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EVs outsell petrol and hybrid cars in Singapore for first time
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (28+ words) SINGAPORE, April 27 " Electric vehicles (EVs) have officially taken over Singapore's new car market, accounting for 57. 6 per cent of all registrations in the first quarter of. .....
Meet the American You Tuber giving the world a front-row seat to China's EV revolution
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (526+ words) BEIJING, April 27 " An American You Tuber is giving foreign visitors a first-hand look at the Chinese high-tech cars many US consumers can only see online. At the Beijing Auto Show, which opened on Friday, 34-year-old Ethan Robertson shepherded more than…...
Abandoned vehicles: An indicator of a deeper social problem?
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (586+ words) APRIL 26 " Right outside my apartment there's a small van that's been sitting in the same parking lot since right after Lionel Messi won the World Cup (kid you not)." Every day I pass it. Every day it collects more leaves,…...
UMW Aerospace delivers first 100pc Malaysian-made rear fan case to Rolls-Royce
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (320+ words) KULA LUMPUR, April 24 " Sime UMW's aerospace unit UMW Aerospace has delivered its first 100 per cent Malaysian-made rear fan case to Rolls-Royce plc, marking a significant milestone in its manufacturing capabilities and reinforcing Malaysia's role in the global aerospace value chain....
Investors wait for clarification about Tesla spending binge ahead of earnings
1+ week, 21+ hour ago (541+ words) NEW YORK, April 22 " Questions about Tesla's progress towards achieving fully autonomous driving at scale are expected to figure prominently when the company reports results today. When last releasing earnings in January, Elon Musk's highflying electric vehicle company announced plans to…...
Pump prices down this week: Diesel falls 85 sen per litre in peninsula as global oil eases
1+ week, 23+ hour ago (137+ words) KUALA LUMPUR, April 22 " Fuel prices in Malaysia will go down again for the week of April 23 to April 29, 2026, in line with lower global oil prices, the Finance Ministry announced today. But the ministry said prices are still elevated compared to…...
UTM and Perodua team up to train engineers for Malaysia's electric vehicle push
1+ week, 1+ day ago (452+ words) JOHOR BAHRU, April 22 " Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) and Perusahaan Otomobil Kedua Sdn Bhd (Perodua) have entered into a strategic collaboration to strengthen human capital and drive research in electric vehicle (x EV) technology, in addressing the challenges of the country's…...
Tesla settles before trial in wrongful death suit over disabled speed limiter fatal crash
1+ week, 2+ day ago (412+ words) WASHINGTON, April 21 " Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk's "Tesla has settled a wrongful death lawsuit in Florida stemming from a 2018 high-speed crash that killed a teenager riding in one of the "electric vehicle maker's sedans, court records show. A trial in the…...
Cheap but out of reach: Why Malaysians can't quit their cars despite affordable public transport
2+ week, 6+ hour ago (418+ words) KUALA LUMPUR, April 16 " A new survey by global research firm Ipsos has unveiled a disconnect at the heart of Malaysia's public transport system, explaining why the nation remains trapped in an entrenched reliance on private vehicles. The Ipsos Mobility Monitor…...
Tesla's supervised self-driving software gets Dutch okay, first in Europe
2+ week, 4+ day ago (547+ words) AMSTERDAM, April 11 " Dutch regulators approved the use of Tesla's self-driving software with required human supervision on highways and city streets in a European first for the electric car maker, which hopes to see similar action "from the rest of the…...