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Me And My Car: Alumni officer’s first electric car is a purple Box from China

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1. Profile shot of Mr Tam, his wife and dog with the car.

2. Photo of boot
3. Photo of a custom-made bear they made with the nickname of the car.

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Me and My Car: Until early 2025, Mr Andrew Tam had never owned an electric vehicle (EV) ? or a car in any colour other than white. But that changed in January when the assistant director at the Singapore Institute of Technology?s alumni office bought his first EV: a purple Dongfeng Box.

Mr Andrew Tam and his wife Adeline Misson got their first electric vehicle – a purple Dongfeng Box – in January.

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SINGAPORE – Until early 2025, Mr Andrew Tam had never owned an electric vehicle (EV) – or a car in any colour other than white.

But that changed in January, when the assistant director at the Singapore Institute of Technology’s (SIT) alumni office bought his first EV – a purple Dongfeng Box.

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