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Lotus gets in on NFTs
20 June 2022
LONDON: Lotus wants a piece of the non-fungible tokens (NFTs) market. It plans to work on its first NFT Collection with industry expert NFT PRO, and with Ripple as the blockchai...
Rhodium White is Mazda's third signature body colour
20 June 2022
HIROSHIMA: If there's one automaker that can talk at length about a single colour, it's Mazda. Last week, it issued a long statement devoted to a new body colour it calls Rhodiu...
BMW Motorrad presents ConnectedRide Com U1
20 June 2022
MUNICH: BMW Motorrad has introduced the ConnectedRide Com U1 communication system that allows riders to talk to their pillion passenger or other group members while riding, listen ...
Ampang council acts to free up illegally 'booked' parking sp...
20 June 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: Traffic cones, flower pots and old chairs used to illegally hog parking bays were removed by Ampang Jaya Municipal Council (MPAJ) during a recent operation. The it...
Audi e-tron batteries find second life in Indian e-rickshaws
19 June 2022
BERLIN/BANGALORE: The German–Indian start-up Nunam is bringing three electric rickshaws to the roads of India. They are powered by used batteries taken from test vehicles in the Au...
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 ...
New BMW M2 goes through final dynamic testing ahead of Octob...
19 June 2022
MUNICH: With just a few months remaining until the world premiere of the new BMW M2, the final test phase in the development of the new high-performance car is in full swing. Th...
First BMW M3 wagon to make June 23 world premiere at Goodwoo...
19 June 2022
LONDON: All eyes will be on BMW M GmbH at the June 23-26 Goodwood Festival of Speed, as BMW’s legendary Motorsport division celebrates five decades of success. Festivalgoers wil...
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...
Up to 130,000 units of electric ID. Buzz to be produced from...
19 June 2022
HANOVER: Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles (VWCV) has recently started production of the electric ID. Buzz and ID. Buzz Cargo. The first vehicles will be delivered to customers in ...
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...
Renault brews nostalgia for Father’s Day
19 June 2022
LONDON: Today is Father’s Day. To mark the occasion, Renault in UK has resurrected its most-loved campaign, "Papa, Nicole", to launch the all-new Mégane E-Tech 100% Electric. Fo...
NTT Data teaming up with Toyota for overseas connected-cars ...
18 June 2022
TOKYO: Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.’s data subsidiary is joining forces with Toyota Motor Corp. to develop connected cars that can collect and share data. NTT Data Cor...
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...
Citroën tests the waters with Ami Buggy concept in limited p...
18 June 2022
PARIS: Two years after its release, the Ami is heading for the beach in the form of a limited-edition model directly derived from the My Ami Buggy concept, presented last December....
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...
Interesting EV sounds come from Jean-Michel Jarre and Renaul...
18 June 2022
PARIS: Musician Jean-Michel Jarre will help Renault develop a unique audio experience for its future electric models. The idea is to develop a perfect audio system, but also to off...