Bad driving linked to air pollution, scientific research sug...
24 March 2025
BEIJING: You turn a corner and there it is: that traffic-stalling on-off of crimson brake lights animating a staccato driver up ahead.
It turns out that this apparent lack of aw...
EV sales charging up
23 March 2025
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian motor vehicle industry is on high rev again, with sales of electric vehicles (EVs) leaping upwards.
With the industry understandably seeing some sal...
Vehicle inspection centre agent remanded five days in RM40,0...
21 March 2025
KUALA LUMPUR: An agent at a vehicle inspection centre was detained by graft busters for allegedly accepting bribes in exchange for illegally getting queue numbers for faster inspec...
Ex-F1 team boss Eddie Jordan dies of cancer at 76
21 March 2025
Jordan (right) with McLaren team boss Ron Dennis at the 2004 Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai. — Reuters
LONDON: Eddie Jordan, the charismatic Irish entrepreneur whose team gave Mic...
Trojan Energy's electric charging points blend into urban la...
21 March 2025
LONDON: The London borough of Camden is to be equipped with 570 new electric vehicle charging points embedded in the sidewalks.
This original, “invisible” solution is designed t...
Automotive industry braces for EV boom and intensified globa...
20 March 2025
LONDON: The global automotive industry is undergoing a significant transformation, with 2025 poised to bring new developments influenced by key events in 2024.
As automakers nav...
Touch ‘n Go eWallet now lets users pay parking fees via Lice...
19 March 2025
PETALING JAYA: Touch 'n Go (TNG) eWallet is now offering a Licence Plate Recognition (LPR) feature for making parking payments in the app, allowing for automatic parking fee deduct...
No need for runners if services improve at Puspakom, says lo...
18 March 2025
PETALING JAYA: Puspakom must conduct an internal audit to find out why runners are allowed to make multiple bookings and sell these slots at exorbitant prices.
Selangor and Kual...
'Runners' selling RM3.50 Puspakom bookings for up to RM750, ...
17 March 2025
SHAH ALAM: Puspakom chief executive officer Mahmood Razak Bahman revealed that intermediaries, or "runners", are making profits of up to RM750 by selling an appointment slot at the...
No Claim Discount relief add-on: A handy buffer in road mish...
16 March 2025
PETALING JAYA: Despite meticulous attention to traffic rules, advanced vehicle safety features and heightened awareness, drivers can still find themselves in the wrong place at the...
Accident victim: I ended up losing more money without NCD re...
16 March 2025
PETALING JAYA: When Gregory (not his real name) got into an accident recently, damage to the car and repairs were not the only thing on his mind.
He knew he would be losing his ...
Concept sketches revealed for new "Cars" area at Walt Disney...
16 March 2025
ORLANDO, Florida: A new "Cars" themed area, based on the hit movie series, is speeding in to Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World.
Recently, Pixar Animation Studios’ chief creat...
For most US drivers who switch to electric, there's no going...
15 March 2025
DETROIT: The vast majority of US electric car owners - won over by their reliability, reduced maintenance costs and advances in recharging - plan to remain loyal to this type of ve...
Xiaomi's electric crossover car YU7 to have range of up to 7...
14 March 2025
A screengrab of the YU7. — YoutTube/China Car Channel
BEIJING: Xiaomi's new electric crossover SUV, the YU7, will have a driving range of up to 770km, a government document showed...
Sime Motors and CompAsia parnter to combat e-waste in Southe...
13 March 2025
KUALA LUMPUR: Sime Motors has teamed up with CompAsia to tackle the mounting challenge of electronic waste (e-waste).
CompAsia is a Singapore-based company that recycles and rep...
Thailand approves US$1bil investment from China's Sunwoda fo...
13 March 2025
BANGKOK: Thailand's Investment Board said today it had approved a US$1 billion (RM4.4bil) investment from China's Sunwoda Electronic to build an electric vehicle battery plant, the...
Northvolt files for bankruptcy as cash runs out
12 March 2025
STOCKHOLM: Northvolt, the Swedish maker of battery cells for electric vehicles, said today it has filed for bankruptcy in Sweden, bringing to an end Europe's best hope of developin...
China leads increased EV purchases as EU tariffs start to hi...
12 March 2025
GDANSK (Poland): China in February again led purchases of electric vehicles, which increased worldwide versus a year ago, even as European Union tariffs on China-made EVs reduced s...
Hi-TVET to be boosted with focus on robotics, AI, electric v...
12 March 2025
KUALA LUMPUR: The Higher Technical and Vocational Education and Training (Hi-TVET) programme is being strengthened with a focus on robotics, the Internet of Things (IoT), artificia...
EVs fuel Indonesia's first car sales growth since June 2023
12 March 2025
JAKARTA: Indonesia's car sales in February rose 2.2% year-on-year, the first growth recorded since June 2023, data from the country's car association showed on Tuesday, amid growin...
2025 Proton X50 Facelift Spotted. Major Redesign & New Engin...
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