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Lee Nian Tjoe

Senior Transport Correspondent

Nian Tjoe’s first article was published in 1999. He was with SPH Magazines for eight years, before working for 11 years in communications. He joined The Straits Times in 2022 as a senior transport correspondent. When he is not pounding the streets – walking, cycling or riding, aboard a bus or train, or behind the wheel – Nian Tjoe puts together the Motoring section of the newspaper and hosts a podcast on transport issues.

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ComfortDelGro to test self-driving shuttles in Punggol; rides can be booked from early 2026

ntav11 - CDG AV Shuttle.
Credit: ComfortDelGro
ntav11 - CDG AV Shuttle.
Credit: ComfortDelGro

Porsche launches electric Cayenne, Audi Q5 arrives, bracelets from Schumacher’s Benetton F1 car

ntfast28 - Porsche Cayenne goes electric with the Turbo version packing 850kW of power and a 0-100kmh timing of 2.5 seconds.
Credit: Porsche
ntfast28 - Porsche Cayenne goes electric with the Turbo version packing 850kW of power and a 0-100kmh timing of 2.5 seconds.
Credit: Porsche

What happens when a car is recalled in Singapore?

Car manufacturers are required to inform owners and the Land Transport Authority and rectify safety-related defects even if the vehicles are out of warranty.
Car manufacturers are required to inform owners and the Land Transport Authority and rectify safety-related defects even if the vehicles are out of warranty.

BMW reboots tech and user interface with iX3

ntbmw05 - BMW iX3 - The BMW iX3 driven in Malaga, Spain, on Nov 18, 2025. 

Credit: BMW
ntbmw05 - BMW iX3 - The BMW iX3 driven in Malaga, Spain, on Nov 18, 2025. 

Credit: BMW

DBS, OCBC and others owed $306m by S’pore car-sharing service Shariot and related firms

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Cars parked inside Autobahn Rent A Car office (centre) at Mountbatten on Nov 26, 2025. 

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Cars parked inside Autobahn Rent A Car office (centre) at Mountbatten on Nov 26, 2025. 

ST PHOTO: AZMI ATHNI

Smooth commute on first day of scheduled service adjustments on the East-West MRT line

Tourists viewing signage about adjustments on the East West Line, at Changi Airport MRT station on Nov 29.
Tourists viewing signage about adjustments on the East West Line, at Changi Airport MRT station on Nov 29.

School bus fares for Pathlight students to climb by 40%-50% in 2026

screengrab from Google Streetview of Pathlight School Campus 2 located at Ang Mo Kio St 44.
screengrab from Google Streetview of Pathlight School Campus 2 located at Ang Mo Kio St 44.

Hyundai and MG at Singapore Motorshow 2026, Google’s AI for cars

ycioniq29 - The Hyundai Ioniq 9

FOLDER: Life!
CREDIT: ST Photo Toh Yong Chuan
ycioniq29 - The Hyundai Ioniq 9

FOLDER: Life!
CREDIT: ST Photo Toh Yong Chuan

TotalEnergies ends EV charging operation in S’pore, to transfer charging points to other operators

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TotalEnergies charging stations at Block 60A Toa Payoh Lorong 4 on Nov 27, 2025.
TotalEnergies Charging Services Singapore is shutting down its electric vehicle (EV) charging operation here, with all its charging points set to be transferred to other operators by Dec 31.
From Nov 28, 63 of its charging stations will be switched off and handed over to rival SP Mobility, an e-mail to customers sent on Nov 27 said.
As at end-October, data from the Land Transport Authority (LTA) showed that TotalEnergies had 1,465 charging stations, out of 11,282 charging stations in Singapore. Some of these stations have more than one charging point.
(ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI)
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TotalEnergies charging stations at Block 60A Toa Payoh Lorong 4 on Nov 27, 2025.
TotalEnergies Charging Services Singapore is shutting down its electric vehicle (EV) charging operation here, with all its charging points set to be transferred to other operators by Dec 31.
From Nov 28, 63 of its charging stations will be switched off and handed over to rival SP Mobility, an e-mail to customers sent on Nov 27 said.
As at end-October, data from the Land Transport Authority (LTA) showed that TotalEnergies had 1,465 charging stations, out of 11,282 charging stations in Singapore. Some of these stations have more than one charging point.
(ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI)

S’pore car-sharing service Shariot and related firms potentially restructuring amid $180m debt

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Autobahn Rent A Car office at Mountbatten on Nov 26, 2025. 

ST PHOTO: AZMI ATHNI
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Autobahn Rent A Car office at Mountbatten on Nov 26, 2025. 

ST PHOTO: AZMI ATHNI

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