Zeekr, a premium electric car brand owned by Geely Automobile Holdings and established in 2021, focuses on electric vehicles and runs on a user-oriented strategic planning, in keeping with its status as a smart mobility technology company. The Zeekr Intelligent Factory is the pinnacle of production efficiency and makes the best use of IR4.0 and 5G connection.
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At one time, when mention was made of an ‘electric vehicle’, the perception was that it was going to be boring to drive. This was because decades ago, EV technology was still not developed enough and performance was not a priority. There were many other issues to overcome – like range anxiety – in order to make EVs more widely accepted.
But over the past 10 years, perceptions have changed and many carmakers have developed – and even started selling – EVs with sportscar performance. With the inherent peak torque generated almost from standstill, an EV can accelerate a lot quicker than a car with a combustion engine, and sportscar makers have exploited this character.
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Drifting a vehicle is a demonstration of supreme car control that impresses and fascinates. When done by professionals, it is like automotive ballet with the car (or cars) sliding around in precise movements. The skill these drivers possess can be seen when they can drift just centimetres away from a wall as their tyres smoke while fighting for grip.
The skill can be learnt though it takes time and lots of practice. Once a driver has gained sufficient skill and confidence, there are places where drifting can be enjoyed (but should not be done on public roads) and also events where drivers compete.
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The Land Public Transport Agency (Apad) has declared that the minimum age requirement for taxis and e-hailing vehicles has been raised to 15 from the previous 10 years.
As of January 1, all vehicles in the taxi and e-hailing classes across the country that have completed their maximum service life of 10 years will be subject to this, according to Apad.
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The Takata airbag-related recalls have been ongoing since the early 2000s and millions of vehicles of numerous brands have had their airbag inflator modules replaced. The replacement was urgent as there were many cases where the inflator module broke up during inflation of the airbag. With the broken metal pieces shooting at the driver (or front passenger) at up to 200 km/h, serious injuries and deaths occurred in the vehicles.
The dangerous inflator modules were installed in the early 2000s and though it is now over 20 years later, there are still many vehicles in use which may not have had the module replaced. As it is quite a long period of time, the vehicles may also have changed ownership so the authorised distributors (who are primarily responsible for handling recalls) may be unable to inform the actual owners of the vehicle at present as they may not have contact information.
In this case, those who own affected vehicles should contact the authorised distributor of the brand for assistance if they are aware of a recall. Representatives of brands in Malaysia would be obliged to assist in such critical matters.
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After more than a month of testing, ChargEV has finally opened its fastest DC chargers at Berjaya Times Square. These are Kempower machines with two nozzles that can supply the 225kW listed maximum output.
Instead of a time-based system, these chargers will calculate how much to charge EVs depending on the number of kWh supplied.
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