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German city wants to deliver cargo with freight trams and ca...
30 September 2021
FRANKFURT: Bicycles, electric cars and public transport might be a sustainable form of transport for the average commuter, but what about freight and packages that need delivering?...

As if by magic, this BMW front grille repairs itself
30 September 2021
MUNICH: The new BMW iX - deliveries of which are due to start before the year's end - has one rather incredible asset.
The front grille of this electric SUV can automatically er...

Rolls-Royce to switch to all electric range by 2030, first E...
29 September 2021
BERLIN: Rolls-Royce will produce only electric cars by 2030, the luxury carmaker said today, joining other premium brands making the switch such as Volkswagen's Bentley and Jaguar'...

Restrictions eased as Klang Valley, Melaka move to NRP's Pha...
29 September 2021
Ismail Sabri said today the government was confident the infectivity rate would subside further moving forward. — Bernama
PUTRAJAYA: Klang Valley and Melaka will move to Phase 3 o...

Ineos Automotive plans 2022 Europe launch for off-road vehic...
29 September 2021
LONDON: Ineos Automotive, a unit of chemicals and energy giant Ineos, will launch a rugged off-road vehicle in Europe in 2022 and North America in 2023 for farmers and other primar...

Toyota buys software firm Renovo to accelerate self-driving ...
29 September 2021
TOKYO: Toyota Motor Corp's Silicon Valley research arm said it had acquired automotive operating system software company Renovo to help accelerate the development of fully-autonomo...

GM CEO Barra first woman to chair Business Roundtable
29 September 2021
WASHINGTON: General Motors chief executive Mary Barra was today named chair of the Business Roundtable, the automaker confirmed, making her the first woman to lead the influential ...

Ferrari rolls out LaFerrari Power service
29 September 2021
MARANELLO: Ferrari is introducing the new LaFerrari Power extended warranty and programmed maintenance service for owners of the LaFerrari and LaFerrari Aperta, a first for the Mar...

How blind spot warnings could be displayed directly in motor...
29 September 2021
TOKYO: Yamaha has filed a new project with the Japanese Patent Office for a system that alerts motorcycle or scooter riders when a vehicle is in their blind spot.
This solution ...

Sept 30-Oct 6: RON97 petrol up 1 sen
29 September 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: The retail prices of RON95 petrol and diesel will remain unchanged at RM2.05 and RM2.15 per litre respectively until Oct 6, the Finance Ministry (MoF) said on Wednesd...

Mustang Mach-E shows it's up to law enforcement tasks
29 September 2021
DETROIT: The Ford Pro all-electric police pilot vehicle based on the 2021 Mustang Mach-E SUV just became the first all-electric vehicle to pass the rigorous Michigan State Police 2...

Lucid to start deliveries of electric cars with range exceed...
29 September 2021
People test-driving the Dream Edition P and Dream Edition R electric vehicles at the Lucid Motors plant in Casa Grande, Arizona on Tuesday. — Reuters
CASA GRANDE (Arizona, USA): U...

Ford demands US salaried employees disclose Covid-19 vaccina...
29 September 2021
DETROIT: Ford Motor Co on Tuesday became the second Detroit automaker to ask US salaried employees to reveal their vaccination status against Covid-19 in a bid to comply with wider...

Elon Musk overtakes Jeff Bezos to become world’s richest per...
29 September 2021
Musk is world's richest for now. But don't take such rankings too seriously. Fortunes ebb and flow with gyrations in share prices. — Reuters
CHICAGO: Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk, with a...

PCCS to start hire purchase business this month
29 September 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: PCCS Group Bhd, which is starting its hire purchase business this month with a RM5mil loan book, expects the division to start contributing in the current financial y...

Ford and SK ramp up EV investments
28 September 2021
DETROIT/SEOUL: Ford Motor Co and its Korean battery partner SK Innovation will invest US$11.4 billion to build an electric F-150 assembly plant and three battery plants in the Unit...

Geely moves into smartphones with chairman's new venture
28 September 2021
SHANGHAI: Zhejiang Geely Holding said today its founder, Li Shufu, has launched a new company dedicated to making smartphones.
The announcement marks yet another foray beyond au...

RHB offers financing for electrified and electric cars in 'g...
28 September 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: RHB Banking Group has launched the RHB sustainability financing programme (SFP) with a target of RM1bil in new financing by 2025, including personal financing for ret...

Electric car interest soars as Britons confront fuel shortag...
28 September 2021
LONDON: Britain’s fuel shortage has intensified interest in electric vehicles, based on the record level of inquiries at one online auto marketplace.
Auto Trader Group Plc said ...

Wrong-way drivers caused 807 accidents since January, says W...
28 September 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: Based on Home Ministry data, there were 807 accidents involving vehicles going against the flow of traffic since January this year, Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong told th...
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