a dizzying pace these days. Tesla raised prices by as much as US$6,000 per car this week.
Rivian bumped up the ask on its batter...
Vehicle tax exemption proposal in the spotlight
16 June 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: All eyes are on whether the vehicle sales tax exemption, which ends this month, will be extended to assist the automotive sector that has been affected by the pandemi...
VinFast parts ways with four top executives as it readies ex...
16 June 2022
HANOI: Four senior executives at Vietnam's VinFast have left the electric vehicle startup as it prepares to launch its first overseas model and roll out a network of showrooms in t...
First Putrajaya MRT segment opens today
16 June 2022
PETALING JAYA: Klang Valley folk travelling to parts of Kepong and Sungai Buloh in Selangor have a new option of transportation mode from today. The Putrajaya MRT line began operat...
Used car market facing shortage as well
16 June 2022
PETALING JAYA: It is now a “double whammy” for those looking for any car.
The shortage of new cars caused by a shortage of chips and spares has now spilt over to the used car in...
Ongoing delays will lead to higher car prices, says MAA
16 June 2022
PETALING JAYA: The production of new cars will continue to be delayed if the shortage of microchips and components persists, says the Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA).
It...
Crunch time for car makers as Apple takes a bigger bite
16 June 2022
LONDON: Apple’s sweeping update to its CarPlay system, revealed at the company’s annual World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC) last week, has presented car manufacturers with a cru...
Paving the way for more level 3 self-driving cars from 2024
15 June 2022
DETROIT: The Stellantis group has announced that it has chosen to equip several models across its various auto brands with Valeo's third-generation LiDAR from 2024.
This will en...
EV battery startup Alsym aims to slash cost, eliminate lithi...
15 June 2022
DETROIT: Alsym Energy, a seven-year-old Massachusetts startup, aims to halve the cost of electric vehicle batteries with a new design that eliminates lithium and cobalt, two increa...
Korean truckers return to work as strike ends but hurdles re...
15 June 2022
Members of the Cargo Truckers Solidarity union taking part in a protest in front of an electronics factory in Gwangju on Tuesday. — Reuters
SEOUL: South Korea’s truckers began ret...
June 16-22: RON97 petrol price up 11 sen to RM4.83
15 June 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: The retail price of RON97 petrol will be higher by 11 sen at RM4.83 per litre, while the prices of RON95 petrol and diesel remain unchanged for the week from June 16 ...
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