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Visitors tour Chinese automaker BYD's booth with a screen showing its battery charging station under sub-zero temperatures, at the Auto China 2026 show in Beijing, April 25, 2026. (AP/Andy Wong)
April 27, 2026, 7:18 pm
Chinese automaker BYD’s new-generation fast chargers to hit Israel later this year
With other Chinese car manufacturers in hot pursuit, BYD’s new batteries and stations promise to charge electric vehicles from 10% to 97% in less than 10 minutes
By Sue Surkes
Magen David Adom at the scene where a baby was found unconscious after being left alone in a hot car in Sderot, June 6, 2024. (Magen David Adom)
June 6, 2024, 3:14 pm
Two-year-old dies after being left in hot car in Sderot
Magen David Adom paramedics say they found girl unconscious at the scene after being removed from the vehicle by a passerby
By ToI Staff
Cars travel along Ben Gurion Avenue in Netanya, Israel. (Google Maps)
May 10, 2023, 7:52 pm
Boy, 5, dies of injuries days after Netanya hit-and-run
Grandfather says car came out of nowhere as they tried to cross street after trip to playground; driver and daughter suspected in crash and alleged cover-up, put under house arrest
By ToI Staff
Cars travel along Ben Gurion Avenue in Netanya, Israel. (Google Maps)
May 7, 2023, 2:36 pm
Woman, daughter arrested for Netanya hit-and-run that critically injured young child
Police say suspects attempted to conceal evidence by bringing car to body shop for repair
By ToI Staff
Picture of the ŠKODA sign at a car dealership in New Belgrade (BalkansCat; iStock by Getty Images)
March 19, 2023, 4:08 pm
Car importer announces massive recall due to airbag concern
Bnei Brak-based Champion Motors says over 97,000 vehicles made by Skoda and SEAT may have a problem with driver’s side airbag
By ToI Staff
Jerusalem's Chords Bridge lights up with the Japanese and Israeli flags as a sign of solidarity with the Japanese people following the assassination of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe, July 10, 2022. (Screenshot/Twitter)
November 22, 2022, 3:02 pm
Israel and Japan advance toward free trade agreement
Move is expected to lower tariffs and bring down prices of Japanese-made cars, toys
By Sharon Wrobel
Running and cycling paths are part of the plan for greening Jerusalem's Hebron Road. (Our Streets)
August 26, 2022, 6:01 am
Could a road diet fix Jerusalem’s packed and perilous Hebron Road? Here’s the skinny
Activists want to turn the street into a pedestrian-friendly space with cafes, bike paths and more by squeezing out cars and investing heavily in public transportation
By Sue Surkes
Traffic on a bank of the Moskva River outside the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, December 23, 2020. (Pavel Golovkin/AP)
July 4, 2022, 3:49 pm
Iran, Russia and Turkey mull joint car production as sanctions bite Moscow
Iran’s Auto Parts Manufacturers Association says there are some 800 million potential customers for locally produced vehicles
By AFP
Traffic jams on the Ayalon highway in Tel Aviv, on December 2, 2021. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
May 29, 2022, 6:53 am
Traffic jams just a math problem, says Israeli AI firm
With nation’s congestion ranking near worst among developed economies, EcoMotion hopes to use algorithms to smartly direct flow
By Jonah Mandel
Traffic jams the Ayalon highway in Tel Aviv, as a train passes above, December 2, 2021 (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
December 9, 2021, 2:14 pm
Daily Briefing Dec. 9 – Traffic jams are driving Israelis crazy
Reporter Carrie Keller-Lynn discusses traffic problems and passports, followed by culture editor Jessica Steinberg on exhibits at Jerusalem’s Tmol Shilshom and new Train Theater
By ToI Staff
An electric Renault vehicle charges in Ramat Hasharon, Israel. February, 7 2010. (Roni Schutzer/Flash90/Maariv Out)
November 17, 2020, 6:23 pm
Ministry unveils program to make Israeli economy more energy efficient
With its NIS 1 billion price tag, the proposal is unlikely to see the light of day until the government agrees to pass a long-delayed state budget
By Sue Surkes
Tel Aviv University's Prof. Noam Eliaz with staff in his lab (Greg Solomon/Fulbright)
September 1, 2020, 6:59 pm
Israeli 3D print whizz and visionary of ‘self-healing’ cars gets big US accolade
Noam Eliaz is the first non-American to become a senior member of the National Academy of Inventors, in recognition for his ‘contributions to the innovation ecosystem’
By Nathan Jeffay
A car careening down Route 6 without brakes, in undated footage released by the Israel Police on December 1, 2019. (Screenshot: Twitter)
December 1, 2019, 1:09 pm
Driver whose brakes failed at 140 kph manages to steer to safety
Call center, police successfully instruct driver to turn off motor to slow down speeding car on Route 6
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Passersby rescue an infant from a sweltering car in Bnei Brak, August 12, 2019. (Twitter screenshot)
August 12, 2019, 6:11 pm
Passerby smashes window to rescue baby from sweltering car in Bnei Brak
One-year-old suffers heatstroke, but is otherwise in good condition thanks to alert savior
By ToI Staff
The scene of an alleged attempted stabbing attack near Hawara in the northern West Bank, April 3, 2019. (Courtesy)
April 14, 2019, 10:10 pm
B’tselem: Settlers executed Palestinian who hurled rocks at cars
Rights group claims troops wiped CCTV footage of incident in the West Bank in early April; IDF says attacker also tried to carry out stabbing
By Adam Rasgon
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