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Electric or petrol: 3 tips by Cycle & Carriage for festive s...
01 April 2024
KUALA LUMPUR: Whether you are driving an electric or petrol vehicle, ensure that your vehicle is in tip top condition for an exceptional, smooth and safe ride with these 3 tips cou...
NY City congestion toll approved for part of Manhattan
01 April 2024
NEW YORK: Travelling in New York is already costly, but it just got worse: transit authorities have approved a controversial US$15 (RM71) toll, set to take effect in mid-June, for ...
Sompo Welfare Foundation supports WAO
01 April 2024
KUALA LUMPUR: The Sompo Welfare Foundation has presented a cheque amounting to RM22,500 to the Women's Aid Organisation (WAO) Malaysia. This is the eleventh time Malaysia has r...
China's SAIC aims to slash jobs at GM, VW ventures and EV un...
01 April 2024
SHANGHAI: China's SAIC Motor aims to cut thousands of jobs this year at its joint ventures with General Motors and Volkswagen and at an electric-car unit, two people with knowledge...
Electric motorcycles are failing to attract customers
01 April 2024
The RM1 from British electric motorcycle manufacturer Maeving. BERLIN: In a world plagued by air and noise pollution, quiet and low-emissions electric motorbikes could represent t...
BMW offers specialised training courses for drivers of speci...
01 April 2024
MUNICH: BMW is offering specialised training programs tailored for professional drivers of special protection vehicles. These vehicles, including the all-electric BMW i7 Protect...
Parking to be fully digitalised in Iskandar Puteri from Jan ...
31 March 2024
ISKANDAR PUTERI: Vehicles owners have until the end of the year to use their parking coupon within the Iskandar Puteri City Council (MBIP) parking lots. MBIP mayor Datuk Mohd Ha...
Newly-registered EVs to get dedicated number plate series
31 March 2024
KUALA LUMPUR: The government will issue a dedicated number plate series for newly-registered electric vehicles (EVs) but current owners will have an option to maintain their existi...
Warisan Tan Chong Automotif and GAC Motor International ente...
31 March 2024
Transport Minister Anthony Loke at the event (centre) with Tan (fifth from left) and GAC International general manager Wei Hai Gang (fifth from right) showing the MoU documents in ...
NSE widening project to be extended to Ayer Hitam exit, says...
31 March 2024
ISKANDAR PUTERI: The widening of the North-South Expressway from four lanes to six lanes will be extended to the Ayer Hitam exit, says Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan. The Deputy Works ...
Supercar Blondie is starting an auction house for hypercars ...
31 March 2024
The woman behind the Supercar Blondie moniker will launch SBX Cars on April 2.  The launch may highlight the sway of content creators, but it will test their ability to translate ...
Lamborghini logo updated after more than two decades
31 March 2024
ROME: The famous Italian supercar maker, Lamborghini, has updated its logo after more than two decades. Lamborghini’s new logo will be part of the brand’s new strategy which cla...
Why plug-in hybrids consume (much) more fuel than expected
31 March 2024
PARIS: A recent study published by the European Commission reports that plug-in hybrid cars are actually considerably more polluting than carmakers claim. On average, they produ...
Reacting correctly to objects on the highway
31 March 2024
BERLIN: Ideally your local radio station will have informed you of the risk in advance: objects have been spotted lying on the motorway. Naturally, you start to drive more slowly a...
Expect EV road tax rate to be announced in April, says Loke
30 March 2024
KUALA LUMPUR: The Transport Ministry is in the final stage of reviewing the road tax rate structure for electric vehicles (EVs), and it is expected to be announced next month, says...
Huawei says Chery's Luxeed S7 premium EV starts mass deliver...
30 March 2024
BEIJING: The Luxeed S7 electric sedan, developed by Chinese tech giant Huawei and Chery Auto, has started mass delivery after a shortage of semiconductors and production issues del...
TNG RFID fuelling services suspended at Shell stations pendi...
30 March 2024
PETALING JAYA: Touch 'n Go (TNG) RFID fuelling services at Shell stations have been suspended since Feb 2 for an upgrade. This was a fact Shell Malaysia only communicated on its...
‘Don’t tie targeted subsidies to Padu registration’
30 March 2024
PETALING JAYA: The government’s intention to help the poor should not be derailed just because some people have not registered under the Central Database Hub (Padu), says Tan Sri N...
F1 owners Liberty close to MotoGP buy-out, say reports
30 March 2024
PARIS: Formula One owners Liberty Media are close to a US$4 billion (RM19bil) buy-out of the company that runs MotoGP, various media reported on Thursday. Buoyed by its success ...
Proton premieres 2024 Hari Raya short film
29 March 2024
SUBANG JAYA: National carmaker Proton has premiered the newest instalment of its Hari Raya short film. The 2024 edition was produced in collaboration with Elite Definition Sdn B...