Me And My Car: Oil veteran's roomy ride

Ong Eng Tong's Mercedes-Benz B180 is surprisingly spacious despite its compact size

The owner of a Mercedes-Benz B180, Mr Ong Eng Tong is contemplating an electric car next.
The owner of a Mercedes-Benz B180, Mr Ong Eng Tong is contemplating an electric car next. ST PHOTO: ALPHONSUS CHERN
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Mr Ong Eng Tong's association with the automobile and the stuff that powers it goes back a long way.

The 75-year-old mechanical engineer is the Singapore representative of Emutech, a German engineering company with a focus on energy efficiency.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on December 29, 2018, with the headline Me And My Car: Oil veteran's roomy ride. Subscribe