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Australian Hyundai NEXO travels over 880km to break world di...
13 May 2021
SYDNEY: An Australian team driving a Hyundai NEXO fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) has broken the world record for the longest distance travelled in a hydrogen-powered vehicle on ...
Volkswagen, Argo AI to launch international trials of self-d...
13 May 2021
WOLFSBURG: Volkswagen AG and self-driving startup Argo AI will launch international autonomous driving trials of the all-electric VW ID.BUZZ microbus this summer, the German automa...
Biggest lithium miner Albemarle gears up to tap major lode f...
13 May 2021
File pic of a lithium-ion car battery pack being stripped down for recycling. — Reuters CHARLOTTE (North Carolina, USA):  The world’s biggest lithium miner wants to extract more o...
Tesla stops taking bitcoin payments for vehicles over climat...
13 May 2021
NEW YORK: Tesla Inc has suspended the use of bitcoin to buy its vehicles, chief executive officer Elon Musk said in a tweet on Wednesday, citing concerns about the use of fossil fu...
New US electric car chargers are a green leap of faith
12 May 2021
NEW YORK: It has been a long road for electric cars in the United States, but myriad announcements by major automakers signal they are at last moving towards the mainstream. Wit...
Why cars and watches have so much crossover for collectors
12 May 2021
NEW YORK: Popular automotive blog Jalopnik ran a piece titled, "Can someone help me understand why car enthusiasts are often also watch enthusiasts?" In it, writer Elizabeth Bla...
Toyota annual net profit jumps 10.3%, further growth forecas...
12 May 2021
TOKYO: Toyota's full-year net profit jumped 10.3 percent even as the pandemic hit the auto industry, the Japanese firm said today, projecting growth despite the ongoing semiconduct...
Harley-Davidson launches all-electric motorcycle brand 'Live...
11 May 2021
MILWAUKEE: Harley-Davidson Inc  on Monday launched an all-electric motorcycle brand "LiveWire," the latest effort by the company to ramp up bets on the rapidly growing electric-veh...
Highway roadblocks will keep changing location, says Bukit A...
11 May 2021
SEREMBAN: Police have launched the week-long Ops Rentas to deter people bent on crossing borders to return to their hometowns to celebrate Hari Raya Aidilfitri. Bukit Aman Traff...
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Royal Alloy TG250S ABS: A stylish retro
11 May 2021
THE scooter has been a popular two-wheeler around the world since the mid-40s. A brand new name in the scooter world from United Kingdom, Royal Alloy  is slowly making its prese...
F1 great Gordon Murray to develop electric vans, SUVs for ca...
11 May 2021
LONDON: Supercar maker the Gordon Murray Group said today it plans a £300 million (RM1.7bil) expansion over the next five years, which includes developing electric SUVs and deliver...
Tesla puts brake on Shanghai land buy as US-China tensions w...
11 May 2021
File pic of a Model 3 on display last April at Auto China 2018 in Beijing. — Reuters SAN FRANCISCO: Tesla Inc  has halted plans to buy land to expand its Shanghai plant and make i...
US opens safety probe into 1.1 million Honda Accord vehicles
11 May 2021
The 2013 Accord sold in the United States. WASHINGTON: The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said on Monday it was opening a formal safety probe into more ...
Digital version aids real all-electric Porsche Macan prototy...
10 May 2021
STUTTGART: By the time the all-electric Porsche Macan is launched in 2023, it will have covered some three million test kilometres worldwide in varying conditions. The prototype...
Investors chide Toyota’s Toyoda for questioning combustion c...
10 May 2021
TOKYO: Some Toyota Motor shareholders have criticised its president Akio Toyoda for questioning Japan’s plans to ban conventional cars only days after the firm said it was reviewin...
China tech giants bet US$19bil on global electric car frenzy
10 May 2021
SHANGHAI: China is shaping up to be the first real test of Big Tech’s ambitions in the world of carmaking, with giants from Huawei Technologies Co. to Baidu Inc. plowing almost US$...
Cars keep getting pricier and the commodity boom makes it wo...
10 May 2021
MANCHESTER: Cars are back in vogue courtesy of the pandemic. They’re also getting more expensive, thanks in part to surging commodity prices. Many of the essential ingredients f...
Only Miti letter and either employers' letter or workers' ta...
10 May 2021
PETALING JAYA: Those who need to travel interstate or inter-district for permitted economic activities do not need police approval but must have an approval letter from the Interna...
Vingroup to close VinSmart electronics unit to focus on EVs
09 May 2021
HANOI: Vingroup JSC is shuttering its electronics devices unit VinSmart just months after exporting smartphones to the US as it ramps up production of electric vehicles. The clo...
Chicago Auto Show’s return spurs hope for revival of big eve...
08 May 2021
The 2017 Chicago Auto Show. — Bloomberg CHICAGO: In any other year, the Chicago Auto Show would be a premier showcase for the car industry, attracting thousands of motorheads and ...