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  CATL announces new EV skateboard platform capable of withstanding 120 km/h impact without catching fire

  24 December 2024 / 6 comments

  CATL CIIC skateboard platform from 2023 Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL), the world’s biggest EV battery maker, has launched a new electric vehicle chassis that has safety as its key selling point. According to the company, […]

   

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  MGTC commences EV bike battery swapping project in Malaysia – 40 units to be trialled over two months

  9 December 2024 / 0 comments

  The Malaysian Green Technology and Climate Change Corporation (MGTC) has commenced its electric motorcycle battery swapping systems project. Starting tomorrow, December 10, 2024, the EV bike demonstration runs for a duration of two months, until […]

   

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  Waze can now show EV charging points in Malaysia

  3 December 2024 / 2 comments

  In March last year, Waze announced that it had added an option to display electric vehicle (EV) charging station locations in the app. The feature was not available in Malaysia then, but it has now […]

   

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  CATL unveils Freevoy hybrid battery with over 400 km EV range; to feature in 30 hybrid models from 2025

  25 October 2024 / 3 comments

  Battery manufacturer Contemporary Amprex Technology Limited (CATL) has unveiled its latest product, the Freevoy Super Hybrid Battery that is claimed to be the world’s first hybrid vehicle battery to offer a pure electric range of […]

   

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  Honda begins joint research on AI tech with Indian IITs to refine driver assistance, automated driving systems

  13 September 2024 / 5 comments

  Honda has announced that it has started joint research with Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi) and Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) on Honda Cooperative Intelligence (Honda CI). Honda CI is a […]

   

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  Tesla Bot ‘Optimus’ in Malaysia – Gen 1 robot shown

  6 August 2024 / 6 comments

  Alongside its electric vehicles, Tesla is also deep in development of autonomous and robotics technologies, among which is the Optimus autonomous humanoid robot. The example that was put on display in Pavilion Kuala Lumpur is […]

   

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  JuiceUP open payment system for EV public charging launched at EVx 2024 by DPM Dato’ Sri Fadillah Yusof

  20 July 2024 / 0 comments

  JuiceUP, the open payment system for EV public charging has been officially launched today at the paultan.org Electric Vehicle Expo (EVx) in Setia Alam, Selangor by the deputy prime minister of Malaysia, YAB Dato’ Sri […]

   

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  Geely Aegis LFP battery – higher energy density, more compact; to debut in Geely Galaxy E5, Proton eMas EV

  1 July 2024 / 5 comments

  Geely has unveiled its latest-generation ‘short blade’ lithium iron phosphate battery dubbed Aegis, which boasts of energy density of 192 Wh per kg along with host of improvements over the manufacturer’s existing battery technology in […]

   

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  DC Handal 400 kW DC fast charger now at WCE Taiping Selatan, highest in Malaysia yet; RM1.50/kWh

  19 June 2024 / 2 comments

  Electric vehicle users now have another charging location along a highway, and this one is located along the West Coast Expressway (WCE) at the Taiping Selatan toll plaza (southbound). Operated by DC Handal, the newly-operational […]

   

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  ZF shows new steering wheel airbag design allowing smartphone-like functions with touchscreens, sensors

  11 June 2024 / 0 comments

  The airbag is now a staple of passive safety equipment in a passenger vehicle, with the component assembly having been introduced to cars in the 1980s. The steering wheel has since been all but reinvented, […]

   

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  EV fire blanket demonstrated by Fire and Rescue department of Malaysia – suitable for most vehicles

  23 May 2024 / 7 comments

  Of the several concerns regarding electric vehicle operation and ownership, the risk of fire is rare but nonetheless present. Given that thermal runaway is one of the key concerns, this poses a different challenge compared […]

   

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  Tesla plans to test robotaxi in China, though use of Full Self Driving not yet approved by authorities

  8 May 2024 / 4 comments

  Tesla CEO Elon Musk has proposed the use of Tesla vehicles as ‘taxis’ in China as a way of testing the vehicles’ ‘full self-driving’, or FSD functions for the Chinese market, China Daily has reported. […]

   

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  Mobile hydrogen refueling station project in Putrajaya set to start operating before the end of 2024 – MOSTI

  1 April 2024 / 12 comments

  The government, through the ministry of science, technology and innovation (MOSTI) aims to start operation of its mobile hydrogen refueling station (MHRS) pilot project in Putrajaya before the end of this year. It minister, Chang […]

   

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  Tesla FSD Beta V12 using neural network – AI trained on real video clips instead of pre-programmed codes

  18 March 2024 / 11 comments

  Tesla has started rolling out its Full Self Driving (FSD) Beta v12 driver assistance suite, in one of the most anticipated updates to the Tesla’s Level 2 ADAS system which the electric carmaker hopes will […]

   

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  ZF unveils multi-stage load limiter smart seat belt – potential for networking with cameras, sensors

  15 March 2024 / 1 comment

  Advanced driver assistance systems and myriad other forms of active safety equipment tend to attract the limelight where vehicle safety is concerned, though the seat belt should not be overlooked. After all, this has been […]

   

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