Magna to build modular EV with Israeli startup REE
12 April 2021
TORONTO: Magna International Inc. will develop a modular electric vehicle with Israeli startup REE Automotive, helping the Canadian auto supplier and contract manufacturer muscle f...
Take long drives: How to keep your car battery healthy
12 April 2021
COLOGNE: Car batteries can have a tough time in low temperatures, short journeys and additional electrical loads such as lights and heated seats. The end result can be that the bat...
Car buyers today: Who cares who made it — will my smartphone...
12 April 2021
HAMBURG: Brand loyalty is a thing of the past for car owners. A recent survey shows that buyers no longer care as much whether there's a Prancing Horse or Blue Oval on top of the b...
Modified bike exhaust pipes: Multiple ministries must work t...
12 April 2021
PETALING JAYA: The issue of motorcycle exhaust pipes being modified to create a loud noise should be looked into collectively by all relevant agencies instead of just one ministry,...
Robot cars from XPeng set record for longest driverless dist...
12 April 2021
BEIJING: Tesla competitor XPeng has completed a record-breaking road trip along China's east coast with its autonomous cars in a bid to show how robot systems perform in the real w...
E-scooter boom marred by fatal accidents, German figures sho...
12 April 2021
FRANKFURT: Skull fractures, lacerations, dislocations, brain injuries, contusions, spinal injuries, dental injuries and burns.
These are just a few of the common e-scooter injur...
LG and SK reach US$1.8bil settlement to end battery spat
11 April 2021
DETROIT: Two South Korean electric-vehicle battery makers reached a last-minute settlement in a bitter US trade dispute, sparing President Joe Biden from choosing between undermini...
Will Segway's mysterious hydrogen motorcycle see the light o...
10 April 2021
BEIJING: Personal transporter manufacturer Segway-Ninebot has unveiled an electric sports bike that will also be powered by removable hydrogen canisters, which it plans to launch i...
Watch out for Zoom Zombies on the road!
10 April 2021
COLUMBUS (Ohio, USA): More than one out of two motorists who participated in a video conference before driving could suffer from concentration problems.
These "Zoom Zombies" are...
Still no to interstate travel
10 April 2021
PETALING JAYA: The government has yet to give the green light for interstate travel ahead of the Hari Raya festive season as the number of Covid-19 cases and transmission risk are ...
Michelin looks beyond tyres to help drive growth
09 April 2021
PARIS: France’s Michelin plans to add about 14 billion euros to its annual revenues by 2030, by recovering from a pandemic-induced slowdown and diversifying beyond its tyre-making ...
White House convening summit with top execs on chip shortage
09 April 2021
Joe Biden wants at least US$100 billion to boost US semiconductor production and fund investments to support production of critical goods. — Reuters
WASHINGTON: Almost 20 major co...
April 8-14: RON97 petrol up 2 sen, rest unchanged
07 April 2021
PETALING JAYA: The price of RON97 petrol will increase by two sen from April 8 to April 14, says the Finance Ministry.
It said that the retail price for RON97 petrol will increa...
Hennessey marks 30 years of making fast cars faster
07 April 2021
SEALY (Texas, USA): Building a world-renowned tuning business on the foundation of strong family support, John Hennessey’s company has created more than 12,000 customer cars since ...
Police to increase roadblocks to prevent interstate travel
07 April 2021
NIBONG TEBAL: The police will increase roadblocks, especially at state border rat trails to ensure people do not take the opportunity to sneak away during the Ramadan period.
Bu...
Ministries come together to improve ambulance driving skills...
07 April 2021
PUTRAJAYA: The Health Ministry and Transport Ministry are working together to improve driving skills of ambulance drivers and train them to be safety conscious.
Both ministries ...
Voltage shifting tech holds promise to shift future of renew...
07 April 2021
SAN JOSE: A new type of battery system, Switching Battery, offers a glimpse of hope for electric vehicle (EV) charging from renewable energy directly.
The Switching Battery will...
JPJ rules out personalised licence plates for the moment
07 April 2021
KUALA PILAH: Car owners hoping to get personalised registration numbers will have to wait as the Road Transport Department (JPJ) is not planning to introduce vanity plates anytime ...
China's electric scooter maker Niu launches kick-scooter mod...
07 April 2021
A man riding a Niu electric scooter through a puddle in Beijing. — Reuters
BEIJING: China’s electric scooter maker Niu Technologies said today it would roll out its first kick-sco...
Tony Fernandes sells Caterham Cars to Japanese group
07 April 2021
LONDON: Caterham Cars has been acquired by Japan-based automotive group, VT Holdings, from AirAsia's Tony Fernandes and Kamarudin Meranun.
The company assumes custodianship of t...
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