JOHOR BARU: More than RM100mil has been allocated by the government to upgrade three federal routes in Johor, which are expected to be completed by the end of 2025, says exco Mohamad Fazli Mohamad Salleh. The Johor works, transportation ...
LONDON: Carbon hybrid wheel maker Dymag is pitching its lightweight wheels at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed, reinforced by niche automakers that are using its high performance wheels. It supplies its carbon hybrid wheels to BAC’s Mono R, ...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has arrested seven individuals believed to be customs agents on suspicion of reducing the duties on luxury cars, resulting in the loss of about RM33mil in customs tax. According to a MACC ...
PETALING JAYA: Several videos are circulating online showing seven cars with burst tyres believed to have been caused by a pothole along Kuala Lumpur’s Middle Ring Road 2 (MRR2). The clips shared with StarMetro show the vehicles by the ...
KUALA LUMPUR: Law enforcement officials have to come down hard on traffic offenders because they endanger innocent lives in addition to their own, says Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye. The Alliance for a Safe Community chairman said offenders’ actions ...
LONDON: UK-based Kahn Design has unveiled the “Fintail” under its new Racing Green programme. With the Fintail, Racing Green set out to embody the best of British engineering on land and in the air, drawing on diverse influences from ...
LONDON: New 4×4 brand Ineos has unveiled its Grendadier Quartermaster pick-up at Britain’s Goodwood Festival of Speed. Ineos Automotive is owned by Jim Ratcliffe, one of the richest people in the UK, and aims to appeal to fans of ...
PETALING JAYA: Jinn Pinn Minn (JPM) Group and its sister company, CETA Green Technologies Sdn Bhd, are set to develop Asean’s first electric vehicle (EV) and hydrogen-powered test, development and certification hub, with an initial capital investment of between ...
LONDON: Toyota Motor Corp. is struggling. Hyundai Motor Co. is having a hard time. Could a company that produces around 400,000 metric tons of hydrogen a year – comparable to 2 billion litres of diesel – be the one ...
BERLIN: German auto supplier Bosch will invest almost 2.5 billion euros (RM12.8bil) in hydrogen fuel cell technology from 2021 to 2026 and expects to generate roughly 5 billion (RM26bil) in sales from it by 2030, the company said today. ...
SHAH ALAM: The physical work to repair damaged slopes and road on the Batang Kali-Genting Highlands route will start at the end of August and is expected to be completed in March next year. State Infrastructure and Public Amenities, ...
PUTRAJAYA: The next time you stop at the traffic lights, and start fiddling with the phone while waiting – beware, big brother could be watching. It won’t just be text messages that you will be receiving, a traffic summons ...
KUALA LUMPUR: The retail prices of RON97 and RON95 petrol and diesel will remain unchanged for the period from July 13-19. The Finance Ministry, in a statement, said that RON97 petrol remains at RM3.37 per litre, RON95 (RM2.05) and ...
KUALA LUMPUR: To raise awareness and remind motorists on the importance of renewing their motor insurance policies on time, Kurnia Insurans and AmAssurance has launched its Stick, Snap and Win Campaign for all Kurnia Insurans and AmAssurance brand policyholders. ...
IPOH: West Coast Expressway Sdn Bhd (WCESB) is aiming to open four more sections of the West Coast Expressway — the SKVE, Banting, Assam Jawa and South Taiping sections — by the end of this year. WCE highway operations ...
TOKYO: Yamaha Motor Co. is backing hydrogen as a clean and viable option for reaching carbon neutrality and will develop it as a source of fuel, president and chief executive officer Yoshihiro Hidaka said. “We would like to keep ...
PETALING JAYA: Automotive parts maker EP Manufacturing Bhd (EPMB) says Peps-JV (Melaka) Sdn Bhd, its wholly-owned subsidiary, has received conditional approval from the Investment, Trade and Industry Ministry for a licence to manufacture and assemble energy-efficient vehicles. This will ...
KLANG: The town of Klang has many stretches of roads with faded road markings causing concern among motorists who say it is a potential danger to them. It has given rise to incidents of motorists applying brakes abruptly when ...
DUBAI: Dubai plans to increase the city’s electric vehicle charging stations by 170% to 1,000 by 2025 as part of its plans to support green mobility, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) official WAM news agency reported Sunday. The city ...
BANGKOK: Chinese electric vehicle manufacturers are pouring into Thailand, having committed to invest US$1.44 billion (RM7bil) in production facilities in Southeast Asia’s biggest automaking hub that has long been dominated by Japanese companies. This new wave of investment has ...
WASHINGTON: The journey is no longer the major pain point for electric car drivers embarking on the great American road trip. It’s the destination. For those who don’t already own an EV, rental car giants like Hertz Global Holdings ...
MILAN: Pirelli rolled out last week the P Zero Trofeo RS – its sportiest road tyre yet. The latest version of the semi-slick tyre is designed for carmakers aiming to highlight the performance of their most sporting models. One ...
The brown horse was seen on Saturday weaving through lanes and halting traffic as it galloped on the Bukit Timah Expressway. – Screengrabs from Singapore Incidents/Facebook SINGAPORE: With the Singapore Turf Club’s impending closure leading to some racehorse trainers ...
PARIS: A new generation of solid-state batteries could deliver a major breakthrough in the electric vehicle (EV) industry. Large-scale production projects are multiplying for these batteries, which promise greater range and faster charging. A first vehicle equipped with this ...
LONDON: British designer, installer, funder and operator of Solar Car Parks (SCPs) 3ti has completed the installation of three pop-up solar car parks with integrated electric vehicle (EV) charging at the iconic Silverstone racetrack. The Papilio3 charging hubs have ...
SHANGHAI: The China Association of Auto Manufacturers (CAAM), citing antitrust law, today retracted a pledge to avoid “abnormal pricing” made two days earlier by 16 automakers, including Tesla. Thursday’s CAAM-organised pledge by the companies, including Chinese electric vehicle (EV) ...
LONDON: Tyres are a crucial part of what makes a car work. They’re the only point of contact between the vehicle and the road, after all, so ensuring that they’re up to scratch is important in terms of safety. ...
BERLIN: Continental said today it planned to phase out business activities at its Gifhorn plant near its Hanover base by the end of 2027, with 450 out of 900 jobs at the site initially affected. The decision was taken ...
KUALA LUMPUR: A vehicle theft syndicate, which has been active since last year, was busted with the arrest of six local men. Sentul OCPD Asst Comm Ahmad Sukarno Mohd Zahari said the suspects, aged between 30 and 56, were ...
Art Of Seed Malaysia 2023 festival director Asep Ahmad Iskandar at a briefing. KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s premier Kustom Counter Culture event, Art of Speed 2023, will take place at the Malaysia Agro Exposition Park Serdang (MAEPS) on July 29-30. Under the ...
LONDON: Globally renowned for the industry-leading power density of its electric motors, UK-based Helix has produced its most powerful pure battery electric vehicle (BEV) motor called X-Division SPX177. Weighing only 28kg and capable of delivering 650kW of continuous power, ...
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BRISTOL: UK specialist in battery sensor technology Metis Engineering says its Cell Guard product is the solution to stop the unsustainable and unnecessary scrapping of used electric vehicles (EVs) as a result of the automotive market not having sufficient ...
SHANGHAI: Chinese battery maker CATL said today it has developed new materials for lithium-ion batteries that would sharply improve charging efficiency for electric vehicles, especially in extreme cold. CATL’s chief scientist Wu Kai told a forum here that the ...
SHANGHAI: Chinese auto brands are on track to account for just over 50% of the cars sold in their home market this year, thanks to a growing dominance in electric vehicles, consultancy AlixPartners said on Wednesday. It would represent ...
NAGOYA: A new name in electric vehicles is set to make its dynamic debut at the July 13-16 Goodwood Festival of Speed. Designed by SN Design Platform, an independent design company lead by renowned automotive designer Shiro Nakamura, the ...
BERLIN: Replacing diesel fuel with vegetable oils, such as rapeseed oil, or fermented products (beet, sugar, wheat) is an innovative method that has been popular for several years now. It is increasingly being tested around the world as a ...
FRANKFURT: German automakers’ expectations are at their worst since the 2008 financial crisis due to inflationary pressures, sclerotic economic growth in Europe and punishing competition from Tesla Inc. as well as Chinese carmakers. The future view by the likes ...
KUALA LUMPUR: The retail prices of RON97 and RON95 petrol and diesel will remain unchanged for the period from July 6-12. The Finance Ministry, in a statement, said that RON97 petrol remains at RM3.37 per litre, RON95 (RM2.05) and ...
LONDON: A lack of data on electric vehicle (EV) batteries continues to challenge insurers who are forced to scrap EVs after mild accidents, potentially undermining EV adoption, Thatcham Research said today. The British automotive risk intelligence company cited a ...